丈夫沉迷遊戲致婚姻破裂 英國妻子最恨魔獸世界
A growing number of marriages are being wrecked by video game addiction.
英國越來越多的婚姻由於丈夫沉迷於網絡遊戲而破裂
More women filing for divorce are complaining that their husbands spend too long playing video games, according to research.
根據調查，更多的離婚的婦女抱怨她們的丈夫打遊戲的時間太多了。
Of those wives who cite unreasonable behaviour for ending their marriage, 15 per cent believe their partners put gaming before has soared from five per cent a year ago, the study by Divorce Online found.
英國離婚在線公司的調查數據顯示，去年，在所有因不可理喻行爲而導致的離婚案例中，妻子認爲丈夫沉迷電子遊戲而完全忽略她們是婚姻破裂主因的比例僅佔5%，而今年這一數據則達到了15%。
In particular, disgruntled wives blamed World of Warcraft, which allows gamers to create their own fantasy character for mythical adventures, and Call Of Duty, where gamers battle in various war zones.
在所有電子遊戲中，英國妻子們集中抱怨的則是在線角色扮演遊戲《魔獸世界》和第一人稱射擊類遊戲《使命召喚》。
The games have faced heavy criticism in the past for their addictive properties, with some claiming that World of Warcraft is more addictive than cocaine.
這些遊戲因爲讓人容易上癮而備受譴責，一些人說魔獸世界簡直比可卡因還要容易上癮，還要可怕
One wife who blames her husband’s obsession for the breakdown of their marriage is Jessica Ellis, 24, from London.
24歲的傑西卡·埃利斯來自倫敦，她指責她的丈夫由於沉迷於網絡遊戲而導致了婚姻的最終破裂。
She said: ‘He was addicted to World of Warcraft but played other games now and then. The amount he was playing gradually increased until I could not take it any more.
她說，“我的前夫每天沉迷於《魔獸世界》，當然他也偶爾玩玩其他的遊戲。他玩遊戲的瘋狂程度越來越嚴重，最後我實在受不了他整天與遊戲爲伴，於是就提出了離婚。”
‘When it became serious he was playing up to eight hours a day. I was constantly trying to get him to cut back but he didn’t think he had a problem until I told him I wanted to leave. But by that time it was too late.’
“後來他每天要玩上8小時。我曾經試圖讓他慢慢戒掉這一惡習，但他卻不覺得這有什麼大不了，直到我提出離婚。那時已經太遲了。”Ryan G Van Cleave, an expert on video game addiction, said many partners were unaware that gaming can become an addiction.
克利夫是一名研究“電子遊戲癮”的專家。他說，很多人都無法意識到電子遊戲會讓人上癮。
He said: ‘The problem spouses encounter with video game addiction is that the non-gamer doesn’t appreciate that it’s an addiction. This means it’s not a choice to spend so much time in a virtual environment versus time with the spouse and family. It’s a compulsion.
他說：“當夫妻們遇到的這種一方沉迷電子遊戲的狀況時，通常情況下，另一方都沒有想到這是一種癮，也就是說，上癮的那一方是不由自主、無法控制的地玩遊戲，因而無法花更多的時間去陪伴真實世界裏的妻子和家人。”
‘The reality is that with the proper professional support, a video game addict, like any other type of addict, can overcome the addiction.’
克利夫建議：“事實上，沉迷電子遊戲類似其他種類的上癮，只要通過適當的科學治療，這種癮就能被克服。”
The study looked at 200 unreasonable behaviour petitions filed by women.
這份調查研究了200起由婦女提出的因不可理喻行爲而離婚的訴狀。
Divorce Online managing director Mark Keenan said his team carried out the research after noticing World of Warcraft was repeatedly cited by unhappy wives.
離婚在線公司的總經理馬克 基南說，他的團隊因爲注意到憤怒的妻子們總是抱怨魔獸世界，而發起了這次調查。
He said: ‘I was surprised by the result at first, but I would expect the number to be even higher next year.
他說：“起初我很驚訝會有這樣的調查結果，但是我認爲明年這個比例還會更高。”
‘The increase could be a consequence of people staying indoors more because of the recession, or it might be being used by men in particular as a means of escape from an already unhappy relationship.’
“因爲經濟不景氣人們更多地待在戶內，或者丈夫們可能特別願意使用這種方法從本不愉快的夫妻關係中擺脫出來，而導致了這一結果。”
