20090706 -- Fantasy Sports (1)

Fantasy Sports

Run a professional sports team without leaving your computer
Have you ever dreamed of managing your own sports team? In the world of fantasy sports, you can do it with just an Internet connection.

How does it work? The easiest way to play fantasy sports is through websites like Hattrick and Yahoo! Sports.

If you like soccer, Hattrick is the site for you. With nearly 1 million users, it's the world's most popular fantasy soccer website. Users can choose the language in which the site appears, and there is no cost to join.

Yahoo!, on the other hand, offers a wide range of sports in English only and some extra paid options. Yahoo! features the four biggest American sports - American football, baseball, basketball and hockey. If you want to try something different, Yahoo! also offers fantasy golf and auto racing. Once you pick a sport, sign up for the service you like the most. Then pick your username and password to log on and get your team. Now the fun begins.


fantasy n. 空想/幻想/夢想
-> dream. pretty impossible to experience
eg: John's fantasy is that he will play baseball for the New York Yankees someday.

manage v. 管理/經營
eg: Managing his employees' work schedules was a struggle for the restaurant owner.
eg: Henry manages a car-declershipe in Texas.
eg: Vivian is capable of managing large projects.
eg: When you're a mon and employed full-time

sign up 報名參加
eg: Misty signed up to receive her favorite magazine, Studio Classroom, in the mail.
eg: Bobby already signed up for an English class at the community center.

sign up to do something 報名去做某事
eg: Marlene signed up to sell cookies at the fair.

password n. 通行密碼
eg: Tim couldn't access his bank account because he had forgotten his passowrd.
eg: The experts suggest not to use birthdays as passwords.
eg: You have to enter your password before entering this system.
eg: The 8-digit password is randomly picked by the computer.

run a team
= manage a team

hockey 曲棍球
eg: ice hockey 冰上曲棍球

username 使用者名稱
-> you use the user name for the website

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a wide range/scope of something 各式各樣的東西
= a broad range of something
= an array of something
= a wide spectrum of something
= a variety of something

eg: a wide range of knowledge


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Fantasy Sports is growing quickly in popularity. Three years ago it was estimated that in North America alone, almost 20 million people played fantasy sports. After just one year that number jumped to almost 30 million people. One reason this is significant is because Fantasy Sports has the ability to create A LOT of revenue. Three years ago Fantasy Sports was estimated to have a $3-4 BILLION annual economic impact on the sports industry.