VOA常速英语2016 密室逃脱 团队合作力的展现

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密室逃脱 团队合作力的展现

The timer is running. These people have 60 minutes to escape from a room they paid to belocked inside of. It is a game with clues that are spread throughout the room. And there is nostarting point. You start wherever you feel like. It is up to you to put the clues together inorder to find the key to get out. This room - one of two offered by Timothy Smith's EscapeLounge is designed to mimic² the Oval³ Office in the White House. It features a presidential sealembossed rug, an iconic desk, presidents’ portraits and other props⁴. The fun part of Escapethe Oval Office is that anything here could be a clue to solving the puzzle: This antiquetypewriter from the 1930s. Or this vintage turntable that plays records. Or this map ofWashington, D.C. And then there are hidden messages that can only be seen under a blacklight. Sometimes, the hot line rings. Would you guys like a clue? The game master monitors theprogress on a camera and calls to offer hints as needed. Teams can be made up of co-workers,families, tourists, or a group of six friends and two strangers who just met before the gamestarts. We have never been on any of the Escape Rooms before. So it was a lot of fun. And Ithink that it was actually great that we didn't know each other because it really forces you tohave to learn how to work with one another. It is estimated that there are about 600 EscapeRoom adventures across the country. When Smith opened the Escape Lounge¹ a year ago,there were two others in the Washington area. Now there are 12 and growing. While eachexperience has different themes and settings, the formats⁵ are similar, and solving the puzzlerequires social and physical engagement⁶ and quick, creative thinking. It was a little stressful.Some of the clues seemed really complex. But it was a lot of fun, and we had no idea what toexpect. None of us have ever done it before. With seven minutes left, the team finally foundthe key. I was a little worried that we were not going to find all the clues and we weren't goingto get out in time. So I was happy that we were finished. Smith says the escape success rate isbetween 30 and 40 percent. So it is pretty challenging. Escape the Oval Office is not an easygame. I think this game is popular because it gives an individual a chance to be a detective orto be a James Bond. But, Smith says, like most team sports, this game is really all about beinga good teammate and having a good time.

时间在一分一秒的流逝。这些人有一小时的时间进行付钱有钱——密室逃脱。这个游戏会在密室里暗伏很多线索。然而，线索没有起始点。你可以按照自己的意愿开始。最终将线索汇集在一起，以找到逃脱密室出口的钥匙，也是取决于你。而这家密室逃脱是由蒂莫西·史密斯休息室设计的，场景模仿白宫的总统办公室。密室里有印有总统印章的地毯、标志性办公桌、总统的画像和其他小道具。这个密室逃脱的有趣之处在于，这里的任何细节都可能成为解决疑惑的线索：比如，上世纪30年代古老的打字机，或者这种老式唱片机，亦或这种华盛顿的地图。还有只能在黑色光源下看到的隐匿信息。有时候，密室里的电话会突然响起。你们想得到点线索吗？密室负责人会通过监控观测进展，并适时提供线索。一起参加密室逃脱的小团队，可以是同事、家人、游客，或是6个结伴而行的朋友加上两个仅在密室外照过一面的陌生人。我们以前没参加过这样的密室逃脱。真的很有意思。其实我觉得彼此之间不认识反倒挺好的，因为这样能让你学会如何彼此磨合。据估计，全国有大约600个这样的密室逃脱门店。一年前史密斯开办这家门店时，华盛顿地区总共有三家密室逃脱。而现在已经有12家了，并且数字还在攀升。

虽然每个密室有不同的主题和场景，但总体范式相似，并且疑惑的解决都需要有较强的社交能力、行动力、快速思考和创新思考的能力。密室逃脱有点压力感。有一些线索看起来很复杂。但非常有趣，因为不知道接下来会是什么。我们以前都没参加过。在还有7分钟的时候，这个小团队找到了密室的钥匙。我本来有点着急，以为找不到所有线索，或者是没法在规定时间里出去。所以我们能解出来，我真的很高兴。店主史密斯说，密室逃脱的成功率仅在30%到40%之间。所以相当有挑战性。而逃脱总统密室的这个场景也不容易。我觉得密室逃脱之所以很流行是因为它能给每一个平凡人成为侦探或者詹姆斯邦德的机会。但史密斯强调，跟大多数团队项目一样，密室逃脱也需要很强的合作力和融洽的团队氛围。