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园!
              我的演讲完了,谢谢大家! 

My Definition of Failure
            Mo Junhua
              S-U-C-C-E-S-S。 SUCCESS。 Success is the catch…word of the times。 It 
            goes without saying that almost all of us want to be successful。 
            Like it or not; however; we must admit that it s not easy to achieve 
            success。 More often than not; we have to deal with its opposite; 
            namely failure。
              But first of all; what is failure? It is hard to define; because 
            dif…ferent people have different answers。 However; as far as I'm 
            con…cerned; I think real failure is not to try hard。
              It's mendable that you set your mind on the best and 
            con…stantly strive for it。 At many times; however; it's unlikely 
            that you'll do the best; because of the scarcity of No。 1 and 
            because of the fact that the attainment of the very best involves 
            many things; some of which are beyond your expectation。 In addition 
            to your own merit; that of your petitors also plays an important 
            part。 So it is a more sensible; but no less mendable thing for 
            you to pete with yourself; not with others。 You don t have to do 
            best。 But you should always try to do your best in whatever you are 
            determined to do。 If you have given it 100 percent; you are not a 
            failure; even though you are outplayed by others。 Because you have 
            given it 100 percent; there s nothing to regret; nor is there any 
            need to blame yourself。 Instead; you should give credit to yourself 
            for trying。 
              I don t like finding excuses for our failures; because we haven t 
            failed at all。 Take myself for example。 Last year; I enrolled for 
            the Sports Meet in my university and peted in the 3;000-meter 
            race。 I did this not because I m gifted in or good at running; but 
            because I wanted to fulfill a childhood dream。 I had been an 
            in…petent student of physical education or P。E。; ever since I was 
            a primary school student。 As a weak student of P。E。; I never got a 
            chance to participate in a sports meet。 I envied my classmates who 
            were good at sports。 I used to dream of being one of them and 
            displaying my skills in a sports meet。 After I entered university; I 
            spent much of my spare time on physical exercises; such as running; 
            the long jump。 Although I can run much faster than before; I m not 
            capable of winning a prize or a good place in a campus-wide run…ning 
            petition。 In spite of that; I still entered for the event; 
            be…cause I wanted to challenge myself and fulfill my athletic dream。 
            I could have stayed away and had an easy time of it by not going in 
            for this race。 But I chose to accept the challenge and face the 
            difficul…ties。 I trained hard for the race; so when I came out last 
            but one in the petition; I didn t call my attempt a failure; 
            because I had tried and struggled。 
              Real failure is not to try hard。 “I will forgive myself if I fail; 
            I won t forgive myself if I don't try”; because “It's better to have 
            fought and lost than not to fight at all”。 
              Baron Pierre de Coubertin; the founder of the modern Olympic 
            movement once said:“the most important thing in Olympic Games is not 
            to win; but to take part; just like the most important thing in life 
            is not the triumph; but the struggle。 The essential thing is not to 
            have conquered; but to have fought well。”
              But what if we did fail in something? Simple。 First; don t panic; 
            because failure is not the end of the world。 As the English saying 
            goes; he who falls today may rise tomorrow。 Second; try; try again; 
            because nothing is really over until the moment we stop try…ing。 So 
            long as we persist and never give up; we will succeed eventually。
              No failure is sweet。 However; just as bitter medicine cures 
