Passage 54
学霸导读 你了解电子竞技吗？在中国，它已为越来越多的人所接受，甚至已走进大学成为一门专业课程。
With the number of teenagers addicted to video games growing， more and more people are prejudiced against esports （ 电子竞技 ） and believe that it has n 1 to do with hard work and is only a huge waste of time.
Yet the truth is that esports is not entirely about playing games. It also r 2 a rapid response capacity and a strong goal-oriented focus and mentality （ 心理 ）. What’s more， countries like Korea have built a well-developed video game industry with mature operating systems， which are b 3 to the enhancement （ 提高，增强 ） of its industrial competitiveness （ 竞争力 ） and cultural exports.
There’s no denying the f 4 that with the passing of time， the social acceptance of esports has been increasing across China. In recent years， with the goal of building itself into a global esports center， Shanghai has introduced a number of policies to support esports. It has been building esports venues （ 比赛场馆 ）， hosting top-level competitions and p 5 greater support for the broadcasting of the events and training of new talents. With the International DOTA2 Championships 2019 and ChinaJoy h 6 in Shanghai this past summer， esports has caused a stir among local gamers. The city will also host the League of Legends World Championship Finals next year.
Besides this， more and more colleges are a 7 esports to their curriculum （ 课程 ）. It’s worth noting that the objective of setting up this major is not to foster （ 培养 ） professional players， but to help build a thorough esports ecosystem； not to train internet-addicted youngsters， but to cultivate all-round （ 全面的 ） talents in the industry. What students need to learn about is everything that is related to esports， i 8 event operations and maintenance （ 维护 ）， commentary （ 现场解说 ）， refereeing （ 担任裁判 ）， etc. The emergence of this specialty （ 专业 ） in universities follows the trend of the times and helps f 9 the talent vacancies （ 空缺 ） in the Chinese esports market.
Thus, I’m all for esports and I believe higher e 10 and general recognition will bring it a bright future.
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高频词汇
addicted /ə'dɪktɪd/ adj. 上瘾的；成瘾的
addicted to 对……上瘾
prejudiced /'predʒudɪs/ adj. 有偏见的，带成见的
prejudiced against 对……有偏见
stir /stɜː（r）/ n. 轰动；震动；搅拌
thorough /'θʌrə/ adj. 彻底的；完全的
trend /trend/ n. 趋势