美国文化脱口秀 第574期:怎么用英语介绍'跳一跳'?

最近，微信上架了一款小程序游戏“跳一跳”，一夜之间，“跳一跳”风靡朋友圈。今天就聊一聊这个游戏的相关英语吧。

Mini programs & mini games

小程序、小游戏

If you haven't heard about Tiao yi tiao, you are so out：如果你还没有听说过跳一跳，那你就过时啦。

Mini program: 小程序

Mini games：小游戏

Tiao yi tiao has just exploded on Wechat：跳一跳刷爆朋友圈

Exploded/gone viral：一夜爆红、病毒式传播

What are WeChat mini-games?

什么是小程序游戏?

外媒怎么评论“跳一跳”：

Chinese social media giant Tencent released a new feature in WeChat, its wildly popular messenger, allowing users to play games inside the app without first downloading them. It’s part of Tencent’s effort to turn WeChat into a mobile Swiss Army knife that will reduce the need for users to ever download another app in the first place.

中国的社交媒体巨头腾讯最近开放了一个微信新功能，极受欢迎。它让用户可以在微信内部玩游戏而不需要重新下载一个app。这是腾讯试图把微信变成手机界的瑞士军刀的努力。这能让用户减少对其它app的下载。

Release/launch/roll out: 推出

Feature: 功能

Wildly popular: 极受欢迎的

Turn WeChat into a mobile Swiss Army Knife: 把微信做得像一把万能的移动瑞士军刀

How to find WeChat mini-games?

如何找到小程序游戏

Following these steps:

Go to the “Discover” section of your WeChat Account.在“Dicover”中找到你的微信账户。

Click on “Games”. 点击游戏。

In the search bar, type “跳一跳”. 在搜索框里搜索跳一跳。

怎么用英语介绍'跳一跳'?

The user experience

用户体验

跳一跳怎么玩：

Tiao Yi Tiao, a simple but gripping game in which users simply press down on the screen to move a hopping black figure from one platform to another, collecting one point for each successful jump. High scores can be shared with friends on WeChat, of course.

跳一跳是个简单却又扣人心弦的游戏。用户只要简单的按下屏幕，让跳来跳去的小黑人从一个平台跳到另一个就可以了。每成功跳一次就能得到一分。分数可以再朋友圈分享。

Simple but gripping：简单却扣人心弦

Hopping black figure：跳来跳去的小黑人

Press down on the screen: 按屏幕

Kinetic: 人动电能(通过人体的物理运动产生电能或者其它能量)

Super addictive

玩上瘾

It's very addictive：很容易让人上瘾的游戏，根本停不下来

People are hooked/glued to their screens: 大家都盯着屏幕、一刻不停

When you get your score, you’ll also see a leaderboard among your WeChat buddies who’ve played the game as well：当你得到你的分数时，你也会在你的微信好友中看到一个排行榜，他们也在玩这个游戏。

addictive：容易让人上瘾的

leaderboard：排行榜

Is your commute a drag?

上班路上很无聊?

If you're taking the subway during morning rush hour for a long time, playing a quick game will be a good choice：如果你早高峰乘地铁需要很长的时间, 玩一个快速的游戏将是一个不错的选择。

morning rush hour：早高峰

No one enjoys boredom：没有人喜欢无聊

Tiao Yi Tiao can help you to kill time on a road trip and entertain yourself：跳一跳可以帮助你在公路旅行中消磨时间，娱乐自己。

kill time：消磨时间

上班路上，除了跳一跳，

何不学英语?

Reading a book or playing a podcast make your long commute more productive：看一本书或者听播客节目让你长途通勤更加效率。

productive：有成效的

It might not help cut down the length of your commute, having something playing in your ear can give you a fresh morning start：这可能不会减少你上下班的时间，但在你的耳朵里放一些东西会给你个清新的早晨开始。

Most of us are more clear-headed in the morning：我们大多数人在早上头脑更清醒。