Born to Win
Why is success so dear to
everybody?
Because it is not easy to come by, because
in the process of our striving for success,
we have both our body and soul tempered,
and we are enlightened by the most
valuable qualities of human beings:
confidence, courage, love, fortitude,
patience and sense of responsibilities.
Born to Win
Task
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1
2
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Discussion
Guessing Work
A Song—Hero
Video Clip
Proverbs and Sayings
Listening
Task 1
Discussion
What Is Success/winning?
To be clear about what success is must
be the first step to achieving success.
Hold a discussion on the conceptions
about success and try to give your own
successful experiences.
Winning means being happy.
Winning means being NO.1 or one of the best in
your field.
Winning means being
contribution to society.
able
to
make
great
 Winning means being able to overcome great
difficulties that others can’t.
 Winning means making a lot of money.
Winning means doing what you enjoy and being
good at it.
Winning means having good health and a happy
family.
Winning means that you can be the kind of person
you want to be .
Generally, success is the realization of one’s
hopes and justified (正当的) ideals. Under
such a general notion (概念，定义),
however, people have different
understandings of success because the hopes
and ideals they appreciate (欣赏，珍惜)
vary from individual to individual (因人而
异). In my point of view, the definition of
success includes four steps: 1) a goal to set;
2) challenges to be met; 3) the process of
surmounting (克服) difficulties, and 4) the
reward of success.
In the first step, one should set a goal that is
worthy of pursuing and attainable with
effort. Then success begins the moment one
starts to pursue the goal. Following the goalsetting, there should be challenges and the
process of surmounting difficulties in the
pursuit of the goal. These two steps are
essential because success acquires its value
in accepting challenges, in overcoming
difficulties and in enduring hardships.
Success is
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of
intelligent people and the
affection of children;
To earn the approbation of
honest critics and endure the
betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give of one's self;
To leave the world a bit better, whether
by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a
redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with
enthusiasm and sung with
exultation;
To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived -
As to Ralph Waldo Emerson
Directions: Hold a discussion on these
misconceptions about success and try to
give your own successful experiences.
Once I’m successful，my troubles are
over.
You may be successful, but you
may still have the ups and downs
in your life. Enjoy the success you
achieve and live each day as it
comes.
It takes a lot of luck to be successful.
Sure, it takes “some” luck to be successful.
But it takes a lot more intelligence, diligence
and knowledge
Some people can’t be successful
because of the background,
education, etc.
Anybody can be successful. It’s a
matter of wanting to, then doing
what it takes to achieve it.
Task 2
Guessing Work
They all set models for
the young.
They are hardworking,
brave and iron-willed.
They all played an important part
in the history of our human
beings.
He was born in Atlanta on January 15,
1929.
After the bus boycott, he was elected
president and gained national prominence
for his role in the campaign.
Martin Luther
On August 28, 1963, more than 250, 000 King .Jr.
Civil rights
protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., Great
leader
where he delivered a famous speech.
Famous speech
The speech is “I Have a Dream”.
“I Have A Dream”
Born on Oct. 28, 1955, he grew up in
Seattle with his two sisters.
He discovered his interest in software and
began programming computers at the age
of 13.
He left Harvard to devote his energy to
Microsoft, a company he started in 1975.
His foresight and his vision for personal
computing have been central to the success
of Microsoft and the software industry.
William H. Gates
Chairman and
Chief Software
Architect
Microsoft
Corporation
She was Britain’s first woman Prime
Minister.
She was born in 1925, the daughter
of a grocer who was active in local
politics, eventually becoming mayor
of Grantham.
As an undergraduate she was
President of the Oxford University
Conservative Association.
Her writings include two volumes of
memoirs, The Downing Street Years
(1993) and The Path to Power
(1995).
Mrs.
Margaret
Thatcher
Britain's first
woman
Prime
Minister.
He was born on August 22, 1904,
in the province of Sichuan.
In the summer of 1920, he
graduated from the Chongqing
Preparatory School and went to
France for further study.
In October 1934, when the
Central Red Army was forced to
begin the Long March, he took
the post of chief secretary of the
Central Committee.
His famous saying is “No matter it
is a white cat or a black cat, a cat
that can catch rats is a good one.”
Deng
Xiaoping
Great leader
Lead China
into a new
historical
period.
Activity
Now, divide the class into two groups to hold
a competition. One group will offer some
useful information about a famous person in
the world for the other group to guess who
the person is. The group getting more correct
answers will be the winner.
