Black Myth: Wukong Has Caused A Huge Increase In Journey To The West Book Sales
《黑神话:悟空》带动《西游记》图书销量显著增加
While many players of Black Myth: Wukong have happily made their way through the game, absorbing the lore as they proceeded, it seems that Wukong has made others curious, 1 (cause) a huge increase in sales of the source material in the Western world.For those unfamiliar, Black Myth: Wukong 2 (inspire) by the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. The novel, 3 is split into four parts, details the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, as he is trapped under a mountain 4 the events that follow, much like the recent video game release. With millions of copies of the game 5 (sell), both in China and the West, it seems that people are looking to immerse themselves in Wukong lore by purchasing copies of 6 original book. We analyzed data from eBay in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia and found that between May 19 and August 18, three months 7 Black Myth: Wukong's release, the book sold around 93 copies. In the 22 days since the game launched, around 122 copies 8 (purchase) across the four eBay locations. This data includes any copy of Journey to the West, including individual volumes and the abridged version.While the data set is 9 (relative) small, the book has seen 31 percent 10 (many) sales over a 22-day period than it did across the whole of the previous three months, suggesting that Black Myth: Wukong has at least somewhat impacted sales.
1. causing 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,本空在句中作状语,表结果,因动词cause和其逻辑主语之间是主动关系,故填动词-ing形式。
2. is inspired 考查时态和语态。本空在句中作谓语,因讲述的是客观事实,时态用一般现在时,又因主语和动词inspire之间是被动关系,故填一般现在时的被动语态。
3. which 考查定语从句关系词。本句是一个非限制性定语从句,先行词The novel指物,关系词代替先行词在从句中作主语,故填关系代词which来引导定语从句。
4. and 考查连词。根据句意可知,句子在表达《西游记》讲述了孙悟空被困在五指山下的故事以及随后发生的事情,the story和the events之间是并列关系,故填连接词and。
5. sold 考查非谓语动词。此处是with的复合结构,with的宾语millions of copies of the game和动词sell之间是被动关系,故填过去分词作宾语补足语。
6. the 考查冠词。根据句意可知,此处特指《西游记》原著,故填定冠词the。
7. before 考查介词。根据上下文句意可知,此处表示在《黑神话:悟空》发布前三个月,故填介词before。
8. have been purchased 考查时态和语态。分析句子结构可知,本空在句中作谓语,根据句中的时间状语可知,句子强调对现在造成的影响,时态用现在完成时,又因主语和动词purchase之间是被动关系,故填现在完成时的被动语态。
9. relatively 考查副词。本空在句中修饰形容词small,表示“相对地”,故填副词relatively。
10. more 考查形容词比较级。根据句意和句中的than可知,此处表比较,指更多的销量,故填many的比较级more。
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虽然许多《黑神话:悟空》玩家都开心地通关了这款游戏,并在打游戏的过程中理解了相关的故事情节,但这款游戏似乎也激发了其他人的好奇心,导致其原著《西游记》在西方国家的销量显著增加。对于那些不熟悉这款游戏的人来说,《黑神话:悟空》取材于16世纪的中国经典小说《西游记》。该小说分为四卷,讲述了美猴王孙悟空被压在五行山下的故事以及随后发生的一系列事情,这与最近发行的这款游戏的剧情十分相似。随着这款游戏在中国和西方国家售出了数百万份,人们似乎都希望通过购买原著来深入了解《黑神话:悟空》的故事情节。我们分析了易趣网在英国、美国、加拿大和澳大利亚的销售数据,发现从5月19日到8月18日,也就是《黑神话:悟空》发布的前三个月,《西游记》大约售出了93本。而在游戏发布后的22天内,易趣网上以上四个地区共售出了122本《西游记》。这些数据包括了《西游记》的所有版本,既有单卷本,也有简化版。 虽然《西游记》的销售量相对较小,但这本书在22天内的销量比前三个月的总销量增加了31%,这表明《黑神话:悟空》至少在一定程度上带动了原著的销量增加。
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