寶可夢25歲！稀有卡牌售價破40萬美元Pokémon turns 25, rare cards sell for more than $400,000

The Pokémon series celebrated its 25th birthday at the end of February this year!

A card game based on the series was created in 1996. Millions of people worldwide play and trade the cards, and rare Pokémon cards have recently sold for more than $400,000 at auction.

Experts say it’s a global nostalgia phenomenon. Players seek out the games and activities of their childhood, a craze that has benefited from the pandemic lockdown.

Adult players now have more resources than they did as children and are trying to use their abilities to acquire these cards.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

日本動畫《寶可夢》系列在今年2月底迎來25歲生日！

以該動畫系列作為基礎的卡牌遊戲於1996年問世，目前全世界已有數百萬人在玩這些卡牌、交易這些卡牌，也讓該系列的稀有卡牌在拍賣會上喊出超過40萬美元的高額成交價。

專家指出，這是一種全球懷舊現象。由於疫情大流行導致各地城市陸續封鎖，玩家們只好從童年中尋找過往迷戀過的遊戲或活動。

而成年玩家長大後，比小時候的自己有更多資源了，因此試圖用各種方法取得喜歡的卡牌。

輕鬆帶著走｜學習：

benefit 如果當作動詞，指「得益於」某人某事，或「幫助」某人某事。前者通常指自己的行為能主動幫助到某人某事，後者則與本文中句子一樣為被動語態，指受惠於某人或某事。

例句：

How could we benefit those in need?
我們要如何幫助那些需要的人呢？

本篇其他相關單字：

• auction (n.) 拍賣
• nostalgia (n.) 懷舊、念舊
• phenomenon (n.) 現象，通常用來指特別、有趣的現象
• seek out 尋找某是、某人
• craze (n.) 風潮