Task 3 A Song—Hero
Listen to a song Hero and try to
answer questions:
 Who is a true hero in your mind?
 What qualities should a hero
have?
Hero
There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be __
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the ___ that you know
Will melt away
Hero
And then a hero comes along
With the ____ to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can ____
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Hero
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will ____
Hero
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your ____ aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Hero
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You'll find the way
Hero
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Task 4
Video Clip
Enjoy the movie Brave Heart.
Video Clip
Where there is a will , there is a way .
---Thomas Edison
有志者，事竟成。
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
--- Edison
Task 5 Proverbs and Sayings
 People often ask me if I know the secret of
success, and if I could tell others how to make their
dreams come true. My answer is, you do it by work.
—Walt Disney
人们经常问我是否知道成功的诀窍，能否告之
如何使梦想成为现实,我的回答是:身体力行。
 Will, work and wait are the three pyramidal cornerstones
for success.
—Louis Pasteur
意志、工作和等待是成功金字塔的基石。
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance
of tomorrow .
——Emerson
进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。
Genius only means hard-working all one's life.
---------Mendeleyev
天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。
Task 6 Listening
The genius of Mozart
1756--1791
My son was hailed（向...欢呼） by all of
pianist
Vienna，not only as a great _______,
but as one of the greatest and most
composers
controversial _________
of his time, but
I saw it first. I nurtured that talent in
him... I helped him become what he
now was.
On a ______
stormy evening in February 1785,
the elites in Vienna gathered to hear a
new work from Australia's leading
virtuoso pianist, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart.
masterpiece
Importance of what lay in the _________
was known to only one man, Leopold
Mozart, the composer's estranged (疏远
的)father.
I believe Mozart is the greatest composer of
all time. The popular view is that he was
born a _______
straight from his mother's
genius
womb. But in my opinion, his brilliance
_______ grew
and developed from the love and losses
driving
during his brief 35 years. Life was the _____
force of this genius.
In this theory, I want to discover,
helped by the true account of who
knew him from first-hand, following
his footsteps. How Mozart‘s own
suffering and joy created music so
powerful that he captivated(迷住) the
listeners today just as he did that to
his first audience more than 200 years
ago.
The History Of Coca-Cola
On the surface, it's just a soda pop, a cold
drink you can buy almost anywhere. But
it's come to be more than that. How did
this soft drink, Coca-Cola, become an
emotional touchdown for millions around
the globe. Trace that story, and you'll trace
a small part of the world story.
"Well, I think Coke's great success over
the years was in ingratiating itself into
every change of society."
"I've often said to friend/ of mine that I
could probably teach a course of
American Social History and use nothing
but advertising for Coca-Cola."
"During the Depression that you can always
call a fellow and say ' Larry, meet me down
for a Coco Cola. I wanna buy you a CocaCola.'"
"It was with it, the effervescence of American
society in the effervescence of its drink."
"If you're having a bad time, if the country's
having a bad time, if the world's having a bad
time, it's OK, because there is still Coke."
…
Work in groups to answer the following questions.
What does the word “winner” mean in this article?
A winner is one who responds
genuinely by being trustworthy
and responsive, both as an
individual and as a member of
society.
What are the characteristics of a winner?
 A winner is genuine.
 A winner is not afraid to do his own
thinking
and to use his own knowledge.
 A winner is flexible.
 A winner has a love for life.
 A winner cares about the world and its
people.
What are the characteristics of a loser?
 A loser lacks an ability to
appropriately
express
himself through a full range
of possible behavior.
 A loser has difficulty
giving and receiving love.
Introduction (Para. 1)
Each person is born with what he needs to win at life.
The meanings of “winner” and “loser” (Para. 2)
 A winner is one who responds genuinely by being
trustworthy and responsive, both as an individual and as a
member of a society.
 A loser is one who fails to respond genuinely.
Few people are winners and losers all the time. (Para. 3)
Winners (Para. 4—7)
Characteristics of a winner
 A winner is genuine.
 A winner is independent in thinking.
 A winner is flexible.
 A winner has a love for life.
 A winner cares about the world and its
people.
Losers (Para. 8—10)
Possible causes
 poor nutrition, cruelty, unhappy relationships,
disease, continuing disappointments, and inadequate
physical care, etc.
Characteristics of a loser
 He is afraid to try new things.
