chairman mao once made a famous remark about competition, “to battle with god is great fun! to battle with earth is great fun! to battle with people is great fun!” his words, although seeming a bit too aggressive, have illustrated that competition is never regarded as something formidable by a brave.
competition exists throughout the evolution of nature and everyone’s life. creatures compete to survive the merciless environment, eliminating weaker ones; nations in the world compete for resources and power, and whichever fallen behind is beaten. as for individuals, ever since the very first day of our lives, we are forced into a competition with thousands of others around us, including taking examinations, applying jobs and striving for promotion, the results of which definitely determine our fate. competition is as real a fact as the air around us that can neither be evaded nor be ignored.
thus, my dear friends, do not fear competition. accept it and enjoy it. with competition, you grow stronger, and you gain so much precious experience worth remembering of, regardless of what the outcome would be. without competition, you cease to grow; you become a dead moth sealed in its own cocoon.
. phenomenon 現象
but their so-called prosperity is only a temporary phenomenon.
但他們所謂的繁榮只是一個暫時的現象。
international terrorism is not just a recent phenomenon.
國際恐怖主義並不是近年才有的現象。
2. motive 動機,目的
can we assign jealousy as the motive for the crime?
我們能否確定這一犯罪動機是出於嫉妒?
her prime motive was personal ambition.
她的主要動機是為了實現個人的志向.
3. ultimately 最後,最終
his rashness led ultimately to his ruin.
他的急燥鹵莽最終導致了他的毀滅。
every value they created ultimately redounded to his boss.
他們創造的價值最後全進了他們老闆的腰包。
4. advocate 主張,提倡
i don't really believe in capital punishment, i'm just playing the devil's advocate.
我並非真正主張應該有死刑, 只是故意唱唱反調罷了.
he advocates reducing military spending.
他主張削減軍費開支。