第1423期:Is a game just a game？

Are you addicted to computer games? Do you stay up all night playing them? 你沉迷于电脑游戏吗？你熬夜玩它们吗？There's no doubt that the excitement and sophistication of games these days makes them hard to put down.毫无疑问，如今游戏的刺激性和复杂性使它们难以放下。 But should we worry about their effects on our health?但是我们应该担心它们对我们健康的影响吗？We are spoilt for choice when it comes to gaming: You can role play – creating your own fantasy characters and stories, giving you a chance to step out of everyday life into an imaginary world.在游戏方面，我们被宠坏了：您可以角色扮演——创建自己的奇幻角色和故事，让您有机会走出日常生活，进入想象的世界。 And there are shooting games where you can let out your anger and frustration in violent situations where you kill people with guns.还有一些射击游戏，你可以在用枪杀人的暴力情况下发泄你的愤怒和沮丧。Can these kinds of games really be fun and can being absorbed in virtual reality be good for us?这些游戏真的很有趣吗？沉浸在虚拟现实中对我们有好处吗？ Popular games like Grand Theft Auto have been blamed for everything from falling results at school to provoking acts of extreme violence. 诸如侠盗猎车手之类的流行游戏被指责为从学校成绩下降到引发极端暴力行为的一切。Internet safety advisor, Alan MacKenzie, thinks "many people understandably will just think that a game is just a game and not realising the explicit content that's in there". 互联网安全顾问 Alan MacKenzie 认为“可以理解，许多人会认为游戏只是游戏，而没有意识到其中的明确内容”。 He gives an example of the violence and sexualisation of women which he says is "wholly inappropriate for anybody, never mind children."他举了一个对女性的暴力和性化的例子，他说这“对任何人都完全不合适，更不用说孩子了”。Others will argue that gaming is a harmless form of entertainment. There is evidence that playing video games could actually be good for us.其他人会争辩说，游戏是一种无害的娱乐形式。有证据表明，玩电子游戏实际上对我们有好处。 Some games are educational and using games consoles can help children learn good dexterity. 有些游戏具有教育意义，使用游戏机可以帮助孩子们学习良好的灵巧性。Studies have also shown that the skills used in playing games can cause growth in certain areas of the brain, the ability to think in 3D and even improve our eyesight.研究还表明，玩游戏所使用的技能可以促进大脑某些区域的发育、3D 思考能力，甚至提高我们的视力。Video gamers are also no longer just solitary creatures.视频游戏玩家也不再只是孤独的生物。 For some, gaming is having a positive effect on their social lives with games like Halo and World of Warcraft often being played in groups. 对于一些人来说，游戏对他们的社交生活产生了积极的影响，像 Halo 和魔兽世界这样的游戏经常被分组玩。When your group works together to win the game, your sense of achievement is higher than when winning by yourself. 当你的团队齐心协力赢得比赛时，你的成就感比一个人获胜时更高。So it seems today, gaming isn't just for geeks and if used in moderation we can all take part. 所以今天看来，游戏不仅仅适合极客，如果适度使用，我们都可以参与。What video games do you play and how do they make you feel?你玩什么电子游戏，它们给你的感觉如何？词汇表addicted  上瘾的sophistication  精密复杂spoilt for choice  多不胜选role play  角色扮演、角色游戏fantasy  幻想imaginary world  想象的世界violent  暴力的virtual reality  虚拟的现实provoking  挑衅，激怒explicit  明晰的，清楚的sexualisation  性别化harmless  无害的consoles  （游戏机）操纵器dexterity  灵巧，机敏solitary  孤独的sense of achievement  成就感

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