今年被喻為「虛擬實境（virtual reality）元年」，從年初消費電子展、3/28臉書搶先推出VR裝置，到科技大廠微軟、宏達電、索尼等新品也將陸續在近期內問世，狂潮即將來襲的氣勢磅礡，但能否躍為殺手級應用則有待時間證明。
virtual reality 虛擬實境（簡稱VR） A：Virtual reality is expected to dominate people's living rooms this year. Game junkies are on cloud nine! （VR今年要攻進我們的客廳，遊戲迷可樂了！） B：It is reported that the least expensive model costs nearly NTD20,000 dollars. （據說最便宜的款式也要價近新台幣兩萬元。） to jump on the bandwagon 搶搭潮流 A：In that case, it may only be affordable to a limited number of people. （若真如此，僅有一小部分的人能負擔得起了。） B：Well, for those players who want to jump on the bandwagon should find the sweet spot soon! （想搶搭這股風潮的玩家就得快點找出甜蜜點囉！） backlash 反彈 A：Some people think that VR as the new media will cause a backlash against social interaction. （有人說虛擬實境會對人際互動造成反效果呢。） B：Does it matter? The social media has already caused a similar situation. （有差嗎？社群媒體早就造成這種效果啦！） 【延伸關鍵字】 1. watershed：分水嶺 2. to unfold：展開；呈現 3. augmented reality：擴增實境（簡稱AR） 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權