Gaming for family

American author William Arthur Ward (1921-1994) said, “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” Sa Ye, 18, is one of those who know defeat and suffering, but he found his way out of the depths.
美国作家威廉.亚瑟.沃德曾说：“有的人在逆境中崩溃,有的人在逆境中创造奇迹。”有人明白失败和痛苦的滋味，但他们却能从深渊中寻找出路，而18岁的撒烨便是这样的一个人。

Known as “Qizai” or “770”, the teenager is a video game streamer on the Huya livestreaming platform and gains an income of more than 10,000 yuan every month. However, his success is hard-won.
在虎牙直播平台上，这位被称为“7仔”/“770”的少年是一位月入过万的电竞主播。然而，他的成功来之不易。

Born to a poor family in a remote village in Yunnan province, Sa was diagnosed with congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD). This disease makes his muscles very weak. He has been unable to walk or even stand since he was 7 and has to use a scooter to get around.
撒烨出生在云南省偏远乡村的一个贫困家庭，患有先天性肌肉萎缩症。疾病引发了肌肉萎缩。7岁时他便无法行走与站立，只能依靠一个滑板车活动。

Because of his disease, Sa felt like a loner and spent most of his time by himself. This started to change after his older cousin gave him a smartphone.
由于生病，撒烨觉得很孤独，大部分时间都自己独处。但在堂哥送给他一部智能手机之后，他开始有所改变。

Sa soon became interested in playing the popular video games, including Honor of Kings and Peace Elite. Through the game, Sa felt connected with peers and the world outside. “It made him feel happy again,” said his grandfather.
撒烨开始对《王者荣耀》、《和平精英》等热门电子游戏产生了兴趣。通过游戏，撒烨觉得自己与同龄人和外界联系在了一起。“这令他再度开心了起来，”他的爷爷说道。

Sa decided to raise money by livestreaming when his grandmother became quite sick. As Sa’s parents are both farmers whose income is just enough for daily costs, the treatment put a new burden on his family.
奶奶重病后，撒烨决定通过直播来赚钱。撒烨的父母都是农民，两人的收入仅够维持日常开支，因此，奶奶的医疗费给他的家庭带来了新的负担。

In 2019, Sa started livestreaming on Huya with an account named DK-770. At first, he had just 700 followers. He trained hard, playing video games for more than 10 hours each day. Despite having just 50-percent mobility in his hands, he was able to play as well as the other professional players.
2019年，撒烨通过一个名为“DK-770”的账号，在虎牙上做起了直播。一开始，他只有700个粉丝。他每天花十几个小时努力练习电子游戏。尽管他的双手只有50%的移动能力，但他的技术却与其他职业选手不相上下。

“When I can still move my fingers, I want to work hard on my gaming skills and make money to cover the living expenses for my parents,” said Sa.
“在我手指还能动的时候，我想要努力练习游戏技巧，赚钱供父母生活，”撒烨如此说道。

Now with nearly 400,000 fans, Sa’s earnings are also rising steadily. He dreams of becoming a more professional e-sports streamer in the future.
如今，拥有将近40万粉丝的撒烨，收入也在稳步增长。他希望将来能够成为一个更专业的电竞主播。

“In the game, I’m not inferior to others. Instead, I feel that I’m stronger. This is why my account name is ‘770’. I want to be a hero like ‘007’ and have the ability to protect my family,” he said.
“在游戏中，我并不比别人差。恰恰相反，我觉得自己更厉害。这也是我取‘770’这个账户名的原因。我想要成为像‘007’一样的英雄，有能力保护我的家人，”他说道。

以上文章内容选自《21世纪学生英文报高中版》，详情请见《21世纪学生英文报高中版》高一811期