Xing Bin is a 47-year-old teacher in Linyi University in Shandong province. He has worked there for 19 years. At the end of 2022, he experienced the work of a delivery rider (外卖骑手). More than half a year later, he shared his understanding and thoughts online, which quickly caused heated discussions.

Xing Bin was so interested in the life and work of a delivery rider that he decided to be one from December 22nd to January 20th. During the month, Xing worked more than 10 hours and took 30,000 steps a day. He lost 6 kilograms and made a total of 7,000 yuan. On average, he made 10 yuan each hour, and 20 yuan at most.

“During that month, I tasted the bitterness (苦难) and the happiness of this job with my heart,” Xing said. “I delivered over 2,000 orders, and three deliveries impressed (使印象深刻) me a lot. One took place late at night when I delivered food to a village where there were no streetlights. The couple who ordered the food were afraid that I would get lost in the middle of the night. So they used a flashlight to walk me out of the small village to the main road.”

Xing now understands the difficulties of delivery workers better and realizes how hard they work to make a living. “I also hope that more people can understand delivery workers and show more respect towards them,” he said. “I will continue to try different jobs every year in the future.”

Who has the most dangerous job? Firemen or policemen? Who do you think has the greatest chance of dying at work — a stuntman (特技替身演员) or a fisherman? 【小题1】 And is there any connection between who works hardest and who’s at the greatest risk?

【小题2】 To begin with, a fisherman has the most dangerous job. Many fishermen have died in the last twenty years. Accidents, which usually took place in the middle of the sea, killed 450 fishermen.

【小题3】 Many of the accidents are caused by the very powerful chainsaws (链锯) which the workers use to cut down trees.

Being a taxi driver is also a dangerous job. 【小题4】 In 2004, nine taxi drivers were killed while only four policemen died at work.

However, none of these jobs is as dangerous as a pilot — 19 pilots died in the same year in air crashes (空难).

So, what should you do if you want to work safely and happily? Well, the jobs where people are the least at risk are jobs in factories, shops and offices. 【小题5】