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一天一《Wordle》THE ONE-WORD-A-DAY

這種字謎遊戲比看起來還複雜

It’s more complicated than it looks

去年十二月，這款線上字謎遊戲火速竄紅；到了一月，便被《紐約時報》以超過一百萬美元的價格買下。

Wordle怎麼玩 

一開始，你會看到六行方塊；每行都有五個空格。

你有六次機會猜出當天這個五個字母的單字。

先在第一行輸入五個字母，然後按下輸入鍵。

位置正確的字母會轉為綠色。

字母正確但位置錯誤的會顯示黃色。

錯誤的字母則會變成灰色。

希望進行到第六行時，你已經猜到當日字謎了。

人們怎麼玩

我自己是玩得很開心，而且也想知道別人怎麼玩。

所以，我和一個朋友各自在臉書做調查。

有些回答的人都提到策略。

南茜和貝琪都從有兩個常見母音和三個常見子音的單字開始。

喬和萍珠則都從arose這個單字開始。

人們為什麼玩

這個遊戲會上癮！

凱倫喜歡其中的挑戰；吉娜認為能建立邏輯思維。

一些人則很享受彼此比較猜謎速度時所感受到的群體感。

自己試試看吧！

Last December this online word game really took off. By January The New York

Times had bought it for at least $1 million.

How does Wordle work?

You start with a block containing six rows of five boxes. You have six opportunities to

guess the day's 5-letter word. Type five letters into the first line, and hit enter. Correctly placed letters will turn green. Correct letters in wrong positions will

appear yellow. Incorrect letters will be gray. Hopefully by row six, you will have guess the word.

How people play

I have fun playing and wanted to see how others play. So a friend and I each did a survey on Facebook. Some who answered talked about strategies. Nancy and Becky both start with a word containing two common vowels and three common consonants. Jon and Ping Chu always start with the word arose.

Why people play

It's addicting! Karen likes the challenge. Ginann feels it builds logical thinking.

Others enjoy the sense of community they feel when comparing how quickly they

guessed the word. Try it and see!

complicated （adj.）複雜的

The math problem was so complicated that most of the class couldn’t figure it out.

Getting married is a very complicated matter in some countries.

complicate （v.）使複雜化

Susie’s mother complicated Susie’s tax situation when she decided to get involved.

hopefully （adv.）滿懷希望地；但願

Hopefully the meeting will be over in time for lunch.

Hopefully researchers will be able to find out the cause of the sudden deaths of the chickens on the Chang’s farm. 猝死

hopeful （adj.）充滿懷希望的

Joel is hopeful that he will get the job he interviewed for yesterday.

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

How does ＋（game）＋work？ /How do you play＋（game）？

WITCH 女巫

KNEAD 揉

Can I have a word with you?（想要私下聊） 在角落一對一對談

exchange words over something 吵架 

The roommates exchanged words over getting the house clean. 

stratege（n.）策略；戰略

Beryl never beats her brother at board games because she can never figure out his strategies for winning. 桌遊 致勝策略

One of the company’s long-term strategies involves closing several of its smaller stores.  旗下較小的商店

The soccer team developed what they felt was a sure-fire strategy to beat their toughest rival. 必勝策略 最難纏的對手

arise（v.）發生；出現

When the employees of Lumberjack Incorporated met with their employer to demand higher wages, several other problems arose. 其他問題就產生了

arise（v.）起床

Eloise always arises at dawn and goes for a run before getting ready for work.

arise（v.）升起；上升

Rosemary was able to arise from poverty by getting a full scholarship to a good university. 從貧困中脫困 

to conduct a survey