Thousands of people are cheering. As the first few notes rise from the guitar, the crowd goes wild.

It takes talent and a heavy dose of luck to become a rock star.

It you don't make it onstage, you can still get a taste of the excitement through video games.

數以千計的人在歡呼喝采著。當吉他奏出前幾個音符時，群眾為之瘋狂

成為搖滾句星需要才華和大量的好運

如果你無法登上舞台，你還是可以藉由電玩遊戲一嚐刺激感

In 2005, Guitar Hero rocketed onto the video game scene.

With a guitar-shaped controller, you can play along to your favorite rock songs.

Just make sure you change your fingering with the colored notes on the screen.

If you miss too many notes, you'll be booed out of the game.

二○○五年，「吉他英雄」躍上電玩遊戲界

有了吉他狀的控制器，你可以和你最愛的搖滾歌曲合奏

只要確保你有隨著螢幕上的彩色音符變換指法

如果你漏彈太多音，你就會被噓出這場遊戲

Video game and music lovers alike have fallen in love with the Guitar Hero series.

Worldwide sales have passed $2 billion, and fans have created Web sites and videos about the game.

Some people are making plans to work this game into school music programs.

The fun doesn't stop there.

With the competing game Rock Band, friends and family can play drums, bass, or sing as you rock out on the guitar.

喜愛電玩和音樂的人都同樣愛上了「吉他英雄」系列

全球銷售量已超過二十億美元，而粉絲也已創了這遊戲的相關網站和影片

有些人計畫在學校的音樂課程中使用這款遊戲

好玩的不只這些

競爭遊戲「搖滾天團」可以在你拿吉他展現搖滾精神時讓朋友、家人跟著打鼓、彈貝斯或唱歌

字彙

01. crowd [kraʊd] n. 群眾；人群

02. excitement [ɪkˋsaɪtmənt] n. 刺激；興奮

03. rocket [ˋrɑkɪt] (此指) 躍升；猛漲

04. billion [ˋbɪljən] n. 十億

05. compete [kəmˋpit] v. 競爭；比賽

06. boo [bu] v. 發出噓聲

07. series [ˋsiriz] n. 系列

08. rock out 在文中為動詞，表示「展現搖滾精神」

09. a heavy dose of N. [dos] 原意指「高劑量的....」，引申指「大量的....」

10. note [not] n. (此指) 音符

11. fingering [ˋfɪŋgərɪŋ] n. (樂器)指法

12. bass [ˋbes] n. 貝斯；低音吉他

關鍵解析

1. take　　表「需要；花費」

要表示「(某人)需要某條件才能做某事；(某人)需要花某代價才能做某事」，可用以下句型

It + take + 條件、代價 ( + for sb ) + to V.

‧It takes time and practice ( for anyone) to learn a new language.

　(任何人都)需要時間和練習才能學會一種新的語言

‧It took a lot of money to fix the car after the accident.

　這次事故後花了很多錢修車

2. alike的用法

副詞 alike [əˋlaɪk] 表示「一樣地；相似地」

alike修飾主詞時可用 both (兩者都)替換；不過放的位置不一樣！請看以下句型變換

A and B alike + V. 　＝　both A and B + V.

‧Adults and children alike will enjoy this movie.

＝Both adults and children will enjoy this movie.

　大人和小孩都同樣會喜愛這部電影

(注意，句型中A、B的詞性需相同！PS. Adult跟Children皆為名詞)