【玩游戏学英语】鬼武者剑之道评测第3期：挑战自我与告别

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【玩游戏学英语】鬼武者·剑之道评测 第 3 期 · 挑战自我与告别
素材：IGN《Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review》（鬼武者：剑之道评测） 原文约 3,680 词，全篇拆 3 期，本期为第 3 期（自我挑战 + 支线任务 + 最终判决，收官） 难度定位：高中～六级通吃
使用提示：先读原文、先做题，答案和全文翻译在最后（⑦⑧），管住手别提前翻。
① 原文选段（约 620 词）
来源：IGN《Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review》节选（自我挑战 + 支线 + Verdict）
Initially, I actually found it too easy, so I gave myself a challenge: I would play without using any items. That meant everything from healing items to items that brought me back from the dead to items that granted temporary buffs. I figured it wouldn't last; you aren't meant to play this way, so I thought eventually I'd grow bored of the self-imposed handicap, get stuck, or just need to get this review wrapped up. I came close to giving in many times, but I'd always think, "I've made it this far, just a few more tries and then I'll give up." But I never did, and eventually the credits rolled. I'm not telling you this to brag; I didn't do it to put it in this review, or to show off, or prove a point. I did it because I wanted to see if I could. I did it for myself.
Onimusha's bosses are its greatest strength, but its optional content is also strong. So strong, in fact, that I did all of its side missions (and everything else) over the course of my 39-hour playthrough. My favorites were quests from Lady Murasaki, a writer whose spirit stayed in the world of the living to tell stories. She would send me to get to the bottom of anything that seemed interesting so she could write about it, whether that was a child searching for a father consumed by revenge, a wife praying for her abusive husband's recovery, or a man who believed he had been blessed with immortality by the gods.
What's even better is that many of these side quests build upon one another, telling a single narrative across several smaller stories that Murasaki herself then records. Other side quests often don't feature the same level of detail, but using drawings to find hidden treasures scattered around Kyoto, returning to previous areas to shoot down flying Genma, or just helping average citizens is often funny and rewarding. Even hunting down and rescuing Murasaki's missing Lion Dogs was entertaining, because the dogs themselves were incredibly cute and each one also rewarded me with a retelling of a story from Japanese mythology.
The best part of life is the challenge. You have to learn to love the fight.
I have wanted to be perfect for 10 seconds. Onimusha: Way of the Sword understands that desire. Each time I landed a perfectly timed Issen, pulled off a risky deflect, or landed a combo at just the right time, I felt like I had accomplished something. I had put myself to the test, and I'd succeeded. It's a testament to Way of the Sword's combat that I could beat it without using some of the systems designed to help you progress – not because you don't need them, but because it leaves room for you to truly understand its action and overcome their absence through sheer determination. Even if I hadn't intentionally made things harder for myself, though, I still would have loved spending time with Okuni, Takamura, Murasaki, Shizuka, and nearly all the denizens of this world. I still would have thought that Musashi himself is one of the coolest, most interesting protagonists in any video game, and I would have loved going on this journey with him. My journey reflected Musashi's, and Onimusha made that possible. The best part of life is the challenge. You have to learn to love the fight.
② 核心词汇表（18 个）
高考（3）
1. item 音标：/ˈaɪtəm/ 词性：n. 本文义：物品，道具（游戏里指消耗品） 例句：The shop sells all kinds of daily items at reasonable prices. 例句翻译：这家店以合理的价格出售各种日常用品。
