英语课程计划-National Video Games Day

Playing video games is one of the world’s biggest hobbies. It only seems right, therefore, that there is a special day to celebrate it. National Video Games Day is the one day of the year you can go crazy playing your favourite games. It’s OK to tell people you can’t see them on this day, unless you want to play with them. In fact, what better way to spend National Video Games Day than in a marathon session with fellow gamers. Video Games Day celebrates all the popular video games from yesteryear, like Pac Man and Space Invaders¹, to today’s graphics-packed games on PlayStations, Nintendo consoles and Microsoft’s X-Box. Be careful though, playing too many video games can be bad for your health.

For those that don’t know, a video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a console or buttons, and a screen. Video games used to be played only on televisions or arcade² game screens, but now they are played on all kinds of devices, including computers. The earliest known video game was the "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device" in 1947. It was very simple. The player controlled a dot on a screen that simulated a missile fired at targets. The first coin-operated video game arrived in 1971. It was called Computer Space and was in black and white. Technology soon leapt ahead to produce the classics we know and love today. The future of video games is sure to be as exciting as the games themselves.

1 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。

2 arcade   

n.拱廊；(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道

参考例句：

• At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
• In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场，你可以发现许多的纪念品。