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　　Online Gaming 在线游戏

　　UKonline gamersareon red alertas they prepare for the arrival of theCyberathleteProfessional League World Tour.

　　The tour, which takes in nine countries on four continents, is the first of its kind and demonstrates the desire amongst thepro-gamingcommunity to be taken seriously as a professional sport.

　　For those who don’t know, online gamers compete against each other playing popular games such as Counter Strike, World of Warcraft, and Unreal Tournament. The games are played onPCsrather thangames consoles.

　　Thousands of fans are expected to descend upon Sheffield, a city in the north of England, to watch their favourite pro-gamersbattle it outin a $1million tournament. One competitor who is sure tocause a splashis 23-year-old American, Jonathan Wendel, better known bygaming alias, “Fatal1ty”.

　　Despite his youth, “Fatal1ty” is a gaming legend, having won three Cyberathlete Professional League championships and become the world’s first Doom 3 world champion, for which he won $25000 prize money. He has also signedlucrative sponsorshipdealswith companies which produceperipheralsand accessories for gamers.

　　The UK is alsofielding a strong team. Top UK player, David Treacy, a member of the British team Four-Kings, has alreadysecured a placein the events grand final in the United States. The Four-Kings Counter Strike team have also made good progress taking second place overall in the first season of the tournament and winning $20000 in prize money.

　　The team have recently competed in the World E-Sports Games league in South Korea. The reception they received there demonstrates the growing status of pro-gamers. ‘They weremobbedfor photographs andautographsbefore they played the season final’, says Four-Kings co-manager Phillip Wride.

　　Chinese gaming fanatics don’t have long to wait for their opportunity towitness the spectacleof world-class gaming. The CPL World Tour comes to Beijing on October 13th with a top prize of $50000. So keep your finger on thetrigger– maybe you could be the next world champion.

　　GLOSSARY 词汇表

　　online gamers 网络游戏手 on red alert 处于紧急危险状态

　　Cyberathlete 电脑/网络运动员 pro-gaming 职业游戏

　　PCs 个人电脑 games consoles 游戏机

　　battle it out 奋力争夺 cause a splash 引人注目;引起轰动

　　gaming alias 游戏化名

　　lucrative sponsorship deals

　　利润丰厚的赞助交易

　　peripherals 辅助设备 mobbed 被包围、簇拥

　　secured a place

　　进入比赛;获得比赛资格 fielding a strong team

　　培养一个强大的队伍

　　autographs 亲笔签名 witness the spectacle 目睹盛况

　　trigger 扳机

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