给角色装备 NPC 皮肤
Nobody can equip an NPC skin on their avatar.Free Guy · 2021 — 第 3 / 13 章 · 7'13" · B2
玩家追逐蓝衬衫小哥：from the ground up
游戏里冒出个顶着 NPC 皮肤的家伙，守卫冲他喊 Lose the skin（把皮肤脱了），还警告 You can run, Blue Shirt, but you cannot hide（你可以跑，但躲不掉）。另一边，开发者觉得不对劲：We killed Blue Shirt and the number of players online didn't change（杀了蓝衬衫，在线人数却没变）。想学下达命令和聊游戏故障的说法，这段又中二又好笑。
发生了什么
游戏《自由城》里，有人发现一个顶着 NPC 皮肤的家伙在城里乱跑：这不合规矩。守卫喝令他 Lose the skin（把皮肤脱了），还威胁 You can run, Blue Shirt, but you cannot hide（你可以跑，但躲不掉），说自己是 apex predators（顶级掠食者）。同时，开发者基斯和毛瑟在看后台：We killed Blue Shirt and the number of players online didn't change（杀了蓝衬衫，在线人数却没变），这显然是个 glitch（故障）。两人还聊起自家那款观察式游戏，说 AI 引擎是 from the ground up（从头）搭起来的。想学游戏行话、下命令和聊故障的英语，这段很带感。
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- 先看谁先把话说死
- 笑话后面有没有认真的一句
留意这几个短语
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from the ground up
从头建起、从零开始from the very beginning, entirely
有人夸同伴才是真正的天才，说她亲手把整个 AI 引擎从头搭了起来。
They rebuilt the company from the ground up.他们把公司从头重新搭建了一遍。
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- screw up
搞乱、弄砸
- the ushe
老样子、照旧那一套
- apex predator
顶级掠食者、食物链顶端的猎手
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Yeah, so you just boot the trash-ass noob and ban him for life, you're done.菜鸟废物（游戏里的粗俗骂人话）——游戏圈脏话，noob 指新手，trash-ass 加重贬低。玩家之间互喷常见，正式场合和对不熟的人说是明显的侮辱。
Yeah, so you just boot the trash-ass noob and ban him for life, you're done.追踪到他的身份
I tried that, but I, I can't trace him.不管是谁
Whoever it is, they're good.把工作做得更好
Hmm. You gotta be better at your job, buddy.相当不错
I'm pretty good.在里面见
I'll see you on the inside.选择某个
Hey, Keys, what skin are you going with?老样子、照旧那一套
米莉问凯斯这局游戏选哪个皮肤，凯斯随口回一句 The ushe，接着报出他每次都会选的那套猥琐警察造型。
The ushe. Dirty stripper cop,大枪、厉害的家伙
big guns, bigger moustache.不敢开口问
Almost scared to ask, but what are you going with?有点过了
I'm just being honest, I think the bunny suit is just a little much.我的错
Rabbit. Okay? My fault.蓝衬衫男
Blue shirt guy.皮肤不错
Nice skin.主要是基因好
Well, uh, mostly genetics, I think. I'm pretty lucky.天生水润的皮肤
I have naturally dewy skin.听好了
Listen up, Neutrogena.Listen 的 n 顺势接上 up，常连成 /ˈlɪsəˈnʌp/。
Listen up, Neutrogena.规则很清楚
You know you can't go around looking like that. The rules are clear.go around 加动名词：go around 后面接动名词，表示到处、反复地做某事。这里说规则很清楚，不能整天以那副样子出现，语气是警告而不是描述。
You know you can't go around looking like that. The rules are clear.还有一点
And another thing.黑进 NPC 形象
- You can't hack the NPC avatars. - No, sir!搞乱
- It screws up the mission load... - Screws it up!摆脱、弄掉
How am I supposed to get rid of my skin?be supposed to 表该怎么办：be supposed to 表示按道理应该怎么做，用在疑问句里常带无奈。这里问自己到底该怎样把皮肤脱掉，把困惑直接摆出来。
How am I supposed to get rid of my skin?get rid of 里 get 的 t 弹成轻轻的 d，rid 的 d 又连上 of，整串听起来像 ge-ridda。
How am I supposed to get rid of my skin?把它脱下来
Take it off, man.把它扔掉
- Everything. Ditch it. - Take it off.查出你是谁
Until we do find out who you are, and then we're gonna ban you for life.朝他开火
- Somebody's about to get shot. - Light him up!马上就要
- Somebody's about to get shot. - Light him up!没想到会来这一下