            sickness; failure may prove to be very instructive; so long as we 
            can put it in perspective。 There is a saying that failure is the 
            mother of success。 It's natural for us to get depressed for a 
            certain period of time; but we shouldn't inflate the importance of 
            our temporary setback and be disheartened by setbacks; even never 
            recover。 We should be undaunted by failures and motivated to strive 
            even harder to succeed。 
              Real failure is not to try hard。 It is my firm belief that one's 
            earnest efforts will not be wasted。 They will pay off either in 
            other ways or at other times。 In this sense; today's failure 
            prepares tomorrow's triumph。
              At last; let's bear Goldsmith's remarks in mind:“Our greatest 
            glory consists not in never falling; but rising every time we fall。”
              Thank you all!
            译文:
            失败之我见
            莫俊华
              S-U-C-C-E-S-S。成功。成功是时代的流行语。不用说,几乎所有的人都渴望成功。然而,不管我们是否愿意,我们必须承认要获得成功并不是一件容易的事。更多的时候,我们不得不面对成功的反面,即失败。
              那么,什么是失败呢?很难一下子给失败下个定义,因为不同的人对这个问题会有不同的答案。然而,就我个人而言,我认为真正的失败是不去拼搏。
              如果你立志做得最好,并且在不断地为这个目标努力,这当然是一件值得称赞的事。可是,在很多时候,要做得最好,对你来说是一件不太可能的事,因为只有一个第一,而且在追求最好的过程中会牵涉到很多因素,其中一些因素是你始料不及的。再说,除了你自身的实力外,你的竞争对手的情况也很重要。因此,一个更加明智但却同样值得称赞的做法,就是跟你自己竞争,而不是一味去跟别人比。你不必苛求凡事都做得最好,但是,在你下定决心要做什么事的时候,你就要尽自己最大的努力去做。如果你已经尽力了,即使你没有别人做得好,你也不是失败者。因为你已经尽力了,也就没有什么遗憾,也就不必自责了。相反,你应该肯定自己勇于尝试。
              我并不是想为我们的失败找借口,因为我们根本就没有失败。就拿我自己来说吧。去年,我报名参加了学校的运动会,我的项目是3000米长跑。我这么做,并不是因为我有长跑天赋或是我擅长长跑,而是因为我想实现一个儿时的梦想。从我上小学起,我的体育成绩就一直不合格,正因为体育不好,所以,我就一直没有机会参加学校的运动会。我非常羡慕那些擅长体育的同学,也常常梦想着自己能成为他们中的一员,在运动会上大显身手。上大学以后,我花了大部分空余时间在体育锻炼上,例如跑步、跳远等等。虽然我现在跑得比以前快多了,但是,我知道,要想在一个全校性的长跑比赛中得个奖或是拿个好名次,自己还是不可能的。尽管如此,我还是报名参赛了,因为我想挑战自己,实现自己的体育之梦。我原本可以置身事外,不参加这个比赛,轻轻松松地过日子。但是,我选择接受挑战,直面困难,而且为了那次比赛,我训练得很苦,汗水也流了很多很多。所以,尽管我是倒数第二名,我也不认为自己是一个失败者,因为我已经奋力拼搏过了。
              真正的失败是不去拼搏。“我能原谅自己的失败,但是却不能原谅自己不去努力尝试”,因为“拼搏过但却输了,要比根本就没有拼搏好得多”。现代奥林匹克运动的创始人埃伦·顾拜旦曾经说过:“奥运会中最重要的不是获胜,而是参与,就像人的生命中最重要的不是胜利,而是奋斗。人生的本质,不是要去征服什么,而是要去努力拼搏。”
              但是,如果我们确实失败了,那又该怎么办呢?很简单!第一,不要惊慌失措,惶惶不可终日,因为失败不是意味着世界末日的来临。常言道:“今日虽失败,明日可成功。”第二,努力,再努力,因为只要我们没有停止努力,我们就没有彻底地失败。只要我们坚持不懈、永不放弃,我们就一定能成功。
              当然了,没有一次失败的滋味是甜蜜的,然而,就像良药苦口利于病一样,只要我们能够冷静地对待失败,失败也可能是一件很有益的事,不是说“失败是成功之母”吗?当然,因为失败而消沉一段时间是很正常的,但是,我们也不能过分地夸大一时的挫折,不要一遭遇挫折就灰心丧气,一蹶不振,而应该在失败面前毫不气馁,更加努力地去追求成功。
              真正的失败是不去拼搏。我始终坚信:真正的努力是不会白费的。它们会以别的方式或在别的时候回报我们。从这个意义上说,今天的失败是在为明天的成功做准备。
              最后,让我们记住戈德·史密斯的名言:“人生最大的光荣不是我们永远都不会摔倒,而是在每次摔倒之后,我们都能爬起来,继续前行。”
              谢谢大家!

I think; therefore I am 
            Mo Junhua
            Dear fellow friends:
              Good morning。 Today I m going to share with you the most valuable 
            thing that I have learned at university。
              I was born in 1977。 But my life didn t begin in the real sense 
            until 1999。 Prior to that; I spent every hour; every day and every 
            year doing what was expected of me ; eating; sleeping; studying; 
            playing; so on and so forth。 I didn't have the idea of who I am; 
            what I should do now and next or what life means to me。 Never had I 
            thought about these questions。 This situation lasted for year after 
            year。 It underwent few changes even after I entered the university。 
            And it was another two years later that I began to think about these 
            questions; which are of great significance to me; From then on; my 
            life turned over a new leaf; because independent thinking; which 
            didn t have any place in my life; started to play an important part。
              First; thinking helps me to know myself; such as my dream; 
            interest; strengths and weaknesses。 As we all know; every one of us 
            has his own character; although we are all human beings。 It is 
            therefore vital for us to develop a sense of identity; form our own 
            opinions; make our own choices and take responsibility for our own 
            destinies。 We won t be the initiator of our action or in charge of 
            our life; unless we think about our uniqueness and make our 
            individuality clear。 To my joy; I ve started to do that。 Now I set 
            my own standards a

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