Pachinko is a Japanese game played on a tall, noisy machine.

Pachinko Pachinko is a Japanese game是一種日本遊戲 played on a tall, noisy machine在又高又吵的機台上玩。

You buy small steel balls, shoot them up into the machine, and hope they fall into the right holes so you win more balls. Those balls can be exchanged for prizes — and, in a roundabout way Japan has lived with for a long time, for money.

You你 buy small steel balls買一些小鋼珠, shoot them up into the machine把它們射進機台裡, and hope they fall into the right holes然後希望它們掉進對的洞 so you win more balls讓你贏得更多鋼珠。Those balls這些鋼珠 can be exchanged for prizes可以換獎品 — and, in a roundabout way Japan has lived with for a long time而且，用一種日本行之有年的迂迴方式, for money也可以換錢。

Whole streets of pachinko parlours have rows of machines, bright lights, and a sound like rain on metal.

Whole streets of pachinko parlours整條整條的pachinko店 have rows of machines一排排機台, bright lights明亮的燈光, and a sound like rain on metal還有像雨打在金屬上的聲音。

It looks a little like pinball, though actually the machine stands upright and the feeling is closer to gambling than to a casual arcade game. People play it for fun, for habit, and for the chance of a win.

It它 looks a little like pinball看起來有點像pinball, though actually不過其實 the machine stands upright機台是直立的 and the feeling is closer to gambling那種感覺比較接近賭博 than to a casual arcade game而不是輕鬆的電動遊戲。People人們 play it for fun玩它是為了好玩, for habit為了習慣, and for the chance of a win也為了贏的機會。

English kept the Japanese word; we did not give it a homely English name.

English英文 kept the Japanese word保留了這個日文字; we did not give it a homely English name我們沒有另外給它一個道地的英文名字。