 A loser has difficulty giving and receiving love.
1. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not
mean one who defeats the other person by
dominating and making him lose. (Line 6)
When we refer to… as…, we don’t mean…
当我们将······看作······的时候，我们并不是
说······
When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not
mean one who makes someone else lose.
当我们将某人称作胜者时，我们并非指他是一个致使他
人一败涂地的人。
When we refer to the computer as the dominant
machine in the future, we do not mean they will take
the place of human beings.
当我们认为计算机是未来的主宰机
器时，我们并不是说它们将会代替
人类。
请完成下面的句子：
当我把学习看作是大学期间的主要任务时，我并不是说
我们就不必和社会接触。
as the chief task in college, I do
When I refer to study
_________________________
we have no necessity to contact society
not mean ________________________________.
当我们把互利作为发展国与国之间关系的基础时，我们
并不是说可以为了部分国家的利益而损害世界和平。
When we refer to _____________________________________
mutual benefits for both sides as the base to
develop
relations between nations we do not mean that we
shall
___________________________,
_______
sacrifice
the world peace for benefits of only some nations
_______________________________________________.
1. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean
one who defeats the other person by dominating and
making him lose. (Line 6)
当我们把一个人称作是成功者时，我们所指
的并不是那种通过优势控制他人、令其失败
而获得成功的人。
2. Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments.
Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others.
(Line 30)
Without…
he does sth. . Without… he does sth.
这两句话既是排比，又有对比的意思。
并且因为押头韵，读起来琅琅上口，使 某
没有······的时候，某人······；没有······,
文章增色不少。
人······
Without you I cannot live. Without me you feel
the life is pale.
没有你，我无法生活；没有我，
你觉得生活苍白无趣。
Without money I tell myself to work hard to make
more. Without time I dream to pay for freedom.
没有钱的时候，我告诫自己努
力工作挣更多的钱；没有时间
的时候，我又梦想着用钱来买
自由。
2. Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments.
Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others.
(Line 30)
他能享受自己的成功而不感到愧疚，他也
能欣赏他人的成功而不感到妒忌。
3. Although people are born to win, they are also born
totally dependent on their environment. (Line 36)
… they are born dependent on… 一句中，
主语的补足语，通常位于主语之前或谓语
dependent on their environment 是主语
动词及分词之后，补充说明主语。
they 的补足语。
请看下面的例子：
1) 主语补语位于主语之前，后有逗号。
Tired and sleepy, I went to bed.
2) 有时位于主语之后，前后皆有逗号。
Chen, only 1.30 meters tall, won the first prize.
3) 位于谓语动词之后。
He died young. He was found died.
4) 除形容词外，名词、数词、不定式、分词、介词短
语、从句也可作主语补足语。
He came home quite changed. 过去分词短语作主语补足语
3. Although people are born to win, they are also born
totally dependent on their environment. (Line 36)
即使人们生来注定会成功，但也是生来
就要完全依赖于周围环境的。
4. Somewhere along the line losers begin to avoid becoming
independent. (Line 38)
跟 动 名doing
词 作 宾 语 的 动 词 还 有 ： mind, finish, enjoy,
avoid
celebrate, advocate, suggest, delay, quit, forgive, admit,
tolerate,
consider,
give
doing,
英
语 中escape,
有些动
词只能
跟up,
动 be
名 capable
词 作 宾of语
，
have trouble/difficult/a problem + doing,
succeed in doing,
avoid的用法就是这样。avoid
后只能跟名词
keep/prevent... from doing, cannot help/cannot help but
或动名词，而不能跟不定式。
do, keep (on), spend + n. + doing, be skilled/skillful at/in
doing
You must avoid giving any unnecessary information.
你应该尽量避免提供不必要的信息。
China is to avoid experiencing big ups and downs in
economy in the coming year.
中国将在未来一年里避免经济有大的起伏。
D
Professors should ________
repeating in lectures
material that is in the textbook.
A) refuse
B) prohibit
C) prevent
D) avoid
Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough
to ________
storming into the boss’s office.
