競(jìng)爭(zhēng)與合作英語(yǔ)作文
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(xiàn)象
but their so-called prosperity is only a temporary phenomenon.
但他們所謂的繁榮只是一個(gè)暫時(shí)的現(xiàn)象。
international terrorism is not just a recent phenomenon.
國(guó)際恐怖主義并不是近年才有的現(xiàn)象。
2. motive 動(dòng)機(jī),目的
can we assign jealousy as the motive for the crime?
我們能否確定這一犯罪動(dòng)機(jī)是出於嫉妒?
her prime motive was personal ambition.
她的主要?jiǎng)訖C(jī)是為了實(shí)現(xiàn)個(gè)人的志向.
3. ultimately 最后,最終
his rashness led ultimately to his ruin.
他的急燥鹵莽最終導(dǎo)致了他的毀滅。
every value they created ultimately redounded to his boss.
他們創(chuàng)造的價(jià)值最后全進(jìn)了他們老板的腰包。
4. advocate 主張,提倡
i don't really believe in capital punishment, i'm just playing the devil's advocate.
我并非真正主張應(yīng)該有死刑, 只是故意唱唱反調(diào)罷了.
he advocates reducing military spending.
他主張削減軍費(fèi)開支。