娃娃機熱潮THE CRAZY ATTRACTION OF CLAW MACHINES
誰不喜歡夾娃娃機呢？Who doesn't like a claw machine?
歡呼聲從一群人中傳了出來，那些人正緊盯著一個裝滿獎品的大型透明箱子。
有個人剛成功操作箱子裡的機械手臂抓起獎品，而且還丟進了洞口滑道裡。
不過，重點不在獎品；讓眾人大聲歡呼慶賀的是得來不易的成功。
畢竟夾娃娃機素來就有獎品超難取得的名聲。
我們所熟知的這種夾娃娃機在一九三○年代首度出現於美國；夾娃娃機熱潮傳遍全美，然後接著擴展至世界各
地。
亞洲受該風潮所席捲的幾個島國包括了日本、新加坡以及臺灣。
在日本，幾乎每一部漫畫或卡通都會出現有人在玩夾娃娃機的場景。
該現象隨後擴散到現實生活中，造成學生及勞工都相當熱衷於這種活動。
而臺灣自從二○二○年以來，一些商家因疫情收掉的店面，居然紛紛開起了夾娃娃機遊樂場。
新加坡同樣也出現了愈來愈多這種只設置夾娃娃機的遊樂場。
雖然有人認為夾娃娃機容易讓人上癮，但有些人卻表示這只是一種好玩的遊戲。
不過，大多數人一定都認同，夾娃娃機在短期間內是不會消失的。
rigged, manipulated
it’s always going to have the same outcome Or that the machine has been manipulated in some way so that it doesn't do what you want it to do when you want it to.
Cheers come from the people staring into a large clear box filled with prizes. Someone has used the box's mechanical arm to lift and release a prize into the chute. But it's not the prize that matters; it's the hard-won success that's being celebrated. Claw machines are known for being reluctant to give up their prizes.
The claw machine, as we know it, made its debut in the U.S. in the 1930s. Its popularity spread around the country and then extended to other parts of the world. Several islands in Asia that have been taken by storm are Japan, Singapore and Taiwan.
In Japan almost every comic or cartoon has a scene with the characters playing the machine. This has spilled over into real life with students and workers occupying themselves with the activity. Since 2020 in Taiwan, claw-machine arcades have appeared where businesses have closed. Similarly, Singapore has seen a rise in the number of arcades that contain only claw machines. While some say it's easy to become addicted, others say it is only for fun. But most agree that the claw is here to say.
stare（v.）盯著看
All the kids ran to the window and stared at the man singing in their yard.
When I told my parents taht i was getting married and moving abroad , they just stared at me.
stare into space 目光直視前方，但沒有在想事情
I often find Nick just staring into space. 直視前方發呆
extend（v.）擴展；延伸
The mighty Mississippi River extends from the northern part of the U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico in the southern part. 一直言申報墨西哥灣
When we rebuild our house, we are going to extend the living room by two meters. 重建房子
extend（v.）提供；給予
In his speech the president of the university extended a warm welcome to all the incoming freshmen. 致詞 熱烈的歡迎
don’t stare/ it’s impolite to stare
That means if you are just looking at other people for no particular purpose.
what are you looking at?
attraction吸引力
chute（n.）[C]瀉槽，導槽，滑運道；瀑布；急流
Oh, like a tunnel or a slide, a way for something to go from one place to another
laundry chute
reluctant 不情願的；勉強的
The fact that we're using it to talk about a machine kind of makes this machine feel like a person
claw your way back 收復失去東西
The football player is clawing his way back from his injury. 重受傷的狀態中恢復之前的狀態
get one’s claws on something 伸手去占有某一些東西
His ex-wives are getting their claws on his money and houses. 爭取財產和房子
spill over 不好的事情波及或擴散到其他地方
Don’t let your concerns about your job performance spill over into your home life.
spill over 溢出來；灑出來
So many people came to the opening of the restaurant, that the waiting line spilled over into the street. 排到街上去
If you continue to pour that milk so fast, it will spill over. 溢出來
occupy（v.）佔據
Reading occupies most of Elsa’s free time.
occupy（v.）進駐；開始使用
When does your company get to occupy the new building that you purchased? 甚麼時候進駐您購買的新大樓?
occupy my mind 腦袋一直在思考
Our new project occupies my mind more than I would like to admit.
to punch
real life
pre-occupied 出神的；一心想…的；心事繁多的
When you're preoccupied, that means you're thinking about something even though you might be doing something else, right?
shooting game
ring toss
Skee-Ball
