短暫又操勞的職業生涯
Being a professional gamer is many teenagers’ dream. The life of a professional gamer may seem appealing on the surface, but it is important to keep in mind that professional gaming, or esports, is an extremely competitive field.
成為職業電競選手是很多青少年的夢想。職業電競選手的生活表面上可能看起來很吸引人，但要記住，職業電競，又稱為esports，是個非常競爭的領域。
appealing (adj.)吸引人的；unappealing (adj.)不吸引人的competitive (adj.)競爭的,好勝的；competition (n.)比賽extremely (adv.)非常
Gamers often have to sacrifice their sleep and health to acquire the skills needed to enter a competition, with no guarantee of making any money from it.
選手經常必須犧牲他們的睡眠和健康以習得能打入比賽的技巧，而且還不保證能從中賺到錢。
sacrifice (v.)(n.)犧牲=give upacquire (v.)學到,獲得；acquire knowledge 學習知識no guarantee of sth.無法保證
Hence, professional gamers have very short careers, with most of them quitting in their mid-20s.
因此，職業電競選手的生涯很短，他們大部分的人在二十五歲左右就會退休。
with+受詞+受詞補語
Another reason that contributes to the short career span is the lack of social life. It is not uncommon for professional gamers to play up to 14 hours a day.
另一個造成職涯短暫的原因是缺乏社交生活。職業選手一天練到14小時是很平常的。
contribute (v.)貢獻；contribute to促成,導致span (n.)一段時間；life span 壽命,預期壽命lack (n.)(v.)缺乏
The training is so intense that many gamers simply do not have time to hang out with friends, let alone get a girlfriend or boyfriend.
他們的訓練強度很高，導致很多選手沒時間跟朋友相處，更別提交男女朋友了。
intense (adj.)強烈的,極度的；intense pressure強烈的壓力；intense pain強烈的疼痛let alone 更不用說
Lastly, because gamers are under enormous pressure to win, many resort to illegal substances to increase focus.
最後，因為選手們為了贏得比賽承受巨大壓力，很多人會使用非法毒品來提升專注力。
enormous (adj.)極大的,巨大的=huge,tremendous,vast,immenseresort to 訴諸於illegal substances=illegal drugs毒品
As a result, drug abuse is very common in the professional gaming community.
因此，在職業電競圈中，藥物濫用是很常見的。
abuse (v.)(n.)虐待,濫用
All in all, professional gaming is certainly not as glamorous as it appears.
總而言之，職業電競不如表面上如此美好。
all in all 總而言之, 總歸來說glamorous (adj.)有魅力的,令人嚮往的
Make sure that you weigh the pros and cons first before choosing a career as a professional gamer.
在你選擇成為職業電競選手之前，最好先衡量其中的利弊。
weigh the pros and cons 權衡利弊,評估優缺點