新视界大学英语第二册 Quitters are winners, Bulldogs are lose

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointQuittersarewinners,BulldogsarelosersSuccessmeansbeinghappy.SuccessmeansbeingNO.1orofthebestinyourfield.Successmeansbeingabletomakegreatcontributiontosociety.Successmeansbeingabletoovercomegreatdifficultiesthatotherscan't.Successmeansdoingwhatyouenjoyandbeinggoodatit.Successmeanshavinggoodhealthandahappyfamily.Successmeansthatyoucanbethekindofpersonyouwanttobe.Successmeans...Whenitcomestosuccess,manyofusmaythinkofsuccessfulcareeraccompanyingwithplentyofwealth,highreputation,famousstatus.Fromamacroperspecitive,ofcoursewearetrue.howeverit'snotthateasyforustoachievesuchabiggoal,whichrelysonthefoundationofeveryself-growth.Eachprogressisasuccess.Soweshouldalsolookupsuccessinamicroperspective.persistence,patience,passion,perseverance,honestyresponsibility,networkingskills,curiosity,hungerforknowledge,hard-working,creative,self-reliant,friendlyAmongthefactors,theinternalonesdeterminethemost,theydonotnecessarilymakeyousuccess,butwithoutthemit'sverydifficultforyoutosucceed.1.Happinessmeansmoretoyouthanmoneydoes.32102.Asforamust-be-donetask,pressureanddifficultiesneverbotheryou.3.Sometimessuccesscandefineaperson.4.Blameyourselfformakinganymistakes.5.Fameiseverything.6.Adaptable.Knowwhenchangeswillcomeandisfullyprepared.TotallyAgreePartiallyAgreeTotallyDisagreePartiallyDisagree7.Determinedandpersistent.32108.Liketoberegarededassomeonewhobearsresponsibilities.9.Loveluxuriesandcanaffordit.10.Forapositiveplan,doitatfullstrain.11.Teamsuccessoutweighsindividualsuccess.1.Happinessmeansmoretoyouthanmoneydoes.32102.Asforamust-be-donetask,pressureanddifficultiesneverbotheryou.3.Sometimessuccesscandefineaperson.4.Blameyourselfformakinganymistakes.5.Fameiseverything.6.Adaptable.Knowwhenchangeswillcomeandisfullyprepared.7.Determinedandpersistent.8.Liketoberegarededassomeonewhobearsresponsibilities.9.Loveluxuriesandcanaffordit.10.Forapositiveplan,doitatfullstrain.11.Teamsuccessoutweighsindividualsuccess.Badthing?Goodthing?Failureisactuallyagoodthinginlife.Ialsobelievethatmostpeopledorealizethis.Sonowcomesthequestion,whyfailureisagoodthing?Whatcanwebenefitfromfailure?WhatIlearnedfromlifeisthat1TodayIwillsharewithyou5thingsbywhichfailurecanmakeyouabetterpersonwhenyouexperienceit.2345Failureteachesyoualesson.Failuregivesyouinspiration.Failureteachesyouperseverance.Failureshowsyoualternatives.Failureletsyouknowwhereyoulack.Ifthereisabetterteacherthanexperience,itisfailure.Failureteachesyouthingsthatyouwouldhaveneverlearnedhadyousucceeded.Infailure,youactuallystarttoexamineeachandeverypartofyouractionorproject,andthisiswhenyoustarttoseewhereyoumadethemistake.Knowingyourmistakewillensurethatyouwon’tcommitthesameinthefuture.1Failureteachesyoualesson.Failuregivesyouinspiration.2Noonelikesknowingthattheyfailedinsomething.Itbeatsdownonaperson’sprideandego,andnoonelikesfeelinghisegobeingtrampledon,andthisisusuallyhowapersonfeelswhenhefails.Tobeabletoovercomethatfeeling,mostpeoplewillstrivetosucceedoverthatparticularfailureintheirlives.3Failureteachesyouperseverance.Nothingteachesyouperseverancebetterthanfailingatalongsoughtaftergoal.Eventhoughyou’vefailedatit,andsometimesmultipletimes,youteachyourselfimportantlessonsatgettingbackup,dustingyourselfoffandtryingoncemore.Thisisactuallyaveryimportantlessoninlifethatyouwilluseinallyourendeavors,mayitbepersonalorcareer-wise.4Failureshowsyoualternatives.Mostoften,somethingfailedbecauseyourmethodorprocesswasnotthebestwaytogettoyourgoals.Whenyoufail,youareshownthatperhapsthereareothermethodsthatareavailabletoyou.Sometimes,thesealternativemethodswillevenrequirelesseffortortimefromyoutosucceedthanwhatyouhaveusedinyourearlier,failedmethod.5Failureletsyouknowwhereyoulack.Wheneveryoufail,youstarttohaveself-analysis.Youstarttoanalyzewhatyoucouldhavedonewrongorwhatyoucouldhavelackedthatledyoutofailure.Beingshownyourweaknessandfailingsisjustthefirststepforyoutochange.Everyonefaceschallengesinlife,andeveryonefailstoaccomplishgoalseverynowandagain.BenefitFailureFailureisthekeyofsuccess,ifwebenefitfromfailure.Don'tresentfailureinyourlife.Resentmentandfrustrationneversolvedanything,andnomatterhowbadyoufeel,itwon'thelpyourprojectorendeavorchangeitsstatus.Rather,takethatexperienceinyourlife,andfindthebrightsideofit!Learnwhereyouwentwrong,whatyoudidwrong,andwhytheseweretheconsequences.Thatway,nexttimeyoutry,youaremorelikelytosucceed!Successistheabilitytogofromfailuretofailurewithoutlosingyourenthusiasm.—WinstonChurchillInterpretation:Successcanbedefinedindifferenttermsanditdoesnotnecessarilymeanmoneyandfame.Ifyoucanpersistandnevergiveupafternumerousfailures,youareasuccessfulpersonalready.Lettinggodoesn'tmeanthatyou'reaquitter.Itdoesn'tmeanthatyoulost.Itjustmeansthatyourealizeinthatmomentthatit'stimetoletgoandmoveon.放手不代表放弃，不代表你输了。那只代表你知道在那一刻你该放手了，然后继续生活。Nomatterhowmanymistakesyoumakeorhowslowyouprogress,youarestillwayaheadofeveryonewhoisn'ttrying.无论你犯了多少错，或者你进步得有多慢，你都走在了那些不曾尝试的人的前面。