【英语时差8,16】麦克和亚曼达正在聊线上游戏

 Amanda: Hey Mike, why do you have dark circles under your eyes? Mike: I was up all night playing an online game. I just finished the last of my exams, so I decided¹ to spoil² myself. Amanda: I don't understand what you see in those games. Mike: They are fun. You can pretend to be all sorts of different characters with different abilities. The more you play, the more powerful your character gets and the more things you are able to do. Amanda: Isn't it repetitive killing³ the same monsters again and again? Mike: There are more to the games than just killing things. You can go on quests⁴ to find special items, and there are large worlds to explore. It is like reading a story, or seeing a movie, but you are one of the main characters. Amanda: If there are lots of places to go, I guess it would be a little more interesting. Mike: There is a strong social element as well. Most of the quests need to be done in groups, so you have to work together with people if you want to complete them. Amanda: It still doesn't sound like my thing, but if you have fun when you play them, then that is all that really matters. to pretend (v.) 假裝；假扮 When I was a little boy, I liked to pretend that I could fly. character (n.) （小說或戲劇等的）人物；角色 Shrek is my favorite cartoon character. repetitive (adj.) 反覆的 I find weeding a garden really boring and repetitive. to explore (v.) 探索；探究 I like to spend my weekends exploring different parts of Taiwan. element (n.) 要素；元素；適宜的環境 She is in her element when she is working with computers. what one sees in... 某人覺得…有什麼好；某人為什麼喜歡… A: I don't understand what you see in him. B: He is a little odd⁵, but he has a big heart. again and again 一再地；再三地 A: Mom, may I go out to play baseball in the park? B: I've told you again and again that you can't go out to play until you've finished your homework. not my thing 不是我喜歡的事 A: We are going dancing later. Do you want to come? B: Dancing is not really my thing. I am going to go watch a movie instead.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 spoil   

n.战利品，赃物，奖品，掠夺，次品；vt.损坏，破坏，溺爱；vi.腐坏，掠夺

参考例句：

• Don't bunch the flowers up so tightly,you'll spoil them.别把花束得这么紧，会弄坏的。
• Overacting will only spoil the effect.表演过火，效果反而不好。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 quests   

寻找，探索( quest的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• One of the supreme quests of alchemy is to transmute lead into gold. 炼金术的终极目的之一是将铅转化为金。
• The Quest log has been expande. d to hold25 quests. 任务列表中的任务数目上限变成25个。

5 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！