Welcome to the World of E-Sports (III)

⊙ By Valve 翻譯：藍 藍

Welcome to the World of E-Sports (III)

玩出個未來——走進電競世界（下）

⊙ By Valve 翻譯：藍 藍

提起玩游戲，人們的第一印象往往是“不務正業”——然而，有那么一群年輕人，他們偏偏就將這種“不務正業”發揮到極致，一步步登上電子競技項目的職業舞臺。未來幾年，大家甚至會在亞運會等高規格體育盛事中看到電競選手的活躍表現！電競是個怎樣的項目？玩電競的都是些什么人？跟隨著紀錄片《心競技》（Free to Play）的介紹，我們將連續三期帶大家回到2011年科隆國際邀請賽的現場，感受這個光影迷離的異色世界！

I Have to Win It for My Family

Katya Ishutin (The Sister of Gamer “Dendi”): We tried to put family pictures here. This is our Mom and Dad. And I think that this one is our favorite, actually.

Danylo Ishutin (Gamer “Dendi”): My childhood…we lived [sic] poor life, and Dad was working for all our life [sic].

Artem Ishutin (Danylo’s Brother): But he helped us every time and every problem. I just ask him, and he’ll do everything for me, for Katya, for Danylo as well. But Danylo and Father was [sic] like friends.

Katya: They could sit with no speaking for hours, and just enjoy each other’s company. They understood each other without words.

Danylo: One day, I was going fishing, but Dad never showed up. When I came home, it was already super late. He was feeling bad. He went [sic] hospital. He decide [sic] to stay for a few weeks, you know, so we watch everything, stuff like this. And…cancer.

Artem: It was a very big shock for me, because he was very thin. I cannot understand this is my Father. We were all sure that it must be OK, but…it was a very short time.

Danylo: I was really sad and was crying a lot. I was upset about I couldn’t say [sic] him, many times, how much I loved him.

Actually, I spent more time near the computer, because I could not think about it. It was like a start time, actually—the push to play more. And that’s maybe one of the reasons why I’m playing now. Maybe I wouldn’t play at all.

Katya: The relationship of Danylo and my Mom grew stronger these days. They support each other, and they are very good friends. I think that this [sic] very important for Danylo. Danylo: You know, five years ago, I wouldn’t care about many things. Now, I’m thinking about it a lot. Something knocks you down…you need to learn to get up. So I’m trying to research this, to learn to get up.

This is [sic] most important moment in my life, because everything I worked on wasn’t useful, and now I have a chance to win this tournament for my family.

This Is Where It All Started

Toby Dawson (Commentator): Na’Vi have just won one million dollars! EHOME do take home $250,000 in second place, but Na’Vi are the champions!

There’s [sic] moments of e-sports that are1)landmark, and this is one of them, in Cologne. And Na’Vi, the winners, you guys have just made history…

Katya: I was jumping on the sofa and screaming like [sic] crazy girl, because I was the happiest girl in the world, and my brother just won one million dollars!

Gamer A: I think, in ten years’ time, all the gamers which we…currently have showing themselves, they’re gonna be the guys we will look back at and say, “This was the beginning. This is where it all started.”

These are the guys that worked hard, and they took the risk. They proved themselves, and they2)forwarded the entire industry to the point where we could have a3)kick-start. We could show the world what we do. And then, who knows how big we could get at that point?

Gamer B: We’ve come far already. When more and more people support it, and it becomes more and more normal, it’s going to go from a4)niche to becoming accepted in societies.

Gamer C: I think, in 15 years, e-sports will be bigger than football, than basketball, than everything.

Gamer D: That kid who you thought played too many video games is potentially going to be on a path where he’s earning $250,000 a year,5)salary. He’s flying the world. He’s gonna be6)endorsed. Gaming’s the biggest entertainment industry in the world, so if you’re a star, you are potentially one of the biggest stars in the world.

Gamer E: So, if that…like everything else with computers grows7)exponentially or whatever, then five or ten years could be a big step actually.

Tammy Tang (Gamer “Furryfish”): Changing8)mindsets is never easy, so it’s gonna take a while. When the gamers now become parents, we will be supportive of our kids playing, and I think that’s really when everything will boom.

1) landmark [?l?ndmɑ?k] n. 劃時代的事件，里程碑

2) forward [?f??w?d] v. 促進，助長

3) kick-start [?k?k?stɑ?t] n. 啟動刺激，動力

4) niche [ni??] n. 小生境，（產品或服務所需的）特殊領域

5) salary [?s?l?r?] n. 薪水

6) endorse [?n?d??s] v. 支持，認可，為（商品等）代言

7) exponentially [eksp??nen?（?）l?] adv. 指數式地

8) mindset [?ma?ndset] n. 精神狀態，思想傾向

When the gamers now become parents, we will be supportive of our kids playing, and I think that’s really when everything will boom.

