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電競算運動嗎？Are Esports Really a Sport？

運動的定義，知多少？When is a sport really a sport?

露西：所以，你是說電動玩家也是真的運動員嗎?

彼得：是啊。

你知道電競選手每天得訓練快十二個小時。

他們有教練和經紀人，而且每次也都有出賽壓力。

露西：真有意思；這我倒不知道。

彼得：我讀過報導說，電競的競爭非常激烈，因此有些選手在加比賽幾年後就退休，我猜他們也是持續不斷地在健身房訓練

露西：這些電競選手玩電子遊戲的方式跟普通玩家不同嗎？

彼得：嗯；就我所讀的是說，他們視線的移動只集中在預期敵人會出現的地方。

而普通玩家的眼睛則是整個螢幕到處掃視。

露西：可是，他們沒有讓人和運動聯想在一起的肢體活動參與啊。

彼得：沒人會質疑高爾夫和射箭是運動項目吧；它們都是在站立不動的時候進行的。

選手必需精準且具有技巧，就跟電競一樣。

露西：我承認你也許有道理。

彼得：此外，電競選手比其他運動員有著更好的動作技能。

他們操作鍵盤的動作比一般人還快。

露西：要說服我電競是「真正的」運動，還是要有比那個更好的理由。

彼得：研究觀察到，專業電競選手比其他動選手具有更好的手眼協調性。

露西：嗯 .那有助於他們接球嗎?

彼得：喂，電競賽事在二o二二年的亞運可是正式的比賽項目呢。

So what you are saying is that video game players are real athletes?

Yes.

You know esports players train up to 12 hours a day.

They have coaches and managers, and there is pressure to perform.

Interesting.

I had no idea.

I read that esports are so competitive that some players retire a few years after playing.

I guess they train consistently at a gym, too.

Do these esports players approach video games differently than casual players?

Uh-huh.

I read that their eye movements focus exactly where players expect the enemy to be.

The eyes of casual players dart all over.

But there isn't the active physical movement one associates with sports.

No one questions what to call golf and archery.

They are performed while standing still.

Players need to be exact and skillful just like in esports.

admit you may have a point.

Esports athletes also have better motor skills than other athletes.

Their keyboard movements are faster than the average person.

It's still going to take more than that to convince me it's a "true" sport.

And better hand-eye coordination was observed in professional gamers than in players of other sports.

Hmmm. Does that help them catch a ball?

Well, competitive video gaming is a medal event at the 2022 Asian Games.

manager 經紀人；經理

Whoever holds the position as sales manager at Fred's company has a lot of pressure.

All movie stars have managers who try to get them good roles in films.

manager （v.）經營；管理

Patty doesn't know how to manage her time, so she always turns her homework in late.

consistently（adv.）堅持地；始終如一地

Everyone wants Tim on their basketball team because he consistently scores 3-point shots.

consistent（adj.）

Parents need to be consistent when making their children follow the rules or else kids will become very confused. 始終如一

With the election of a new president, there was a consistent improvement in everyone's standard of living.

so what you are saying is …?

clarifying question vs. follow-up question

This is different from a follow-up question.

A clarifying question is asking for clarity on what someone just said.

A follow-up question might lead to a slightly new topic.

blue

I’m feeling blue today.

connotation of blue is feeling sad.

Another connotation of blue can be a feeling of peace and calm.

There can be negative, positive or neutral connotations for words in English.

For example, let's look at the word "thin."

Thin has a neutral connotation.

A positive connotation would be slim.

Now can you think of a negative connotation of the word "thin?"

A negative connotation could be skinny.

Now another way of looking at the connotation of a word is its suggested or emotional meaning compared to its literal meaning.

Let's look at another example with the words "unique," "different" and "peculiar."

Now unique has a positive connotation, different is neutral, and peculiar has a negative connotation.

motor（adj.）肌肉運動的；運動神經的

The development of a person's motor skills starts when they are a baby. 運動機能的發展從嬰兒開始

motor（n.）引擎；馬達

I had to call a repairman because the air conditioner motor stopped working.

Elaine left her motor running when she got out of her car to talk to her neighbor.

coordination（n.）身體的協調性

When babies begin to walk, they fall a lot because their balance and coordination are not developed.

Charles Blondin had great coordination and is famous for walking across a rope between two high buildings. 在兩棟高樓之間走繩索

Louise is responsible for the coordination of the new project, so direct all of your questions to her.

archery

射箭又稱為弓術，是藉助弓或弩的彈力將箭射出的一種活動，最初是用作狩獵之用，後來應用到軍事上。世界各地均有不同的傳統射箭方式，有些地區更發展成一種儀式化的技藝。例如儒家文化圈六藝中的「射」，在各地又分別發展為「射藝」、弓道等。

billiards/ pool

撞球是有多重玩法、使用撞球桿撞擊、一般為白色的母球。撞球運動又稱球桿運動通常用球桿擊打撞球，使其在撞球桌上滾動並撞擊子球的技巧運動，撞球桌用布覆蓋，球桿的邊界是彈性保險槓，即顆星。

You may have a point.

If you have reluctance, that means you hesitate to agree or say something.

gross vs. fine motor skills

There are different types of motor skills, but they all require movements with the little muscles in your body, right?

There's gross motor skills, which you need for bigger movements with bigger sports.

And then we call fine motor skills, the ones that we need for doing things like tying your shoelaces or buttoning a button on your shirt.

The fine motor skills are what we all look forward to, um, you know, our kids learning how to do.

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