有些同學(xué)很喜歡打電子游戲，甚至希望以后以打電子游戲?yàn)樯Ｈ缃翊_實(shí)有這樣的職業(yè)存在，叫電子競(jìng)技。但這份工作可真沒(méi)有想象的那么簡(jiǎn)單。

Whether you play e-sports （電子競(jìng)技） or not， you might have heard of IG （Invictus Gaming）， a Chinese e-sports club. On the night of Nov. 3，2018， IG beat Europes Fnatic club and won the 2018 League of Legends （LoL） World Championship in South Korea. It was the first time in the events eight-year history that a Chinese club won.

無(wú)論你是否玩過(guò)電子競(jìng)技，你都可能聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)中國(guó)的電子競(jìng)技俱樂(lè)部IG（Invictus Gaming）。2018年11月3日晚，IG擊敗了泛歐洲FNC戰(zhàn)隊(duì)，贏得了2018年韓國(guó)英雄聯(lián)盟全球總決賽的冠軍。這是這個(gè)項(xiàng)目8年歷史上第一次有一家中國(guó)俱樂(lè)部獲得冠軍。

The long-awaited victory showed how e-sports has progressed in China in recent years. A growing number of e-sports clubs have been founded in China， and more young gamers are working as e-sports players. However， becoming a professional （專(zhuān)業(yè)的） e-sports athlete （運(yùn)動(dòng)員） is not all fun and games.

期待已久的勝利顯示了近年來(lái)中國(guó)電子競(jìng)技的發(fā)展。中國(guó)已經(jīng)建立了越來(lái)越多的電子競(jìng)技俱樂(lè)部，越來(lái)越多的年輕玩家成為了電子競(jìng)技的參與者。然而，成為一名專(zhuān)業(yè)的電子競(jìng)技員并不總是娛樂(lè)和游戲。

電子競(jìng)技（e-sports），簡(jiǎn)單說(shuō)就是電子游戲比賽達(dá)到“競(jìng)技”層面的體育項(xiàng)目。電子競(jìng)技運(yùn)動(dòng)就是利用電子設(shè)備作為運(yùn)動(dòng)器械進(jìn)行的、人與人之間的智力對(duì)抗運(yùn)動(dòng)。通過(guò)運(yùn)動(dòng)，可以鍛煉和提高參與者的思維能力、反應(yīng)能力、心眼四肢協(xié)調(diào)能力和意志力，培養(yǎng)團(tuán)隊(duì)精神。

An e-sports player must have quick reactions and high endurance （耐力）.

一名電子競(jìng)技員必須有快速的反應(yīng)和極高的耐力。

They must also have a high APM， or “actions per minute”. This refers to how many actions they can perform in a game within one minute. Pro players can have an APM as high as 400.

競(jìng)技員們必須有一個(gè)高的APM，即“每分鐘的行動(dòng)”。這是指他們?cè)谝环昼妰?nèi)能在一場(chǎng)比賽中執(zhí)行多少次動(dòng)作。專(zhuān)業(yè)競(jìng)技員的APM高達(dá)400。

There is a limit to how long they can play this well. Most professional players range in age from 17 to 25. After a certain age， they become slower.

競(jìng)技員能做多久是有年齡限制的。大多數(shù)職業(yè)競(jìng)技員的年齡是從17歲到25歲不等。超過(guò)這個(gè)年齡段，他們的行動(dòng)就變慢了（也就不適合從事電子競(jìng)技了）。

E-sports athletes have to work hard every day. “We start to practice right after we get up in the morning and usually last until midnight，” said Huang Fuquan， a player from iG. “There is at least 12 hours of work every day.”

電子競(jìng)技員每天都要努力工作?！拔覀?cè)缟掀鸫埠缶烷_(kāi)始練習(xí)，通常持續(xù)到午夜，”IG競(jìng)技員黃福泉說(shuō)，“每天至少要工作12個(gè)小時(shí)。”

Many players practice so much that they get muscle pains and arthritis （關(guān)節(jié)炎）. They also face lots of pressure. Some e-sports clubs hire psychologists （心理醫(yī)生） and doctors to help their players.

許多競(jìng)技員因?yàn)樾枰?jīng)常練習(xí)，所以他們的身體會(huì)出現(xiàn)肌肉疼痛和關(guān)節(jié)炎的問(wèn)題。他們平時(shí)也面臨著很多的壓力。一些電子競(jìng)技俱樂(lè)部會(huì)聘請(qǐng)心理學(xué)家和醫(yī)生來(lái)幫助他們的競(jìng)技員（解決出現(xiàn)的各種問(wèn)題）。

So if you want to turn your love for gaming into a full-time job， ask yourself this first： Are you really prepared？ 所以，如果你想把你對(duì)游戲的熱愛(ài)變成一份全職工作，先問(wèn)問(wèn)自己：你真的準(zhǔn)備好了嗎？

歷史教授在課堂上向?qū)W生們解釋?zhuān)赖臉?biāo)準(zhǔn)是如何隨著時(shí)代的變化而變化的，并舉了個(gè)例子：“1921年的美國(guó)小姐身高160厘米，體重73公斤。你們想，放到今天，她在選美大賽中能勝出嗎？”一名學(xué)生答：“肯定不行，年紀(jì)太大了。”