The Robot Games

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More than two thousand robots run, dance, and play soccer at Beijing's robot games.

这个月zhè ge yuè，北京běi jīng有yǒu一个yī ge很hěn特别tè bié的de运动会yùn dòng huì。This month, Beijing has a very special sports meet.运动员yùn dòng yuán不是bù shì人rén，是shì机器人jī qì rén！The athletes are not people — they are robots!八月bā yuè二十èr shí二èr号hào，比赛bǐ sài开始kāi shǐ。On August 22, the games begin.

有yǒu两liǎng千qiān多个duō ge机器人jī qì rén来lái比赛bǐ sài。More than two thousand robots are coming to compete.它们tā men来自lái zì十六shí liù个gè国家guó jiā。They come from sixteen countries.机器人jī qì rén会huì跑步pǎo bù，会huì踢tī足球zú qiú，还hái会huì跳舞tiào wǔ。The robots can run, play soccer, and even dance.

今年jīn nián，跑步pǎo bù比赛bǐ sài里lǐ没有méi yǒu人rén帮bāng它们tā men。This year, no humans help them in the running race.机器人jī qì rén自己zì jǐ想xiǎng，自己zì jǐ跑pǎo。The robots think for themselves and run by themselves.有的yǒu de机器人jī qì rén跑pǎo得很de hěn快kuài，有的yǒu de会huì摔倒shuāi dǎo。Some robots run very fast; some fall down.

摔倒shuāi dǎo的de时候shí hou，大家dà jiā都dōu笑了xiào le。When they fall, everyone laughs.但是dàn shì机器人jī qì rén会huì再zài站起来zhàn qǐ lai，跑pǎo完wán比赛bǐ sài。But the robots stand up again and finish the race.看kàn比赛bǐ sài的de人rén说shuō：机器人jī qì rén越来越yuè lái yuè聪明cōng ming了le。People watching say: robots are getting smarter and smarter.