Taijiquan is an especially helpful exercise to both the old and young. UNESCO describes it as “a traditional physical practice”. It【小题1】(characterize) by relaxing, circular movements that work in harmony with breath regulation and the cultivation of a【小题2】(moral) acceptable and neutral mind.

One’s understanding of Taijiquan can evolve【小题3】the practice continues. As an adolescent, it might be more of a martial art that strengthens your body and improves fighting skills. As one’s experience grows, it becomes easier【小题4】(appreciate) its cultural implications.

Taijiquan can teach people to stay calm during life’s ups and downs and to embrace the world with an open mind. Taijiquan also【小题5】 (feature) the interaction effect between movement and stillness, emptiness and reality, opening and closing, and rigidity and gentleness,【小题6】 is “a perfect picture of harmonious coexistence and unity in diversity”.

Taijiquan requires its practitioners to be upright and peaceful and act from 【小题7】 perspective of others, which reflects Confucianism’s emphasis 【小题8】 self-cultivation and humanity.

The leisure of Taijiquan and Olympic spirit, originated from western 【小题9】 (country), are two different kinds of life concepts under different culture background. Nowadays, widespread Taijiquan shows that these two kinds of culture are in the process of 【小题10】 (blend) which are the inheritance of Chinese traditional culture and the complementation of world Olympic Spirit as well.

The English Channel crossing, one of the most famous global swimming challenges, 【小题1】 (refer) to as the peak of endurance swimming.

A relay team of winter swimming 【小题2】 (enthusiasm) from Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, swam the English Channel in less than 12 hours on Friday. They 【小题3】 (choose) to swim the shortest route across the channel, the 33.8 kilometers from Dover in the UK to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near Calais in France.

In fact, the team took exactly 11 hours and 54 minutes to make the crossing, 【小题4】 (swim) more than 50 km to avoid obstacles and strong currents. During the team’s crossing, each team member swam 【小题5】 at least an hour before alternating until they reached France.

Xie Derong, a member of the team, said that although the relay went 【小题6】 (smooth) for the most part, the final 6 km proved to be an enormous test of 【小题7】 (they) endurance. “We encountered counter currents that caused us 【小题8】 (slow) down.”

【小题9】 idea of crossing the English Channel first came to them in 2019. Training started several weeks before Friday’s swim in the Sanqi Reservoir in Wencheng county, 【小题10】 the water temperature was similar to the English Channel.

China has named 24,126 primary and middle schools across the country specialist football schools【小题1】(lead) youth football development, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). At least one football class【小题2】(require) each week in these schools so that they can encourage their students to【小题3】(active) participate in football training and matches.

China aims to have 50,000 schools specializing in youth football by the end of 2025, said Wang Dengfeng, an official with the MOE, 【小题4】 (add) that to realize this goal, the ministry will take various measures that include building school football fields, training football coaches and providing extra funding and policy support. 【小题5】those measures in schools, 47 football training camps have also been built in【小题6】effort to promote the sport among young people. And outstanding or【小题7】(gift) players will also have the chance to join inter-school teams for regional【小题8】 (compete) and even national summer camps.

In the past four years, local education departments have trained about 40,000 football teachers, 8,000 of【小题9】have obtained coaching certificates. Moreover, the country 【小题10】 (step) up its efforts in promoting football in schools since it set up a seven-department joint task force, including the education, sport and finance authorities as well as the Chinese Football Association.