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Boxing has been practised for centuries – it was even one of the sports in the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece. More recently, boxing has become mainstream in the UK, with hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life participating in the sport every week. But why? The answer lies in the physical, mental and even social benefits boxing can bring.

Its physical benefits are clear. Whether it’s practising with a punching bag, sparring with a partner or facing an opponent in the ring, boxing can be an intense form of exercise and give a full-body workout. It can improve muscular strength, and it can also increase anaerobic fitness – allowing someone to work out harder, for longer. These can, in turn, have a positive impact on other aspects of physical well-being, like heart health and weight management.

But the high physical demands of the sport aren’t just good for the body – boxing can also have a positive impact on someone’s mental well-being. Dr Jessica Pinchbeck, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at the Open University, says that boxing ‘can alleviate some of the symptoms of anxiety and depression’. Exercising regularly is already widely known to be good for mental health, but boxing can also bring a sense of discipline and focus.

And there is a third benefit to putting on the boxing gloves. Practising punches can be done alone, of course, but boxing is not just an individual activity – it also involves working with others to train and stay safe. Dr Gavin Williams, Senior Lecturer in Education at the Open University, says that this cooperation and teamwork can ‘create a sense of identity… and belonging’. So, no matter what the reason that attracts someone to boxing, the interactive elements of the sport, mean it can also have profound social benefits.

Good for body, mind and social interactions? It’s not surprising that more and more people are stepping into the ring.

When you ask more people about the benefits of apps on their smartphone, they say they use them to play games, surf the net, keep in touch with people and organise social events. But Jenny Harlow, a scientist from London, has got an app that does something much more important: it warns her when she is in danger. The app is called Safety Tips and it gives users real-time earthquake and tsunami warnings. The Japan Tourist Agency had the idea for the app after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, when many foreign tourists in the country were confused about what was happening and what they should do. Jenny was on a business trip to Japan when the earthquake struck. ‘Although there are a lot of earthquakes in Japan, it was the first time I experienced one. All the warnings and information on the internet, radio and TV were in Japanese, and I couldn’t understand. It was really confusing and I didn’t know what to do.’ She had to rely on Japanese colleagues to help her.

The Safety Tips app sends an alert to users when a major earthquake happens, and also tells them if a tsunami is likely to arrive at the coast. The app gives lots of tips about what to do, where to go and how to stay safe, as well as a list of useful Japanese phrases such as ‘Is this an earthquake?’ and ‘Is it safe here?’ Importantly, all the information is in English, and there are plans to add other languages. The Japan Tourist Agency plans to advertise the app at airports and tourist information centres in Japan. In order to get the app, people visit a website and download it. ‘I’m coming to Japan again next year and I will definitely watch out for alerts from the app,’ says Jenny.

After school I join in a company to intership. Once time I doing a task, I careless delete data in database.It will cause user can’t finish operation online.

After My leader knows, he didn’t get angry. He asked me retrieve the data.And told me do thing don’t careless.Finally I make up the wrong.

After graduation, I joined a company to do an internship/I did an internship at a tech/media company/I interned at a bank.

I was doing a task and I accidentally deleted some data in our database.
I accidentally deleted some data when I was writing a program.

And because of what I did, our users couldn’t continue the next step.

After hearing about this, my leader didn’t get angry nor did he blame me.  He asked me to retrieve the data. And told me to be more careful at work, especially when it comes to data. Finally I made up for my mistake.

When I joined SE last summer, everything was new to me. I needed to learn how to teach and how to use the website.

On my second week, I had a new student who was a 30 year-old lady. We had a wonderful class and she learned a lot of useful words and sentences. By the end of the class, I was going to publish the notes, but suddenly an error occurred. I lost everything I wrote. Both she and I were upset by the error, but there was nothing we could do. After that time, I learned how to backup my files. It was a very valuable lesson for me. 

Education is a good opportunity for those of us who strive to better ourselves. But for people in full-time employment, getting the balancing act between work and studying can prove a stumbling block. So, what are the benefits of hitting the books once in work?

教育是我们这些人努力使自己变得更好的一个好机会。但是对于全职工作的人们，工作和学习之间达到一个平衡能证明绊脚石。因此，在工作中用工读书一次的好处是什么？

Uni is often considered a logical step for people who wish to continue their education after school. While options of Master’s degrees, PhDs and other postgraduate qualifications exist, many students leave after obtaining their Bachelor’s and head into the world of work. After years of doing the same job, some feel adding new skills or knowledge to their locker may open up new opportunities or help them to get a promotion. Studying part-time in the evenings and weekends can be a great way to juggle responsibilities.

