Four years ago the endowment released the report “Reading at Risk, ” which showed that fewer than half of Americans over 18 read novels, short stories, plays or poetry.

四年前，基金会发表过一篇名为“阅读面临危机”的文章，表明美国满18岁的成年人读小说、短篇、戏剧和诗歌的人数不超过一半。

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Though that figure counts a user for each type of game he plays, it makes Zynga about four times larger than its nearest rival, Electronic Arts.

虽说该数字中的用户是对每类游戏分别计数的，但已使得Zynga超出其最接近对手电子艺界近四倍。

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His seven known plays are divided into one complete trilogy and four additional works.

他的七部已知的作品被分成了一个完整的戏剧三部曲和另外四部戏剧。

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For more than four hundred years, people all over the world have been reading,watching and listening to the plays and poetry of the British writer William Shakespeare.

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Four percent of the world's population plays some form of football.

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Four plays later, Nicks held Charles Woodson off with one hand and caught the ball with the other for a four-yard touchdown.

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The Ravens promptly scored four plays later on an Anquan Boldin 11-yard touchdown reception which made it 28-13 and put the game away.

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