Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 50 · Who Makes the Rules Online?
Audio track 50
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When a player says something mean in an online game, who should stop it? The game company? The players? Parents? Schools?
Our class discussed this question. One student said companies must make clear rules. Another said players should report bad behavior. A third student said families should talk about online manners.
Our teacher wrote one sentence on the board: "Rules work best when people understand why they exist."
Online spaces are real spaces for our feelings. So the rules there matter.
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Chinese translation
网络游戏里有人说刻薄话时，谁应该出面制止？游戏公司、玩家、家长，还是学校？
我们班讨论了这个问题。一名同学说，公司必须制定明确规则；另一名同学说，玩家应该举报不当行为；第三名同学认为，家人应该谈谈网络礼仪。
老师在黑板上写了一句话：‘人们明白规则为什么存在时，规则才能发挥更好的作用。’
网络空间也会真实地影响我们的感受，因此那里的规则很重要。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- rule
- 规则；规范游戏中的行为。
- online
- 在线的；这里指网络游戏环境。
- mean
- 刻薄的；说话可能伤人。
- company
- 公司；游戏公司负责制定平台规则。
- discuss
- 讨论；全班从不同角度发言。
- clear
- 明确的；规则应让人看得懂。
- behavior
- 行为；玩家可以举报不当行为。
- manners
- 礼仪；网络交流中的基本礼貌。
- exist
- 存在；老师问规则为何设立。
- matter
- 重要；规则会影响人的真实感受。
Background notes (Chinese)
课文没有把责任交给单独一方，而是让学生看到平台、玩家和家庭各有能做的事。规则除了写出来，还需要被理解和执行，才可能保护交流中的人。