Uni经常为毕业之后继续教育的人们考虑一个逻辑步骤。当硕士学位的选择时候，PhDs 和其他研究生学历存在，许多学生离开之后获得他们的学士学位并且走向职场。做一样的工作几年后，一些感觉增添了新的技能或知识使他们的储物柜也许打开新的机会或帮助他们获得提升。在晚上和周末这种业余时间学习是一个好的平衡责任的方式。

In terms of the benefits, learning new techniques that you can bring into the workplace can make you more of an authority in your area and a go-to person for advice. If the business has a skills shortage, you may be able to step up to the plate and fill that gap. In short, studying more could make you more promotable down the line and more useful to the business. 学习能够使你在职业生涯的攀爬上更易获得晋升，对业务/生意也更有用。

以益处的角度看来，学习新的技能 你能带进职场能使你在你的领域有更多的职权且提建议进取的人。如果企业技能不足，你也许有能力负起责任且填充缺口。总之，学习更能够使对你更提升和对公司更有用。

If you study in a classroom, your experience of the workplace could bring a wealth of knowledge to other students and provide real-life examples for you to draw on. You may also meet like-minded people who you can add to your professional network in the future. And while adult learners have to consider things like children, homelives and work, many adult and part-time courses are more flexible and spread over a number of years. Some courses can even be done partly or entirely online, which means that you can manage your time more easily studying from home and you don’t need to factor in travel time.

如果你在一个教室学习，你职场的经历能够带来知识的财富给其他学生并且提供真实生活例子为你利用。在未来你也许也遇到能够加入你的职业的人际网的志同道合的人。当成人学习必须考虑像孩子，家庭生活和工作。许多成人和业余课程是更灵活的且遍布好几年。当你在家能够管理你的时间更容易学习并且你不需要旅行时间的因素，一些课程甚至是部分地或者完全线上。

So, there are a variety of options for those who wish to return to studying. And increasing your skills may open up new careers or opportunities in your professional life.

因此，对于这些希望返回学习的人有一个多样的选择。增加你的技能在你的职业生活中也许打开新的职业或机会。

This is the sound of Nasa’s Perseverance rover hard at work on the surface of the Red Planet. It landed on Mars 15 months ago. Since then, it’s been on the move, trundling more than seven miles across the dry and dusty terrain.

这是Nasa’s Perseverance漫游者的声音在红色星球的表面上艰难工作。十五个月以前在火星上登陆。自那以后，它一直移动，转动超过7英里穿过干而布满灰层的地带。

Now it’s reached its target: a delta where a river once flowed into a huge lake billions of years ago. Scientists think the sediments there could contain signs of ancient life, possibly microbes that once lived in the Martian waters.

现在它达到了目标：一个十亿年河流入的一个巨大的湖泊三角洲。科学家认为沉积物包含古老的生命的信号，曾经生活在在火星水中的微生物。

The rover will climb up the front of the delta 探索车将会攀爬上三角洲的前部，
and search for the most promising rocks, drilling into them to collect samples. 并且会寻找最有可能性的岩石，钻洞以收集样本。
And some of these could be heading back to Earth – a future mission is currently being planned to retrieve them. 样本中的一部分会被送回地球，目前正在规划一个将来的任务，以在岩石里寻找信息。

漫游者攀登河口之前搜索大多数有希望的岩石。钻入它们采集样本。其中的一些朝地球走——未来使命是当前计划去找回它们。

Vocabulary

neither A nor B: 没有….也没有…. (后接倒装句)
Neither Mary nor Tom should be blamed.

blame (v) 责怪

accident (n) – accidentally (adv.) 不小心地，意外地

careless (adj.) 粗心，马虎

graduate (v/n) 毕业生，毕业
I graduated from college in 2018.
There will be over 10 million graduates this summer.
graduation (n)
It was a big regret that I didn’t attend my graduation ceremony.  遗憾

intern (v/n)
I am an intern at Tencent.
I interned at Tencent for 6 months.

internship (n) 实习
I did a 6-month internship at Tencent in 2018.

once = one time
twice = two times

sentence (n) 中间

suddenly (adv.) 突然间

back up 备份

once 一度，曾经，
Call me once you get home. 一… 就…
Once you get there, I will call you.

proud (adj.) 骄傲的
be proud of sth/sb 以…为豪

engine (n) 引擎，发动机
engineer (n) 工程师

physics (n) 物理学
physical (adj.) 身体上的，物理上的

bachelor (n) 单身汉
bachelor (n) 本科
bachelor’s degree 本科学位/学历

fortunate (adj.) 幸运的

such 如此
Such a pretty/handsome kid 如此好看的一个小孩

work one’s way up: 工作晋升

Pronunciation

ph 读作 f

phase
phrase