The bell rung the alarm, and the cry of fire resounded through the streets.

报警的钟声响了，失火的叫喊声响彻大街。

'Now I can never ring the alarm bell, ' he thought.

“现在我再也不能敲响警钟了，”他想。

'If anything happens to you tonight, don't hesitate to ring the alarm bell.

“如果今晚你有什么事，请不要犹豫，敲响警钟。

But, in the background, ordinary people wonder what the fuss is all about, while some experts are ringing the alarm bell over potential pitfalls and implications to society of overindulgence in virtual worlds, especially by the younger generations.

元宇宙的狂潮正席卷中国，科技巨头和初创公司均已将其视为下一个万亿美元级的商机。然而与此同时，普通人却感到困惑不解，不知元宇宙为何就轰动一时；而一些专家则敲响了警钟，称过度沉迷于虚拟世界暗藏陷阱，或对社会产生影响，年轻一代尤甚。