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两年前VR直播“独角兽”NextVR用一架360度摄像机（one 360 degree camera）直播金州勇士队（Golden State Warriors）和新奥尔良鹈鹕队（New Orleans Pelicans）之间的一场NBA比赛，开创了虚拟现实现场直播的先河。本周二NextVR带领强大阵容重回甲骨文球馆（Oracle Arena金州勇士队的主场），包括7架摄像机、30人的团队、全景直播卡车（full-scale TV production truck）及3位讲解员，向数量相对较少的付费观众（relatively small but paying audience）直播金州勇士队和明尼苏达森林狼队（Minnesota Timberwolves）这间的比赛。而周一全国大学生体育协会（NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association）的男篮锦标赛也由总部位于圣克拉拉的因特尔（Intel of Santa Clara）使用相似技术进行了虚拟现实直播。连续出现的VR盛事（back-to-back events）展示了体育VR直播的巨大技术进步，也指明了未来体育赛事直播的方向（future of sports broadcasting）。NextVR的联合创始人David Cole认为在五年的时间内，VR直播技术会进一步成熟并臻于完美，令观众很难区分（have a hard time distinguishing）直播体验和真实坐在场馆里看比赛的感受。

今天的句子： 

The vast majority of basketball fans still watched the regular TV broadcasts and were probably unaware that these immersive, three-dimensional experiences were even available, a sign of how the VR industry is still trying to get off the ground and find an audience.

词汇突破：

1.Vast majority of　大多数

2.Unaware　没有察觉

3.Immersive　浸入式的

4.Three-dimensional　三维的

5.Available　可获得的

6.Virtual reality　虚拟现实

7.Get off the ground　起步

确定主干：The vast majority of basketball fans still watched the regular TV broadcasts and were probably unaware that

切分成分+独立成句：

1.these immersive, three-dimensional experiences were even available,宾语从句

2.a sign of how the VR industry is still trying to get off the ground and find an audience.同位语从句

This is a sign of how the VR industry is still trying to get off the ground and find an audience.

参考译文：大多数篮球迷仍在观看平常的电视转播，也许还不知道存在这些沉浸式的三维体验。这标志着虚拟现实行业仍处于尝试起步和寻找观众的阶段。

明天的句子：

A fresh round of distress signals sounded in the retail industry this week, as another big-name chain announced hundreds of new store closings and still others moved aggressively to recalibrate their businesses for the online shopping stampede.

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