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Unit 24 Virtual Adventure
第24單元 虛擬冒險
Sacks has the best job in the world, or at least he thinks so! He tests virtual reality video games. Every morning he gets up at 7 a.m., has a shower, reads the paper on the subway and arrives at the office at 8:30 a.m.
薩克有一份世界上最棒的工作，至少他是這么認為！他負責測試虛擬實境電動游戲。他每天早晨七點起床，洗個澡，然后坐地鐵時看看報紙，半點半抵達辦公室。
But Sack's office isn't a normal office. The ceiling is painted to look like outer space with stars, planets and galaxies. The halls are filled with life-size cardboard cutouts of aliens, movie stars, action figures and other fictional characters.
不過薩克的辦公室可不是正常的辦公室。天花板漆成看起來和星星、行星及銀行所在的外太空一樣，走廊則擺滿了與實物大小一般、用硬紙板剪下的外星人、電影明星、人形玩偶和其他一些虛構人物。
As Sacks rounds the corner in to his office his receptionist greets him good morning. Her hair id dyed pink and her nose is pierced in three different places. Sacks takes his office and sits down in front of a theatre-sized screen. He straps on a visor, and headset.
薩克繞過轉角走進辦公室時，他的接待員會向他道聲早安。她的頭發染成粉紅色，鼻子則穿了三個鼻洞。薩克泡了他要喝的咖啡，接著坐在了一面劇院尺寸的銀幕前，綁上眼罩，帶上雙耳式耳機。
Within seconds, Sack is transported to a combat warship. He is invading alien planets. Some days he is racing horses across the Sahara desert. Other days he is rescuing beautiful woman from burning building.
沒過幾秒，薩克就被傳送到一艘格斗戰艦上，他今天的任務是入侵外星人的行星。有時他會騎著馬橫行撒哈拉沙漠，有時會從失火的建筑物中營救美麗的女士。
No matter what day of the week it is, Sack is always in for a virtual adventure.
不管一星期中的哪一天，薩克總是和虛擬冒險為伍。
【美】 Tara McAteer 著 黃惟郁 譯上海交通大學出版社出版