2. bored 音标：/bɔːd/ 词性：adj. 本文义：感到厌倦的，无聊的 例句：The students looked bored during the long, slow lecture. 例句翻译：在那堂又长又慢的课上，学生们一脸无聊。
3. journey 音标：/ˈdʒɜːni/ 词性：n. 本文义：旅程，历程（可引申为"人生/成长之旅"） 例句：Learning a new language is a long journey full of ups and downs. 例句翻译：学习一门新语言是一段充满起起落落的漫长旅程。
四级（5）
1. recover 音标：/rɪˈkʌvə(r)/ 词性：v. 本文义：恢复，康复（游戏里特指"回血"） 例句：He stayed in bed for a week to recover from the bad cold. 例句翻译：他在床上躺了一周，才从重感冒中恢复过来。
2. reward 音标：/rɪˈwɔːd/ 词性：n./v. 本文义：奖励，报答 例句：The company rewards hard work with bonuses and holidays. 例句翻译：公司用奖金和假期来奖励努力工作的人。
3. explore 音标：/ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/ 词性：v. 本文义：探索，探究 例句：The kids spent the whole afternoon exploring the old castle. 例句翻译：孩子们花了一下午探索那座古堡。
4. temporary 音标：/ˈtemprəri/ 词性：adj. 本文义：临时的，短暂的 例句：She took a temporary job at the bookstore during the summer. 例句翻译：夏天她在书店做了一份临时工作。
5. revenge 音标：/rɪˈvendʒ/ 词性：n./v. 本文义：复仇，报复 例句：The story tells of a young man driven by revenge for his family. 例句翻译：这个故事讲述了一个被家族复仇所驱使的年轻人。
六级（6）
1. prolong 音标：/prəˈlɒŋ/ 词性：v. 本文义：延长，拖延 例句：The heavy rain prolonged our trip by another two hours. 例句翻译：暴雨把我们的行程又延长了两个小时。
2. instinct 音标：/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ 词性：n. 本文义：本能，直觉 例句：Birds build their nests by instinct, not by learning. 例句翻译：鸟儿筑巢靠的是本能，而不是后天学习。
3. yield 音标：/jiːld/ 词性：v. 本文义：屈服，让步；产生（结果） 例句：The driver yielded to the pedestrians at the crossing. 例句翻译：司机在路口给行人让行。
4. determination 音标：/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ 词性：n. 本文义：决心，毅力 例句：Her determination to become a doctor never wavered. 例句翻译：她想成为医生的决心从未动摇。
5. mythology 音标：/mɪˈθɒlədʒi/ 词性：n. 本文义：神话，神话学 例句：Greek mythology is full of stories about brave heroes and clever gods. 例句翻译：希腊神话里满是勇敢英雄和聪明神祇的故事。
6. mastery 音标：/ˈmɑːstəri/ 词性：n. 本文义：精通，熟练掌握 例句：Years of practice gave him mastery over the ancient instrument. 例句翻译：多年的练习让他精通了这件古老的乐器。
超纲（4，混个脸熟即可）
1. savor 音标：/ˈseɪvə(r)/ 词性：v. 本文义：细细品味，尽情享受 例句：He stopped to savor the smell of the fresh coffee. 例句翻译：他停下来细细品味新鲜咖啡的香气。
2. testament 音标：/ˈtestəmənt/ 词性：n. 本文义：证明，见证（to sth 固定搭配） 例句：The library is a testament to the town's love of reading. 例句翻译：这座图书馆是该镇热爱阅读的证明。
3. denizen 音标：/ˈdenɪzn/ 词性：n. 本文义：居民，常客（比 resident 更文艺） 例句：The denizens of the old town welcomed every visitor warmly. 例句翻译：老城的居民热情欢迎每一位游客。
4. collectible 音标：/kəˈlektəbl/ 词性：n./adj. 本文义：收藏品（游戏黑话：可收集的彩蛋物件） 例句：The game hides dozens of collectibles in every corner of the map. 例句翻译：游戏在地图每个角落都藏了几十个可收集品。
③ 短语与搭配（8 个）
1. come close to doing 含义：差一点就……（差点做成某事） 原文出处：I came close to giving in many times 写作拓展：The team came close to winning the championship last year.
2. give in 含义：屈服，放弃，妥协 原文出处：I came close to giving in many times 写作拓展：Don't give in to pressure; stick to your own plan.
3. bring sb back from the dead 含义：使……死而复生（游戏里指"复活道具"） 原文出处：items that brought me back from the dead 写作拓展：The rescue team's quick action brought the climber back from the dead.
4. get to the bottom of 含义：弄清……的真相，追查到底 原文出处：She would send me to get to the bottom of anything that seemed interesting 写作拓展：The reporter worked hard to get to the bottom of the strange story.
5. build upon 含义：在……的基础上发展（连环叠加） 原文出处：many of these side quests build upon one another 写作拓展：Each chapter builds upon the knowledge you learned in the previous one.
(1) 联动：GTA6 专访第 1 期短语，二次出现正好复习。
6. hunt down 含义：追捕，搜寻 原文出处：hunting down and rescuing Murasaki's missing Lion Dogs 写作拓展：The police spent months hunting down the escaped criminal.
7. put sb/sth to the test 含义：使……经受考验 原文出处：I had put myself to the test, and I'd succeeded. 写作拓展：The final exam puts everything you have learned to the test.
8. spill ink over 含义：花笔墨（费篇幅）写（关于） 原文出处：I normally wouldn't spill much ink over skill trees. 写作拓展：Many articles have spilled ink over the future of AI.
④ 长难句拆解（3 句）
S1
That meant everything from healing items to items that brought me back from the dead to items that granted temporary buffs.
