CompetitioninMyOwnWorld
?佚名/Anonymous
Oncemymothertoldmeastory.InAfrica,whenanantelopewakesupeverymorning,thefirstthingitthinksaboutis,「Imustbeabletorunfasterthanthefastestlion,orIwillbekilled.」Atthesametime,alionwakesfromhisdream.Thefirstthingthelionthinksaboutis,「Imustbeabletocatchtheslowestantelope,orIwillstarvetodeath.」So,almostatthesametime,theantelopeandtheliongetupandstartrunningtowardtherisingsun.
Thisislife:fullofchancesandchallenges.Whetheryouareanantelopeoralion,youmustgoaheadwhenthesunrises.Forstudents,itisjustthesame.Ifwedonotstudyhard,soonerorlater,wewillfallbehindtheotherstudents.Atfirst,Ididnotknowwhattheword「exam」meant.Later,Iknewanexamwasakindofcompetition.Incompetitions,therearealwayswinnersandlosers.AsIgrewup,Igottoknowcompetitionwell.Inone』slife,theremustbecompetitions,sopeoplecanimprove.
EachtimeIsawchildrenplayinggames,andheardtheirlaughter,IwishedIwerethatageagain.However,Irememberedmyparents』words:「Youmustworkveryhardinordertohaveagoodfuture.」SoIpickedupmypenandbegantostudyhardagain.
Iwasstillnotsurewhatcompetitionreallymeant.Oneday,IwastakingpartinanEnglish-speakingcompetition.WhenIwenttothestage,Isawotherstudentslookingatmekindly.Isuddenlyknewwhatcompetitionwas.Itisnotascruelasmyteacherandparentstoldme.Infact,competitionistheopposite:itiskindandnecessary.
Ilearnedalotfromrealizingthisfact.NowIunderstandmoreabouttheworld.Competitionisimportantforusall.
媽媽曾經給我講過這樣一個故事。在非洲,一隻羚羊每天早上醒來想到的第一件事是:「我必須跑得比最快的獅子還要快,否則就會被吃掉。」與此同時,一隻獅子從夢中醒來,想到的第一件事是:「我必須抓住跑得最慢的羚羊,否則就會餓死。」所以,羚羊和獅子幾乎同時起床,並開始向著太陽升起的地方奔跑。
這就是生活:充滿著機遇和挑戰。不論你是羚羊還是獅子,太陽升起的時候,你必須往前跑。對於學生,亦是如此。如果我們不努力學習,遲早會落後於其他人。我開始並不懂得「考試」的真正含義,後來我明白了,考試也是一種競爭。在競爭中,總會有勝利者和失敗者。長大後,我對競爭有了更深層的認識。人生中,必須有競爭,人類才會進步。
每次,看到孩子們做遊戲,聽著他們朗朗的笑聲,真希望自己重新回到那個年紀。但是,我記起父母的忠告,「你必須努力學習,才會有光明的未來。」於是,我又重新拾起筆,開始刻苦學習。
我並未真正懂得競爭的內涵。直到參加英語口語競賽那天,我才真正弄清什麼是競爭。我踏上講台,看見其他學生很友善地看著我。突然間,我明白了競爭並不像老師和父母說的那樣殘酷。相反,它是善意的,也是必要的。
明白了這個道理後,我學會了很多,也更瞭解這個世界。競爭對每個人都很重要。
1.Atthesame_______,alionwakesfromhisdream.The_______thingthelionthinksaboutis,「Imustbeableto_______theslowestantelope,orIwillstarvetodeath.」_______,almostatthesametime,theantelopeandtheliongetupand_____runningtowardtherisingsun.
2.Iwasstillnot_______whatcompetitionreallymeant.Oneday,I_______takingpartinanEnglish-speakingcompetition.WhenI_______tothestage,Isawotherstudentslookingatmekindly.I_______knewwhatcompetitionwas.
1.如果我們不努力學習,遲早會落後於其他人。
2.人生當中,必須有競爭,人類才會進步。
3.你必須努力學習,才會有光明的未來。
1.Atthesametime,alionwakesfromhisdream.
atthesametime:同時;然而;不過
2.Youmustgoaheadwhenthesunrises.
goahead:開始;前進;領先