D
A) prevent
B) prohibit
C) turn
D) avoid
4. Somewhere along the line losers begin to avoid becoming
independent. (Line 38)
在这一过程的某个时候，失败者开始逃避
独立。
1. unique (Line 1, Para. 1)
adj. being the only one of its type
唯一的，独一无二的；独特的，无双的
完成下面的句子。
Drug abuse is by no means __________________________.
a unique problem to this region
（这一地区特有的问题）
_________________
That building is unique because
all the others like it were
destroyed. （ 那 座 建 筑 很 独 特 ）
常用搭配
unique opportunity
unique ability
unique work of art
unique talent
unique wish
千载难逢的机会
独有的能力
独一无二的艺术作品
无与伦比的才能
唯一的愿望
名词形式：uniqueness (Line 15, Para. 4)
唯一；独一无二
uniqueness of Elvis Presley’s singing style
It is the ____________________________________
for which he will be long time remembered.
“猫王”艾尔维斯·普莱斯利独一无二的演唱
风格将使他长久地被（世人）怀念。
2. potential (Line 3, Para. 1)
n. possibility for developing or being developed
潜力；潜能
Athens Olympic gold medalists Li Ting and Sun Tiantian
young tennis players with great potential
are___________________________________.
雅典奥运会金牌得主李婷和孙甜甜是拥有巨大潜力
的年轻网球运动员。
Taiwanese pop queen Amei Chang (Zhang Huimei)
showed
potential for becoming a singer when she was
________________________________
very young.
台湾流行天后张惠妹在很小的时候就显示出了歌手
的潜力。
adj. that may happen or become so, although not
actually existing at present 潜在的；可能的
那款能听MP3音乐的手机拥有巨大的潜在市场。
That type of MP3-capable mobile phone
has a large potential market
_______________________.
太阳能是潜在的能量来源。
Solar power is a potential source of energy.
3. refer to as (Line 6, Para. 2)
mention or speak about someone or something
把······称作
The speaker referred to him as an up-and-coming
politician.
演讲人把他称为一位正在崛起的政界人物。
refer to Hong Kong SAR veteran
Chinese pop music fans _______
singers Liu Dehua, Zhang Xueyou, Li Ming and Guo
as “Four Heavenly Kings”
Fucheng ______________________.
中国的流行乐迷把香港地区资深歌手刘德华、张学
友、黎明和郭富城称为“四大天王”。
4. dominate (Line 7, Para. 2)
v. have or exercise control or power over
支配；统治；控制
名词形式：domination
有能力的领导人能以人格的力量支配他人。
Capable leaders can dominate others by force of character.
With remarkable skills and great confidence, Swiss Roger Federer
can dominate
____________________________________________
today’s ultra-competitive men’s tennis world .
因为拥有出色的球技和强大的信心，瑞士人罗
杰 • 费德勒成为当今竞争异常激烈的男子网坛的
统领者。
5. genuinely (Line 8, Para. 2)
adv. sincerely, truly, honestly 真诚地；确实，真正地
她对他所说的确实感到吃惊。
She was genuinely surprised about what he said.
The government’s new higher taxes are genuinely
beginning to bite.
政府提高税收的新措施真正地开始引起不满了。
形容词形式：genuine
adj. real, not false; sincere; frank
1)真的，名副其实的; 2)真诚的，真实的
那件夹克是用真皮制成的。
That jacket is made of genuine leather.
他真诚的演讲感动了所有的听众。
His genuine speaking touched all the listeners.
genuine gold/friend/support/painting 真正的······
genuine passion / affection / pride / desire / hatred /
love / regret / enthusiasm 真实的······
6. capacity (Line 12, Para. 3)
n. 1) the ability to do a particular thing 能力，才智
她的接受能力很强。
She has a mind of great capacity.
He is a man with a prodigious (大得惊人) capacity of alcohol.
他是个酒量很大的人。
That original novel in English is far beyond the capacity of
those non-English major students.
那本英文原版小说远远超过了那些非英语专业学生的
（理解）能力。
2) the amount that something can hold or contain
容量，容积，容纳力
That multimedia classroom has a seating capacity of 100 students.
那间多媒体教室能够容纳100名学生（同时上课）。
The assembly hall was filled to capacity.
大会堂里挤满了人。
7. capability (Line 4, Para. 1)
n. the fact or quality of being able to do something
能力，才能
ability, capability与capacity
 ability 指某一方面的才能，后通常接不定式。
e.g. That boy has the ability to write novels.
那个男孩有写小说的能力。
 capability 着重强调人的才干，其后可与of/for doing 连
用。复数形式 capabilities表示潜在的能力或尚未开发出来
的能力。
e.g. As an excellent table tennis player, Chinese Wang Hao has
the capability of winning the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games.