拆解：主干极短：That meant everything（那意味着一切）。关键在于 from A to B to C 的展开结构：A 是 healing items（治疗道具），B 是 items that brought me back from the dead（复活道具，that 定语从句修饰 items），C 是 items that granted temporary buffs（临时增益道具，又是一个 that 定语从句）。作者用"从……到……再到……"一口气列完三类道具，强调"所有道具都不能用"。读长列举时，抓住 from...to...to... 这条线就不会迷路。
考点：① from A to B to C 列举结构；② 两个 that 定语从句分别修饰 items；③ brought 的过去式（bring 的不规则变化）。
译文：那意味着所有道具都不能用——从治疗道具，到能把我从死亡边缘拉回来的复活道具，再到提供临时增益的道具。
S2
Since many bosses have multiple phases and health bars, I would often master one only to get clobbered by the next.
拆解：Since 引导原因状语从句（因为很多 Boss 有多阶段、多条血）。主句 I would often master one 里，would 表示过去的习惯性动作（我常常刚精通一个）。only to get clobbered by the next 是"only to do"结构，表示"结果却……"，通常接出乎意料、令人沮丧的结果（结果却马上被下一个打趴）。clobber 是口语词"狠揍"。整个句子的画面感：刚学会怎么打这个 Boss，下一阶段/下一个 Boss 就教做人。
考点：① Since 原因状语从句；② would + 动词原形表过去习惯；③ only to do 结果状语（表"结果却"）；④ multiple phases and health bars 的名词并列。
译文：因为很多 Boss 都有多个阶段、多条血条，我常常刚精通一个，结果马上被下一个打得满地找牙。
S3
It's a testament to Way of the Sword's combat that I could beat it without using some of the systems designed to help you progress – not because you don't need them, but because it leaves room for you to truly understand its action and overcome their absence through sheer determination.
拆解：主干是 It's a testament to Way of the Sword's combat that...——it 是形式主语，真正的主语是 that 引导的从句（我能不用某些系统通关，就是战斗系统优秀的最好证明）。without using 是介词 + 动名词（不用……就通关），designed to help you progress 是过去分词短语作后置定语（被设计来帮助玩家推进的系统）。破折号后 not because...but because... 是并列的原因解释：不是因为不需要它们，而是因为这为玩家留出了空间——去真正理解它的动作系统，并凭借纯粹的决心克服没有这些系统带来的困难。overcome 和 understand 并列作 to 的不定式宾语（leave room for you to do A and B）。
考点：① It's a testament to sth that... 句型（形式主语 + that 从句）；② without doing；③ 过去分词作后置定语（designed to...）；④ not because...but because... 对比结构；⑤ 不定式并列（to understand...and overcome...）。
译文：我能在不使用某些为帮助玩家推进而设计的系统的情况下通关，这本身就是《剑之道》战斗系统优秀的证明——不是说你不需要它们，而是因为游戏为你留出了空间，让你真正理解它的动作，并凭纯粹的决心克服没有这些系统带来的困难。
⑤ 背景文化注释
1. No-item run（无道具通关）：玩家圈的一种自我挑战玩法，类似"无伤通关""一级通关"。作者给自己定的是"全程不用任何道具"，连复活道具都不许用，死了重来——相当于把容错率压到最低。
2. Lady Murasaki（紫式部）：日本平安时代真实存在的女作家，《源氏物语》的作者，被认为是世界上最早的长篇小说作家之一。游戏里她的支线任务是"收集故事素材"，非常符合人设。
3. Lion Dogs（狮子狗）：本作的收集品，原型是日本神社前的守护兽"狛犬"（Komainu），常成对出现在神社门口。游戏里做成了可爱的狗子，找到一只就送你一段日本神话故事。
4. New Game Plus / Carnage：通关后继承存档再来一周目的模式叫 New Game Plus；Carnage（屠杀难度）是通关后解锁的更高难度——鬼武者老玩家的"二周目"福利。
5. 39 小时：作者一周目通关时长，包含全部支线。对一款动作游戏来说算得上量大管饱。
6. Verdict（评测结语）：IGN 评测惯例，结尾一段总结打分理由。本作评测的核心判词就是本期彩蛋那句："人生最好的部分就是挑战，你得学会热爱战斗。"
⑥ 题目区
先做题，答案在 ⑧。
Reading Comprehension（阅读 4 题）
Why did the author decide to play the game without using any items? 
A. To finish the game more quickly. 
B. To make the game harder and test himself. 
C. To prepare material for this review. 
D. To prove that the game is poorly designed.
What does the author mean by "I came close to giving in many times"? 
A. He almost gave up the challenge several times. 
B. He almost stopped playing the game at the beginning. 
C. He almost returned all the items to the shop. 
D. He almost asked for help from other players.
According to the passage, what is special about Lady Murasaki's side quests? 
A. They are all voiced and full of detail. 
B. They build upon one another and form a single story. 
C. They can only be done after the main story ends. 
D. They all reward players with rare weapons.
What is the main idea of the Verdict paragraph? 
