Let's Get 7 in IELTS

Remember the original Tecmo Bowl? You could pick Walter Payton and be guaranteed that nobody else on the field would have a chance of catching him (except maybe Lawrence Taylor). It didn’t matter if Payton got hurt midseason, had a streak of fumbles or even retired the next year. In Tecmo Bowl, ‘Sweetness’ was forever. Ah, those were the days.

With the launch of DynamicDNA in NBA Live 09, EA Sports has completely shattered the static memory of Payton. Roster updates have been available for years, but for NBA Live 09 the game system will update player stats on a daily basis. And we’re not just talking about trades, injury status or even three-point accuracy. Tendencies that are logged by Synergy Sports Technology for more than 20 real NBA teams will adjust the performance of your fake players. A player’s tendency to cut a certain direction or his accuracy from the elbow or the top of the key will be updated nightly. If Kobe goes eight for eight from behind the arc on a certain night, be sure to launch shots from deep in your game the next day. Team tendencies and streaks will also be adjusted on the fly, so check the paper before you pick your squad.

But, for the nostalgic among us, fear not. On your original Nintendo that only works when you squeeze in a quarter, Payton won’t have changed a bit.

roster
n.
1. 執勤人員表;花名冊
2. 列入名冊的人

guarantine
n.
1. 隔離;檢疫
2. 隔離區;檢疫所
3. 隔離期;檢疫期
4. 孤立;封鎖
vt.
1. 使隔離;使受檢疫
2. 使孤立;與...斷絕關係
vi.
1. 實行隔離

streak 
n.[C]
1. 條紋,斑紋[(+of)]
2. 光線;閃電
3. 礦脈,礦層
4. 傾向,氣質[(+of)]
5. (短暫的)一陣子;一系列;一點點
6. 裸體飛跑
vt.
1. 在...上有條紋;使留下條痕
2. 裸體飛跑在
vi.
1. 形成條紋
2. 疾駛,閃現,飛奔[Q]
3. 裸體飛跑 

fumble
vi.
1. 亂摸;摸索[(+about/around/for)]
2. 笨拙地行動[(+with/at)]
3. 作錯誤處理
4. (球戲中)漏接球,失球,接球不穩
5. 笨嘴拙舌地說話[(+for)]
vt.
1. 亂摸;摸索
2. 笨拙地做;笨手笨腳地造成
3. 錯誤地處理
4. 笨拙地走(路),摸索著走(路)
5. (球戲中)失(球),漏接(球)
6. 笨嘴拙舌地說出;漏掉(詞)
n.
1. 亂摸;摸索
2. 笨拙的處理;笨拙的企圖[C]
3. 失球,漏接(球)[C]

shattered
a.
1. (用作表語)震驚的;心煩意亂的
2. 【英】【口】(用作表語)極度疲勞的,非常虛弱

Tendency
n.[C]
1. 傾向;癖性;天分[(+to/toward)][+to-v]
2. 趨勢,潮流[(+to/toward)][+to-v]
3. 傾向;意向
4. 政治團體

nostalgic 
a.
1. 鄉愁的
2. 懷舊的