美国国家公共电台 NPR 视频游戏行业鼻祖级作品《Pong》原型机拍卖会上出售

　　An original prototype of the 'Pong' video game system sells at auction¹

　　视频游戏行业鼻祖级作品《Pong》原型机拍卖会上出售

　　Transcript²

　　Pong was one of the first arcade³ games in the 1970s, which eventually spawned⁴ Atari's Home Pong. One of the original prototypes sold at auction for more than $270,000.

　　乒乓球是20世纪70年代最早的街机游戏之一，最终催生了雅达利的家庭乒乓球。其中一架原型机在拍卖会上以超过27万美元的价格售出。

　　A MARTINEZ, HOST:

　　马丁内斯，主持人：

　　Good morning. I'm A Martinez.

　　早上好我是马丁内斯。

　　"Pong" was one of the first arcade games in the 1970s, which eventually spawned Atari's "Home Pong." An original prototype of the video game system was auctioned⁵ off for more than $270,000. The creator said, when moving into the home market, they needed to make sure it was sold at a price people could afford, which back then was 55 bucks⁶. And my family set up ours on our ping pong table, which I always found ironic⁷.

　　“乒乓球”是20世纪70年代最早的街机游戏之一，最终催生了雅达利的“家庭乒乓球”。视频游戏系统的原始原型以超过27万美元的价格被拍卖。创作者表示，当他们进入国内市场时，他们需要确保以人们能负担得起的价格出售，当时的价格是55美元。我的家人把我们的桌子放在乒乓球桌上，我总是觉得这很讽刺。

　　It's MORNING EDITION.

　　这是早晨版。

1 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 arcade   

n.拱廊；(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道

参考例句：

• At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
• In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场，你可以发现许多的纪念品。

4 spawned   

（鱼、蛙等）大量产（卵）( spawn的过去式和过去分词 )； 大量生产

参考例句：

• The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。
• The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。

5 auctioned   

v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 ironic   

adj.讽刺的，有讽刺意味的，出乎意料的

参考例句：

• That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
• People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。