A. The game is only enjoyable for hardcore players. 
B. The game's combat system is its only strength. 
C. The challenge and the journey make the game great. 
D. The author regrets spending 39 hours on the game.
Translation（中译英）
1. 那次失败没有击垮我，反而让我下定决心，要凭纯粹的毅力把这件事做完。（提示词：determination、sheer）
⑦ 全文翻译
起初，我其实觉得它太简单了，于是给自己定了个挑战：全程不用任何道具。那意味着所有道具都不能用——从治疗道具，到能把我从死亡边缘拉回来的复活道具，再到提供临时增益的道具。我猜这坚持不了多久；本来也没人指望你这么玩，所以我想，我迟早会对这个自找的束缚感到厌倦，卡关，或者只是为了把这篇评测赶完而放弃。我很多次都差点认输，但每次都会想："都走到这一步了，再试几次，然后就放弃。"但我从没放弃过，最后，制作人员名单滚动了起来。我跟你说这些不是为了吹牛；我这么做不是为了写进这篇评测，不是为了炫耀，也不是为了证明什么。我这么做，是因为我想看看自己到底行不行。我为自己而做。
Boss 战是《鬼武者》最大的强项，但它的可选内容同样出色。出色到什么程度呢？我在 39 小时的一周目里做完了全部支线任务（还有其他所有内容）。我最喜欢的是紫式部的任务——她是一位作家，死后灵魂留在人间，只为继续讲故事。她会派我去调查任何看起来有趣的事情的真相，好让她写下来，无论是寻找被复仇吞噬的父亲的孩童，为虐待自己的丈夫祈祷康复的妻子，还是相信自己被神赐予永生的男人。
更妙的是，很多支线任务彼此环环相扣，用几个小故事拼成一段完整的叙事，再由紫式部亲自记录成书。其他支线任务往往没有同等的细节量，但用画作寻找散落在京都各处的宝藏、回到旧区域击落飞行幻魔、或者只是帮助普通市民，往往既有趣又有回报。就连搜寻并救回紫式部失踪的狮子狗——一种相当传统的收集品玩法——也很有意思，因为这些狗子实在太可爱了，而且每救回一只，都会奖励我一段日本神话故事。
人生最好的部分就是挑战。你得学会热爱战斗。
我一直想在十秒内做到完美。《鬼武者：剑之道》理解这种渴望。每一次我打出完美时机的一闪、冒着风险弹反、或者在恰到好处的时机接上一套连招，我都觉得自己完成了什么。我让自己经受住了考验，而且我成功了。我能在不使用某些为帮助玩家推进而设计的系统的情况下通关，这本身就是《剑之道》战斗系统优秀的证明——不是说你不需要它们，而是因为游戏为你留出了空间，让你真正理解它的动作，并凭纯粹的决心克服没有这些系统带来的困难。不过，就算我没有刻意把难度调高，我依然会喜欢和奥国、高村、紫式部、静，以及这个世界里几乎所有的居民共度的时光。我依然会觉得武藏本人是任何游戏中最酷、最有趣的主角之一，我依然会喜欢和他一起踏上这段旅程。我的旅程映照着武藏的旅程，而《鬼武者》让这一切成为可能。人生最好的部分就是挑战。你得学会热爱战斗。
⑧ 参考答案与解析
阅读
1. B。原文：I gave myself a challenge: I would play without using any items……I did it because I wanted to see if I could——为了测试自己，选 B。
2. A。come close to doing = 差一点做某事，give in = 放弃/认输。合起来是"好几次差点放弃"，选 A。
3. B。原文：many of these side quests build upon one another, telling a single narrative——支线彼此衔接、合成一个完整故事，选 B。
4. C。Verdict 段的两个判词句就是主旨：人生最好的部分就是挑战，你得学会热爱战斗——挑战和旅程本身让游戏伟大，选 C。
中译英
参考译文：That failure didn't break me; instead, it made me determined to finish the task through sheer willpower.
踩分点：① instead 表转折"反而"；② determined 或 determination 正确使用；③ sheer 表"纯粹的、完全的"（本期词汇）；④ 时态语态一致。
⑨ 本期一句话
The best part of life is the challenge. You have to learn to love the fight.
人生最好的部分就是挑战。你得学会热爱战斗。
这是全评测的判词，也是收官句——把"打游戏"上升到"人生哲学"，一句话拔高全篇。考试作文写"坚持/成长/面对困难"主题时，这句可以直接当结尾金句：
· The best part of life is the challenge. You have to learn to love the fight.
· Don't run away from difficulties — learn to love the fight, and you'll grow.
系列完结：《鬼武者·剑之道》评测系列 3 期到此收官——第 1 期「完美十秒」讲剧情与角色，第 2 期「Issen 与战斗系统」拆攻防机制，第 3 期「挑战自我与告别」聊自我挑战与最终判决。下一篇新闻直接丢过来。