英语听力：告诉你一生必知的事20：中国网络游戏用户的几个特征

　　With the fast development of Internet technology, the online game has become a part of our life. According to the analysis of CNNIC(中国互联网信息中心), the average gaming time for a game player is 9.9 hours a week; game players account for(占……) 1/3 in the total amount of netizen(网民) in China.

　　伴随着互联网的盛行，网络游戏逐渐走进了人们的生活。据CNNIC统计显示:网络游戏玩家每人每周游戏时间达9.9小时，其人数占到网民总数的二分之一。

　　Therefore, the online game has become one of the most popular ways of entertainment. Based on the report of 2007 online games investigation, there are some important features about Chinese online gamers:

　　网络游戏已成为现代人休闲娱乐的主要方式之一。依据2007年网络游戏调查报告，中国网络游戏现呈现以下几点显著特征:

　　1) The amount of players who are studying in high school or working in IT-related fields rank(列……) the top two, account for 19% and 10% respectively.

　　1) 中国网络游戏用户中，高中学生和IT从业人员最多，分别占19%和10%。

　　2) Most players are 19 to 35 years old, and gamers aged between 20 and 29 account for 60% of the whole players.

　　2) 网游用户以19至35岁之间的人群居多，其中20-29这个年龄段的用户占用户总数的60%。

　　3) The players who are well-educated have taken up 59% in online game market.

　　3) 在整个网游市中，接受过高等教育的用户所占比例高达59%。

　　4) 45% of online gamers are female, but the female roles played in games just account for 38%.

　　4) 女性玩家约占45%，但在游戏中使用女性角色的只占38%。

　　5) The amount of players in the coastal areas is larger than the amount of middle and west areas. Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Shanghai are top three.

　　5) 沿海地区的网游用户数量远高于中西部地区，广东、江苏和上海分列前三位。

　　注释：

　　1. average adj. 平均的

　　例句：it's a pity that I'm going to die or die too soon, but at least I'm getting more than the average.

　　我死得太早是很遗憾，但至少我活得比平均寿命长。

　　2. Therefore adv. 因此;所以

　　例句：Therefore, we have the chance to innovate and to solve those problems. So, I think there are hopes for that.

　　因此，我们有机会进行创新来解决这些问题,那就是希望之所在。

　　3. investigation n. 调查;调查研究

　　例句：Can we keep this for our investigation? 我们能留着这个作调查吗?