禍兮福之所倚，福兮禍之所伏

　　My Motto of life——Gains and losses Go Side by Side

　　For everybody, life is far from being perfect. There are so many unsatisfactory things in our lives that sometimes we may think life is all about failures and reverses. In extreme cases,some people cannot get over their setbacks and choose to end their lives. And others, having lost their enthusiasm for life,just drag along without knowing their goals or what they are heading for. I feel sad for them. What future will these people have? What can they achieve in their lives? What will they obtain by living like this in the world? Of course, they do not know the answers, because they have been made dull by their pessimism.

　　Here, I want to share my motto of life with them:gains and losses go side by side. Success and failures, happiness and sadness are all the components of life. Owing to them, life becomes colorful, full of surprises and amazements.

　　I don＇t realize this right from the beginning and I used to complain a lot about my life. Take my exam results for example.I am proud to say that I did equally well in every subjects when I was in middle school. It would not be a surprise if I got equally excellent marks for the exams of all subjects, my total mark would rank first. But, curiously, this ideal situation only remained in my imagination. Every time, I would unexceptionally muff one or two subjects, sometimes because I was not careful,sometimes because I didn＇t feel well on the day of exam. I can＇t understand why. Why would I stumble over these trifle things and make silly mistakes? I felt gloomy and depressed until one day, a boy reminded me "Don＇t you notice that every time you do extraordinarily well in some subjects?" Do I? Yes! Then, the relationship of gains and losses struck me like a lightening. Yes,they go side by side, like twins. However, due to the pessimistic and critical side of human nature, we too frequently only see the losses. We sigh, we complain. We claim that life is unfair. As a result, life seems miserable and disheartening. Well, why not look at the brighter side of it? See what you have gained. Be happy with your gains.

　　While talking about the gains and losses, I can＇t help thinking of an advertisement I have recently watched:The optimist say:Wow! There is still half bottle of water! While the pessimist sighed:there is only half bottle of water left. Obviously, it is your attitude that really matters. Let＇s remember, gains and losses go side by side.

　　簡 評

　　“禍兮福之所倚，福兮禍之所伏”，如何看待福禍是本文探討的問題。作者通過描述高中學(xué)習(xí)的過程告訴我們無論是什么事情都會有缺憾的道理。

　　本文的結(jié)束語為全文最出彩的地方，其中不乏警句：“Too often，we only see the losses.We sigh，we complain，and we claim that life is unfair.”“it is your attitude that really matters.”等等�？偟膩碚f，本文語言較為流暢，結(jié)構(gòu)層次清晰，但例證似乎不具備很強的說服力，這是本文的缺憾所在。