Answer the bell?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="them">them</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> – <span word="big">big</span> (<span word="important">important</span>) <span word="shots">shots</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="round">round</span>. <span word="Amateur">Amateur</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympians">Olympians</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 10, 12 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> (<span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>) 15 <span word="rounds">rounds</span>.</p><p><span word="Boxers">Boxers</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="circled">circled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="hop">hop</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="trainers">trainers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpers">helpers</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stool">stool</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recuperate">recuperate</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="again">again</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="express">express</span> “<span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>” <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> “<span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="round">round</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p>
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