| Up to 100,000 people in China and Vietnam are playing online games to gather gold and other items for sale to Western players, the BBC reported. |
據英國廣播公司報道，中國和越南有10萬人在從事這樣一個職業：他們通過網絡游戲累積游戲金幣、虛擬裝備，甚至是游戲角色，然后通過現金交易販賣給西方玩家。 |
| The global market for these types of virtual game goods is at least $3bn, the World Bank estimates. About 75% of that comes from so-called "gold farmers" who stockpile game currencies to sell later. |
世界銀行研究稱，這種虛擬游戲產品在全球市場上估價最少值30億美元。而其中75%的財富是由被稱作“金幣農夫”的人群創造的，他們通過囤積然后出售網游金幣獲利。 |
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Encouraging these in-game services could aid development in many poorer countries.
(China.org.cn April 11, 2011) |
網絡游戲發展中所衍生出的這個職業確實可以幫助很多不算富裕的國家發展、致富。 |