我們都知道support這個動詞是“支持，支援”的意思，在它后面加上-ive這個后綴就能變成形容詞，意思是“支持的，支援的”，除了可以直接修飾名詞，還可以用be supportive of sth./ doing sth.的搭配引出從句，例如：

· She’s going to play a supportive role in the new show. （她將在這部新劇里演一個配角。）

· His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer.（他要努力成為一名作家，而他的家人對此非常支持。）

為家人而戰

卡佳·伊舒京（玩家Dendi的姐姐）：我們盡量把家人的照片都放在這兒。這是我們的爸爸媽媽。我想，這是我們最喜歡的照片。

達尼洛·伊舒京（玩家Dendi）：我小時候……我們家挺窮的，爸爸要為我們的生計努力工作。

阿爾喬姆·伊舒京（達尼洛的哥哥）：但他每次都會幫我們的忙，無論遇到什么問題都能解決。只要向他求助，他就會料理一切，不管是為了我，為了卡佳，還是為了達尼洛。不過呢，達尼洛和父親更像一對好哥們。

卡佳：他們可以連續坐上好幾個小時，一句話都不說，就這樣享受著彼此的陪伴，無須交談也能心靈相通。

達尼洛：有一天，我去釣魚，但爸爸一直沒有出現。等我回到家時，天色已經很晚了。原來他覺得不太舒服，去了醫院。后來，他決定留院幾周，你知道，要觀察情況什么的，結果……是癌癥。

阿爾喬姆：當時我非常震驚，因為他變得瘦骨嶙峋，我簡直無法相信這是我的父親。我們都相信情況一定會好起來的，但是……他很快就走了。

達尼洛：我那時很難過，經常大哭，一想到我再也不能向他表達我的愛意，我就特別傷心。

事實上，我將更多時間花在電腦上了，因為我不想老惦記著爸爸的事。這就像是一切的開端，使我更加沉迷游戲。或許這正是我玩游戲的其中一個原因，不然我可能根本不會碰游戲。

卡佳：達尼洛與媽媽最近關系越來越好了，他倆相互扶持，成了一對好朋友。我想，這對達尼洛來說非常重要。

達尼洛：你瞧，要是放在五年前，我會對很多事情漠不關心；而現在呢，我會進行各種各樣的思考。當一件事情將你擊垮了，你就得學著重新站起來。所以我正在努力，學著重新站起來。

這是我這輩子最重要的時刻，因為我從沒做過什么有意義的事情，而現在，我終于有機會為自己的家人打贏這場比賽了。

一切由此開始

托比·道森（解說員）：Na’Vi戰隊剛剛贏得100萬美元（約合681萬元）！億家戰隊將帶著25萬美元（約合170萬元）與亞軍頭銜打道回府，Na’Vi戰隊獲得冠軍！

有些事件會成為電子競技史上的里程碑，而此時在德國科隆，這就是一個標志性的時刻。Na’Vi戰隊勝利了，你們創造了歷史……

卡佳：我在沙發上跳來跳去，像個瘋丫頭似的大叫大嚷。因為我是全世界最開心的人——我弟弟剛剛贏了100萬美元！

玩家甲：我想，十年以后，目前這群站在臺上的選手——等我們將來回首往事時，就會看著這群人說：“這就是開端，一切由此開始。”

這些人付出了努力，他們敢于冒險，向世人證明了自己，推動了整個游戲業的進步，給我們開創了嶄新的局面。我們得以讓全世界見識我們的實力，誰知道我們到時候能走多遠呢？

玩家乙：我們已經取得長足的進步。當越來越多人支持電競，它就會變成越來越正常的事情，從一個小眾項目變成被社會普遍接受的競技活動。

玩家丙：我想，在15年后，電競會比足球、籃球，以及其他項目都要熱門。

玩家丁：那個你覺得他過于沉迷游戲的孩子，他很有可能走上一條年薪25萬美元的職業道路。他將飛遍全球，給產品代言。游戲這一行是全球最大的娛樂業，所以如果你成了業界明星，你就有可能成為全世界最火的明星之一。

玩家戊：所以，如果……像其他與電腦相關的事物都能扶搖直上一樣，大概過上五到十年，這一行就會出現巨大的飛躍。

塔米·唐（玩家Furryfish）：要改變人們的固有看法從來都不是件容易的事，這確實需要一點時間。等這一代電競選手都為人父母了，我們會支持自己的孩子打游戲，我想，到那時這個行業就能迅速發展起來了。