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White-collar workers going to great lengths for stress relief
A soldier of the South Korean special attack corps paints his eyes during a friendly Taekwondo match at a South Korean Army Base in Pochon, north of Seoul.
Stressed out white-collar workers are scaling(攀登) skyscrapers, camping out on rooftops, smashing up restaurants, pretending to be children and even visiting cemeteries in a bid to relieve the pressure of modern life.
As the country’s economy continues to steam ahead, once popular forms of entertainment, such as karaoke, card games and even boxing bars, appear to be losing their appeal.
Consider the members of Shanghai’s Cat Rain club. By day, this group of young women works executive jobs, but by night they climb buildings so they can spend the night on the roof. "It’s a good way to release our pressure. You feel relaxed when you’re sitting on the roof, looking up to the sky and chatting with intimate(亲密的)friends," said Gong Ying, 25.
The stress of work is not just limited to people in Shanghai. A recently-opened restaurant in Beijing encourages customers to smash plates - as long as they are willing to pay to replace them.
Though there has been some debate about the extravagance(奢侈)of such services, some psychologists say the activity reflects the desire of some white-collar workers to vent their angst.
Some workers even appear eager to return to their childhoods. This May, hundreds of people took part in a festival in which adults pretended to be children. It was an adults-only event, and participants could read comics and eat sweets all day.
Scenic places such as parks and rivers can also help people relax and put things in perspective. But a cemetery? Cemetery companies in Shanghai organized visits to local graveyards for stressed-out workers in March. The participants were taken to quiet spots in the cemetery where they could contemplate (考虑 )life and their futures.
Roof-camper Chen Bin, an IT marketing professional, said she had camped out on a rooftop about 30 times. When she’s not sleeping out under the stars, she also has several other adrenalin-fueled interests, such as downhill racing and paragliding.
"Pressure may bring us distress, but it doesn’t mean we can’t find ways out," Chen says. "Life should be imaginative."
There 17 (be) a dramatic rise in the number of extreme weather events over the past 20 years, 18 (cause) largely by rising global temperatures,according to a new report from the United Nations.From 2000 to 2019,there were7,348 major natural disasters around the world, 19 (result) in USD2,970 billion in economic loss.Much of this increase can be due to climate change.The findings show a critical need 20 (invest)in disaster prevention.
Sam is an in-real-life streamer(播主),and he live streams himself just going about his day.While riding his bike home 14 a cold night,he came across a sad-looking elderly woman wandering the streets by herself.The poor woman wasn't able to give him any information about 15 she lived.Sam walked her to a nearby convenience store so that she could 16 (safe) wait for the police to take her home.
Why do we dream?Scientists aren't completely sure,and they have diverse 11 (idea).Dreams might be a side effect of memory making.When you sleep,your brain sorts through everything 12 happened during the day,trying to link new experiences to old memories. As it 13 (connect) things,your brain tums them into a story,and you get a dream.
A comprehensive study of 4,500 children conducted by the National Institutes of Health in 2018 shows that children who spent more than seven hours a day staring at screens showed evidence of premature thinning of their brain's cortex the outer layer that processes sensory information. "We don't know if it (1) (cause) by the screen time. We don't know yet if it's a bad thing. It won't be until we follow them over time (2) we will see if there are outcomes that are associated with the differences that we're seeing in this single snapshot," Dr. Gaya Dowling. "What we can say is that this is(3) the brains look like of kids who spend a lot of time on screens. And it's not just one pattern."
The problem isn't just screens (4) , but also the way screens tempt kids (and adults) away from something far more important: physical activity. More than 23 percent of adults and 80 percent of adolescents don't get enough physical activity, and according to a 2019 report from the World Health Organization (WHO), these patterns of activity and rest arise (5) habits we develop early in life. "What we really need to do is (6) (bring) back play for children," says Dr. Juana Willumsen, a WHO specialist in childhood obesity and physical activity, in a statement about new WHO guidelines issued in April 2019. "This is about making the shift from sedentary time to playtime, while (7) (protect) sleep." Of course, children aren't completely to blame for their screen addiction.
Sometimes, the parents (8) complain about the role of screens in family life are just as guilty of spending too much time in front of one. A 2016 study (9) (conduct) by Common Sense Media found that parents spend up to nine hours a day in front of screens, mostly not for work﹣related reasons. While 78 percent of parents said they believed they were good screen time role models, the study found a disconnect between their behavior and their perception of their behavior. Parents need to limit screen time for themselves and especially for their kids(10) it means playing the bad guy. Our mental and physical health depends on it.
In the presence of animals
A professor of public health at UCLA says that pet ownership might provide a new form of health care. As far back as the 1790s, the elderly at a senior citizens' home in England (1)
(encourage) to spend time with farm animals. This would help patients' mental state more than the cruel therapies(2) (use) on the mentally ill at the time. In recent years, scientists have finally begun to find proof(3) contact with animals can increase a sick person's chance of survival and have shown (4) (lower) heart rate, calm upset children, and get people to start a conversation.
Scientists think that animals' companionship is beneficial (5) animals are accepting and attentive, and they don't criticize or give orders. Animals have the unique ability to be more social. For example, visitors to nursing homes get more social responses from patients when they come with animal companions.
Not only do people seem (6) (anxious) when animals are nearby, but they may also live longer. Studies show that a year (7) heart surgery, survival rates for heart patients were higher for those with pets in their homes than those without pets. Elderly people with pets make fewer trips to doctors than those without animal companions, possibly because animals relieve loneliness. Staying with animals is believed to create a peaceful state of mind,(8) (result) in a favorable environment for everyone.
Research confirms that the findings concerning senior citizens can be applied to restless children. They are more easy﹣going when there are animals around, with (9) company they tend to calm down more easily. They involve (10) in playing with animals and the presence of animals conforms them greatly.