美国就《Pokemon Go》玩家擅闯民宅对任天堂提起诉讼

 　　A man in the US said strangers started lingering outside of his home with at least five people knocking on his door.

　　美国一名男子近日表示，有陌生人开始在他家附近闲逛，至少有5个人敲过他家的门。

　　The first suit against game makers¹ Niantic, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company seeks class action status for others who have had Pokemon stops and gyms placed on their property.

　　这是第一起针对《Pokemon Go》游戏制造商Niantic、任天堂和宝可梦公司的诉讼，目前这起诉讼正在寻求集体诉讼，号召那些自家住宅被《Pokemon Go》设立为站点和道馆的人们加入到这起诉讼中来。

　　Pokemon Go is an augmented² reality game on smartphones which has millions of people worldwide obsessively³ capturing small creatures in public spaces. Released on 6 July, the smartphone game has become a global phenomenon.

　　《Pokemon Go》是一款手机增强现实游戏，全球数以百万计的玩家像着了魔一样地在公共场合抓那些小精灵。发行于7月6日的这款手机游戏现在已经成为了一个全球现象。

　　美国就《Pokemon Go》玩家擅闯民宅对任天堂提起诉讼The lawsuit⁴ accuses the defendants⁵ of having "shown a flagrant disregard for the foreseeable consequences of populating the real world with virtual Pokemon without seeking the permission of property owners."这起诉讼指控被告方“公然漠视了在没有征得房屋所有者同意的情况之下，连接真实世界和虚拟现实Pokemon世界所带来的可预见后果。”

　　Unlike most smartphone games, it requires players to walk around in their hunt, leading to official requests around the world for people to be kept away from locations for safety or sensitivity reasons.

　　和大多数手机游戏不同，《Pokemon Go》要求玩家们绕着他们猎物走动，因此导致全世界政府要求玩家们不要靠近那些涉及安全和保密问题的地点。

　　A number of locations, such as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan have asked to be removed from Pokemon Go. The US Holocaust⁶ Memorial Museum has asked people not to play Pokemon Go on their phones during their visit.

　　包括日本的广岛和平纪念公园在内的许多地方都要求将其从《Pokemon Go》的地图上删去。美国大屠杀纪念馆也要求人们在参观的时候不要在手机上玩《Pokemon Go》。

　　The former concentration camp of Auschwitz, where millions of people were murdered by the Nazis⁷, has also banned the game此外，奥斯威辛集中营旧址（纳粹在这里屠杀了数百万人）同样禁止了《Pokemon Go》。

 

1 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 Augmented   

adj.增音的 动词augment的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• 'scientists won't be replaced," he claims, "but they will be augmented." 他宣称：“科学家不会被取代；相反，他们会被拓展。” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• The impact of the report was augmented by its timing. 由于发表的时间选得好，这篇报导的影响更大了。

3 obsessively   

ad.着迷般地，过分地

参考例句：

• Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away. 彼得过分嫉妒的举止令他的妻子想离他而去。
• He's rude to his friends and obsessively jealous. 他对他的朋友很无礼而且嫉妒心重。

4 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

5 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

6 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

7 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》