作为一名优秀的乒乓球运动员，中国的王皓有能力在2008年
北京奥运会上夺取金牌。
 capacity 常指学习、理解能力或较全面的才能，其后可接
to do / of doing / for doing。
e.g. I appreciated his capacity of/for making friends.
我欣赏他的交友能力。
请选择 ability, capability,capacity的适当形式填空。
capacity for learning
 That kid shows an unbelievable _________
chemistry.
ability to finish the task.
 I believe you have the ________
capacity of preschool
 That cartoon book goes beyond the ________
readers.
capabilities of two
 Those psychologists compared the _________
teenagers and concluded that the first was smarter. But
capability for improvement.
the second one still had some ________
8. evaluate (Line 25, Para. 5)
v. calculate or judge the value or degree of
评价；评估，估计
After
careful evaluating , all the connoisseurs drew the same
___________________
conclusion that the pottery was an antique of Ming Dynasty.
经过仔细的鉴定，所有鉴定家的结论都是那件陶器是一
件明代的古物。
evaluate all the key factors very carefully
The head coach will _________________________________
before deciding which player could take part in the upcoming
Olympic Games.
主教练在决定由哪名运动员参加即将到来的奥运会之前
会充分估计各方面的重要因素。
9. flexible (Line 28, Para. 6)
adj. 1) that can change or be changed to be suitable
for new needs 灵活的，可变通的
It is really necessary for that Oscar-winning actress to
_____________________
design a flexible schedule to handle all kinds of social
intercourses.
那位奥斯卡获奖女演员非常有必要设计一
份灵活的时间表来应对各种社会应酬。
有智慧的政治领导人应该采取灵活变通的
政策解决各种经济问题。
A wise political leader should be flexible in dealing with
various economic issues.
2) that can bend or be bent easily 有弹性的，柔韧的
• 跳舞的人需要有柔软的身体。
• 弹性塑料管
• 灵活的计划/安排
• 温顺的性格
• 软线
• 弹性工作时间
• 灵活的法则/原则
• 灵活机动的战术
• 灵活的决策体系
Dancers need to be flexible.
flexible plastic tubing
flexible plans/arrangements
a flexible character
flexible cord
flexible working hours
flexible rules/principles
flexible strategy
flexible decision-making systems
10. call for (Line 29, Para.6)
need or deserve 需要，值得
To become an excellent golfer as Tiger Woods
_____________________.
calls for talent and savvy
想成为一个像泰格·伍兹那样优秀的高
尔夫球选手需要天赋与悟性。
West Point, the most famous military academy of
calls for those young people
the United States, _______________________
with a true vocation
_________________.
美国最著名的军事学府西点军校需要具备使命
感的年轻人加入。
11. contribute (Line 41, Para.8)
v. help in causing a situation, event, or condition
有助于，促成
提示词造句：
psychological pressure, failure
Great psychological pressure contributed to his failure
in the English Speaking Competition.
international matches, the maturity of one’s skills and
state of mind
Taking part in international matches regularly will
contribute to the maturity of young players’ skills and
state of mind.
12. manipulate (Line 47, Para.10 )
v. control or influence for one’s own purposes
操纵，控制，影响 名词形式：manipulation
Both of the two candidates made use of various means to
___________________.
manipulate
voters’ will
两位候选人使用各种手段来影响选民的意志。
一些政治人物在幕后(behind the curtain)间接操纵股票
市场。
Some political figures indirectly manipulated the stock
market behind the curtain.
每个人天生就是独特的。
一般人
一个有创造力的并富有
成效的人
它是个程度的问题。
他······的机会更大。
Each human being is born as
something unique.
a normal person
a creatively productive person
It’s a matter of degree.
His chances are greater for…
他是灵活多变的。
他热爱生活。
不断的失望
他的低能阻碍了他。
He is flexible.
He has a love for life.
continuing disappointments
He was held back by his low capacity.
以下介绍省略译法中的非人称
代词或强调句中代词it的译法。
Outside it was pitch dark and it was raining cats and
dogs.
外面一团漆黑，大雨倾盆。（非人称代词）
He glanced at his watch; it was 7:15.
他一看表，七点一刻了。
（非人称代词）
It was only then that I began to have
doubts whether my story would ever be
told.
只是在那时，我才开始怀疑自己的经历究竟能
不能公诸于众。（强调句）
英语句子中有一些短语重
复出现，从修辞角度考虑，可
按情况作适当省略。
There is no month in the whole year, in which nature
wears a more beautiful appearance than in the
month of October.
