Upper-Intermediate - Warcraft in China (D1383)

A: 冲啊,冲啊,兽人总攻开始了!
chōng a, chōng a, shòurén zǒnggōng kāishǐ le!
Go! Go! The Orcs have started their offensive!
B: 你当我的箭塔都是假的啊,我都升到顶级等着你呢。
nǐ dāng wǒ de jiàntǎ dōu shì jiǎ de a, wǒ dōu shēngdào dǐngjí děng zhe nǐ ne.
You think my Arrow Towers are nothing. They're leveled up all the way and waiting for you.
A: 我的牛头人血多,才不怕你。
wǒ de niútóurén xiě duō, cái bù pà nǐ.
My Tauren has a lot of life. I'm not afraid of you.
B: 暗夜精灵,快派你的兵出去打,他的大部队都在我这儿呢。
ànyèjīnglíng, kuài pài nǐ de bīng chūqù dǎ, tā de dàbùduì dōu zài wǒ zhèr ne.
Night Elves, hurry and make the order to attack. His main forces are over here by me.
C: 好。哎呀!不好了,兽人打到我这边来了。
hǎo. āiyā! bù hǎo le, shòurén dǎ dào wǒ zhèbiān lái le.
OK. Oh no! That's no good. Orcs are attacking me here.
B: 哟,厉害的嘛,同时攻两家。
yō, lìhai de ma, tóngshí gōng liǎng jiā.
Woah, impressive. Attacking two players at once.
A: 嘿嘿,跟我比,你们还嫩点儿。
hēihēi, gēn wǒ bǐ, nǐmen hái nèn diǎnr.
Heh-heh. Compared to me, you guys are amateurs.
C: 啊,我的英雄死了。
à, wǒ de yīngxióng sǐ le.
Ah, my hero died.
B: 你个菜鸟,下次不和你组队了。他的剑圣怎么那么强?
nǐ ge càiniǎo, xiàcì bù hé nǐ zǔduì le. tā de jiànshèng zěnme nàme qiáng?
You newbs. Next time, I'm not playing on your team. How is his Blade Master so strong?
A: 哈哈,你的大法师魔法值已经用完了,让我的剑圣再给你来个分身。
hāhā, nǐ de dàfǎshī mófǎ zhí yǐjīng yòng wán le, ràng wǒ de jiànshèng zài gěi nǐ lái ge fēnshēn.
Ha-ha. Your Archmage's magic points have all been used up. My Blade Master is about hit you with another 'mirror image'.
B: 啊,飞龙和投石车也来了。认输认输,我退出。
ā, fēilóng hé tóushíchē yě lái le. rènshū rènshū, wǒ tuìchū.
Ah, there's Wind Riders and Demolishers coming too. I admit defeat. I admit defeat. I'm signing out.
A: 耶!
yē!
Yeah!
C: 你们魔兽世界玩不玩?听说很不错的。
nǐmen móshòu shìjiè wán bu wán? tīngshuō hěn bùcuò de.
Do you guys play World of Warcraft? I heard it's pretty fun.
B: 不怎么玩,我觉得还是联机的刺激。玩魔兽世界还得另外花钱买点卡,而且听说国内运营得不好。
bù zěnme wán, wǒ juéde háishì liánjī de cìji. wán móshòu shìjiè hái děi lìngwài huāqián mǎi diǎnkǎ, érqiě tīngshuō guónèi yùnyíng de bù hǎo.
I don't play it much. I think LAN games are more intense. To play World of Warcraft you need to buy a prepaid game cards. Also, I heard it's not run well in China.
A: 是啊,服务器老是当机,而且盗号也很严重。
shì a, fúwùqì lǎoshi dàngjī, érqiě dàohào yě hěn yánzhòng.
Yeah. The servers always are always going down. Also, account theft is quite serious.
B: 不过,玩的人还是很多的。我朋友说,他靠那个网游赚了不少钱,都是卖装备、卖号赚的。
bùguò, wán de rén háishì hěn duō de. wǒ péngyou shuō, tā kào nà ge wǎngyóu zhuàn le bù shǎo qián, dōu shì mài zhuāngbèi、 mài hào zhuàn de.
But there are still a lot of people playing it. My friend said he's made a lot money playing online games. All of it was from selling items and accounts.
A: 我靠,那你的朋友应该就是传说中的网络民工了。
wǒ kào, nà nǐ de péngyou yīnggāi jiùshì chuánshuō zhōng de wǎngluò míngōng le.
Damn, then I guess your friend is one of those internet 'gold farmers' you hear about.
B: 呵呵,谁知道啊。
hēhē, shéi zhīdào a.
Heh-heh, who knows.

Key Vocabulary

兽人 shòurén orc
总攻 zǒnggōng general offensive
dāng to regard as
箭塔 jiàntǎ Arrow Tower
顶级 dǐngjí top-grade
牛头人 niútóurén Tauren
暗夜精灵 ànyèjīnglíng Night Elves
大部队 dàbùduì main force
nèn tender
菜鸟 càiniǎo newbie
组队 zǔduì to organize a team
剑圣 jiànshèng Blade Master
大法师 dàfǎshī Paladin
魔法 mófǎ wizardry
分身 fēnshēn Mirror Image
飞龙 fēilóng Wind Rider
投石车 tóushíchē Demolisher
认输 rènshū to admit defeat
联机 liánjī LAN
刺激 cìji stimulating
魔兽世界 móshòu shìjiè World of Warcraft
点卡 diǎnkǎ prepaid point card
运营 yùnyíng to operate
服务器 fúwùqì server
当机 dàngjī to be down [of a server or service]
盗号 dàohào account theft
网游 wǎngyóu online game
装备 zhuāngbèi items, equipment
传说 chuánshuō legend, 'it is said'

Supplementary Vocabulary

生命值 shēngmìngzhí hit points
经验值 jīngyànzhí experience points
攻击 gōngjī to attack
指环王 Zhǐhuánwáng Lord of the Rings
星际争霸 Xīngjìzhēngbà Starcraft
反恐精英 Fǎnkǒngjīngyīng Counter-Strike
吉他英雄 Jítāyīngxióng Guitar Hero
世界电子竞技大赛 Shìjiè diànzǐ jìngjì dàsài World Cyber Games

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