Fri, Sep 22, 2023 page10

• SPEAK UP: Delayed Asian Games to open tomorrow 杭州亞運明盛大開幕

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  A: After being delayed for a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou are finally opening tomorrow.

  B: Yeah, more than 500 Taiwanese athletes are set to compete in 32 sports.

  A: Plus, “Breaking” and “e-Sports” will be included in the games for the first time.

  

  Photo: Nien Miao-yun, Liberty Times / 照片：自由時報粘藐云

  B: Will the games be broadcast in Taiwan too?

  A: Of course! PTS, CTS, EBC, Videoland and the ELTA OTT platform will all broadcast the events.

  A: 因疫情延期一年的杭州亞運，明天終於要開幕啦。

  B: 聽說超過五百位台灣選手，將參加三十二種比賽。

  A: 而且本屆還新增了「霹靂舞」，和「電子競技」的項目呢。

  B: 台灣也會轉播亞運嗎？

  A: 當然啦！公視、華視、東森、緯來，及影音平台愛爾達都會轉播。

  (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩)

  For your information

  Language Tip 語文小提示

  e-sport(s) The activity of playing computer games against other people on the Internet, often for money, and often watched by other people using the Internet, sometimes at special organized events: e.g. “E-sports have become a major industry, as some of the top gamers around the world battle each other in a wide range of games.”
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