一年之中，大自然的美景莫过于金秋十月。
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed there.
耶稣说完这些比喻，就离开了那里。
And that was the terrible thing that
happened.
这事真是要命。
语篇连贯(一)
学生作文反映出的语篇不连贯错误类型:
1. 语义不连贯。思路脱轨，或时时转轨，东拉西扯写得很
散，致使主题不突出。生拉硬扯、语义不明的句子使读
者难以把握作者应有的思路。
2. 衔接不合理。段与段或句与句之间过渡不自然，呆板生
硬，使人难以了解学生真正的写作意图。
3. 缺乏必要的逻辑连贯。内容排列杂乱无章，显得前言不
搭后语，令人十分费解。
1. 利用提供的提纲、提示理清思路，确定段落间的
连贯。靠适当选择与合理淘汰素材，紧扣中心思
想或主题句，使语义具有整体一致性。
2. 在英语提纲适当位置标明可以使用的衔接手段，
如正确的关联词，使句与句、层次与层次、段落
与段落之间的衔接合理。
3. 辨明逻辑关系，分清内容层次。用过程、因果、
综述、对比和比较等组织方法，也可以利用时间、
空间顺序等写作技巧。
在写下面这篇作文时，你怎样注意连贯与衔接？
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes
to write a composition on the topic: My
Definition of Success. You should write at
least 120 words according to the outline
given below in Chinese:
1. 我对成功的定义；
2. 对成功定义的详细阐述；
3. 小结。
My Definition of Success
Success is a magic word, and everyone is
in constant pursuit of (不断追求) success. But
what exactly is success? Generally, success is
the realization of one’s hopes and justified (正
当的) ideals. Under such a general notion (概
念，定义), however, people have different
understandings of success because the hopes
and ideals they appreciate (欣赏，珍惜) vary
from individual to individual (因人而异). In
my point of view, the definition of success
includes four steps: 1) a goal to set; 2)
challenges to be met; 3) the process of
surmounting (克服) difficulties, and 4) the
reward of success.
In the first step, one should set a goal that is worthy
of pursuing and is attainable with effort. Then success
begins the moment one starts to pursue the goal.
Following the goal-setting, there should be challenges
and the process of surmounting difficulties in the pursuit
of the goal. These two steps are essential because
success acquires its value in accepting challenges, in
overcoming difficulties and in enduring hardships.
For instance, a person who inherits (继承) a huge
amount of money from his parents cannot be called a
successful person because there are no difficulties or
hardships involved in his achieving wealth. The
reward of success—the final step— is inseparable
from the process of surmounting frustrations (挫折).
This is my definition of success. However,
success is just like a multi-faceted (多面的)
diamond. Others may define it from other aspects. I
will stick to my own definition, following the fourstep path and holding the belief that I will become a
potentially successful person in the near future.
I.
[ TOEFL作文题目]
Directions: You will have thirty minutes to plan and write
an essay on the topic given below. Use the first few minutes to
read the topic carefully and think about what kind of essay
you will write. You may use the space immediately below the
essay topic to make notes. Write your essay on the lined pages
that follow. You will have enough space if you write on every
line and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size.
Someone thinks that playing a game is fun only when you win.
Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Use specific reasons
to support your answer.
II.
[ IELTS 作文题目]
Topic: Nowadays it is believed that one cannot obtain the
necessary qualifications for success through studies at
universities or similar academic institutions. To what extent
do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Use your own
experience and knowledge to support your arguments.
You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task.
You should write a minimum of 250 words. You should use
your own ideas, knowledge and experience to support your
arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
III. [ GRE作文题目]
When Ida McAllister ran for mayor of Lake City four years
ago, she failed to win even 30 percent of the vote. But since
then, McAllister has made public her commitment to
environmental causes. She would be wise, therefore, to
announce her intention to close all Lake City parks to
automobile traffic, thus following the example of the former
mayor of Plainsville, Alecia Yu. On the recommendation of a
small group of concerned citizens, Mayor Yu prohibited
automobile traffic in all Plainsville parks, and therefore was
credited with solving the pollution problem and improving the
quality of life in Plainsville. This action would have great
appeal to the citizens of Lake City, most of whom participate in
the community’s recycling program, and would guarantee
McAllister’s success in her current quest to be Lake City’s new
mayor.