Xbox技术负责人:“不可接受”的服务中断本不该影响光盘游戏
Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games
BBC News · Technology & AI · C1 Advanced · 2 min read · 2026-08-03
摘要
Xbox技术负责人承认,周一持续约20小时的服务中断本不应影响玩家使用实体游戏光盘,这一事件与近期PlayStation的服务故障一道,再度引发外界对游戏行业转向纯数字化所带来的所有权问题的担忧。
Xbox's technology chief admitted that Monday's roughly 20-hour outage should not have stopped players from using physical game discs, as the incident, alongside a recent PlayStation outage, reignites debate over the games industry's shift toward digital-only ownership.
长难句拆解
He said the outage, which lasted around 20 hours, was caused by a licensing issue failing to correctly check if a user was allowed to play a game.他说,这次持续约20小时的服务中断,是由一个许可问题未能正确核实用户是否有权玩某款游戏所导致的。
主干:He said [that] A was caused by B failing to correctly check C.
先抓住主干'他说...故障是由某个许可问题造成的',再看这个许可问题具体错在哪里——'没能正确检查用户是否有权玩游戏',这是一层套一层的解释链条。
- 被动语态突出结果:was caused by:用被动语态把'故障(the outage)'放在主语位置,先强调结果本身,再用by引出造成结果的原因,这是英语新闻里常见的表达顺序。
- said后省略了that:'said'后面通常应该有连词'that'引出宾语从句,这里被省略了,完整形式是'He said that the outage...'。识别出这一点就知道后面一长串都是'说的内容'。
- 非限定性定语从句:补充信息:逗号隔开的which从句是对'the outage'的额外补充说明(持续了约20小时),去掉它句子主干依然完整,不是用来区分是哪一次故障。
- 现在分词短语作后置修饰语:'failing to correctly check...'是现在分词短语,修饰前面的'a licensing issue',说明这个许可问题具体做错了什么——没能正确检查某件事,相当于'a licensing issue that failed to correctly check...'。
- check + if(=whether)从句:这里的if等于whether(是否),引出一个名词性从句作check的宾语,意思是'检查某件事是否成立',不是条件句'如果...就...'的用法。
- 嵌套被动:was allowed to:从句内部又用了一次被动语态,主语是'a user',强调的是'这个用户是否被允许'这件事本身,而不强调是谁给的许可。
In June, Rockstar Games announced that physical copies of GTA 6, perhaps one of the most hotly-anticipated games in history, would contain a code for a digital download for the game rather than a disc.今年6月,Rockstar Games宣布,《GTA 6》的实体版——这款游戏或许是史上最受期待的游戏之一——将不再内置光盘,而是包含一个用于数字下载该游戏的兑换码。
主干:Rockstar announced that A would contain B rather than C.
主干是'Rockstar宣布……',that从句的真正主语是'实体版GTA6',中间那段'perhaps one of the most hotly-anticipated games in history'只是插进去描述GTA6的,不是谓语的一部分,要先跳过它才能看清'physical copies...would contain...'的主谓关系。
- announced that + 从句:转述宣布的内容:announced后面接that从句,表示'宣布(某件事)'。that在这里引导一个完整的陈述句作宾语,后面的整段内容都是Rockstar宣布的具体信息。
- would contain:'过去将来时'表示相对宣布时刻的未来:因为主句动词announced是过去时,从句里描述'将来会发生的事'时,will要相应变成would,这叫'时态呼应'(backshift)。意思是:在六月宣布的那一刻,'实体版光盘将内含兑换码'这件事还没发生,是相对那个时间点而言的未来。
- 插入的同位语打断了主谓结构:两个逗号之间的'perhaps one of the most hotly-anticipated games in history'是插入语,补充说明GTA6的地位,可以整体删掉不影响句子结构。阅读时应先跳过它,直接把主语physical copies of GTA 6和谓语would contain连起来理解。
- rather than a disc:对比取代关系:rather than意为'而不是',这里对比的是光盘里装的东西:不是'一张光盘(a disc)',而是'一个下载兑换码(a code)'。它紧跟在disc前面,说明光盘本身不再包含游戏内容。
- one of the most + 形容词 + 名词 + in history:程度极高的描述:'one of the most + 形容词最高级 + 名词'是常见的强调结构,意思是'……中最……的之一'。hotly-anticipated意为'备受期待的',in history强调'有史以来'。
I don't think the lack of a disc is the problem in itself, but rather it can be a symptom of a larger, very consumer-hostile practice.我不认为缺少光盘本身就是问题所在,而是它可能是一种更大范围、极不利于消费者行为的一种表现症状。
主干:I don't think A, but rather B.
这句话的核心是“否定 A、转而肯定 B”的对比结构:说话人先否定“缺光盘=问题本身”,再指出真正想表达的看法 B。
- “I don't think A, but rather B”对比结构:英语中“I don't think X”字面上否定的是think,但语义上其实是否定X本身(即“我认为不是X”)。but rather接着引出说话人真正想表达的内容B,整体意思是“A不是这样,而是B”。
- think后省略的that:think后面直接接了一个完整的从句(the lack of a disc is the problem in itself),中间省略了连接词that;完整形式是think [that] the lack of a disc is the problem。
- in itself 表示“本身/单独看”:in itself不是字面的“在它内部”,而是习语,表示“单独来看、本身而言”,强调排除其他因素后这件事本身是否构成问题。
- can表可能性判断:这里的can不是表示能力,而是表示“有可能是/可以被视为”,说话人是在做一种推测性的判断,而不是断言事实。
- 两个形容词共同修饰名词:larger和very consumer-hostile这两个形容词并列修饰practice,意思是“一种范围更大、且对消费者非常不友好的做法”;larger隐含地是在和“缺光盘”这件小事作比较。
- 代词it指代前文的“缺光盘”:it指代前半句的主语the lack of a disc(缺少光盘这件事),而不是被否定掉的the problem。
核心词汇
- unacceptable /ˌʌnəkˈseptəbəl/ adj.
- 不可接受的
- not satisfactory or allowable
- completely unacceptable · deem something unacceptable · unacceptable behaviour
- outage /ˈaʊtɪdʒ/ n.
- (服务、电力等的)停机,中断
- a period during which a service, system or power supply is not available
- power outage · suffer an outage · network outage
- poured further fuel onto the fire /pɔːrd ˈfɜːrðər ˈfjuːəl ˈɒntuː ðə ˈfaɪər/ idiom
- 火上浇油,使局势进一步恶化
- made an already tense or difficult situation even worse
- add fuel to the fire · fuel fears of · fuel speculation about
- hotly-anticipated /ˈhɒtli ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ adj.
- 备受期待的
- eagerly awaited with great excitement
- hotly anticipated release · hotly anticipated sequel · hotly anticipated event
- cartridges /ˈkɑːrtrɪdʒɪz/ n. (plural)
- 卡带,插卡
- removable units inserted into a device to store or provide access to content
- game cartridges · insert a cartridge · printer cartridges
- disabling /dɪsˈeɪblɪŋ/ v. (gerund)
- 使失效,关闭(功能)
- making something, such as a service or feature, no longer work
- disabling a feature · disable access to · disabling games
- consumer-hostile /kənˈsuːmər ˈhɒstaɪl/ adj.
- 不利于消费者的,损害消费者利益的
- harmful or unfriendly to the interests of consumers
- consumer-hostile practice · consumer-hostile policy
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