Oh! Didn't see that one coming. Did you see that one coming?听着很疯狂
I know that sounds crazy, but it's true!躲得了一时躲不了一世
You can run, Blue Shirt, but you cannot hide.顶级掠食者
We're apex predators.我们只会做……
All we do is bone and brawl and slit throats.婊子（对 bitch 的俏皮化发音）——把 bitch 的发音拖长改造成 beyotch，既是脏话又带玩笑味。朋友间调侃勉强可以，正式场合和对陌生人说极其冒犯。
I tire of these games, Keys. It's time I went god-mode on this beyotch.放马过来
Okay, bring it.很擅长这个
I'm so, so good at this.时间到
Time's up, bank teller!说不通
- Doesn't make sense. - What?查过服务器数据
I just checked the server stats.只是个小故障
It's just a glitch, man.没什么大不了
- It's not a big deal. - I know, I know.保持透明、开诚布公
I just think it's important to be transparent, okay?发火
or he's gonna get pissed and then he's gonna blame us.怪到我们头上
or he's gonna get pissed and then he's gonna blame us.还没弄明白
So, I don't know what you haven't figured out about the whole situation.处理、应付
What are you doing down here dealing with complaints?堆积如山的
That, Mouser, is a long and pathetic story involving failed dreams, desperation, and a mountain of college debt.完全正确
You're absolutely right.做梦也没想到
We never dreamt this would've happened.鱼缸式的游戏
I mean, Life Itself, it's essentially a fishbowl game.watch 接宾语加动词原形：watch 后面接宾语再加动词原形，表示观看某个动作的全过程，不能用 to。这里说玩家不是在玩，而是在看它自己长大，正好点出这个游戏的本质。
People aren't playing it, they're watching it grow.白送出去
I thought we'd be lucky to give it away.对某事毫无察觉
That's what's so charming about Keys, he's clueless about his own genius.从头建起、从零开始
有人夸同伴才是真正的天才，说她亲手把整个 AI 引擎从头搭了起来。
Uh, she built the AI engine from the ground up.让你每天愿意起床的动力
So, to get a little personal, what's the thing that gets you up in the morning?gets you up 里 you 弱读得几乎只剩 yuh，和 gets 连在一起，重音落在 gets 和 morning 上。
So, to get a little personal, what's the thing that gets you up in the morning?看懂「玩家追逐蓝衬衫小哥」
这一章能学到
- 会用 figured out 开口
- 见到 about to 知道在施压
- 能听懂这场里的讽刺或命令
发音重点
- Listen up — Listen 的 n 顺势接上 up，常连成 /ˈlɪsəˈnʌp/。
- get rid of — get rid of 里 get 的 t 弹成轻轻的 d，rid 的 d 又连上 of，整串听起来像 ge-ridda。
- gets you up in the morning — gets you up 里 you 弱读得几乎只剩 yuh，和 gets 连在一起，重音落在 gets 和 morning 上。
All we do is bone and brawl and slit throats.我们整天不是上床就是打架，再不然就割喉咙。 用三个动词把游戏角色的全部人生压成一句，越平淡越显出这种生活的荒诞和单薄。
People aren't playing it, they're watching it grow.人们不是在玩它，而是在看着它生长。 一句话点破这个游戏和普通游戏的区别，把旁观也写成一种参与，简洁又耐想。
That's what's so charming about Keys, he's clueless about his own genius.凯斯最可爱的地方就在这儿，他压根没意识到自己是个天才。 把「不知道自己厉害」当成一种可爱，夸人和损人同时成立，一句话就把人物立住。
You can run, Blue Shirt, but you cannot hide.你可以逃，蓝衬衫，但你躲不掉。 把一句老牌威胁改成游戏里的追捕口号，短促工整，喊出来自带大反派的节奏。
关于这一章的问题
from the ground up 是什么意思？
意思是「从头建起、从零开始」，强调从最基础的地方一点点搭建。she built the AI engine from the ground up 就是「她从零搭起了 AI 引擎」。
screw up 是什么意思？
意思是「搞乱、弄砸」，口语常用。It screws up the mission load 就是「它会把任务加载搞乱」。
the ushe 是什么说法？
是 the usual 的口语说法，意思是「老样子、照旧那一套」。问选什么皮肤，答 The ushe 就是「还是老规矩」。
「顶级掠食者」英语怎么说？
apex predator。We're apex predators 就是「我们是顶级掠食者」，游戏里拿来炫耀自己很能打。
「你可以跑，但躲不掉」英语怎么说？
You can run, but you cannot hide。想放狠话、警告对方逃不掉时，这句很有气势。
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