In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, for they believe that it is helpful for social progress and richness, others say that competition is bad; and that it sets one person against another and leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief(看法) that their self – worth came from how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, performing well and winning are often life-and-death matters. Sadly, they forget to develop many other human qualities.

However, while some seem to wish to succeed very much, others think quite the opposite. They, especially young people have suffered from competitive stress from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often find that they choose to fail. They seem to choose failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” In fact, they are worried that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean they were worth nothing.

Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove their self – worth. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self – worth come from how well one performs in comparison(比較) with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. I suggest that they can discover a new meaning in competition only when such worries and fear begin to disappear.

Opinions about competition

Main argument

Some believe that competition 1. social progress and richness, while others think competition 2. to unfriendly relationship between people.

Children’s performances

Some children only care about 3. well and winning

It is 4.that they forget to develop many other human qualities.

Some children don’t try to win or 5. success but choose failure.

They are 6. that if they had really tried and failed, it would mean they weren’t worth 7..

Reason behind

They think one can 8. his self-worth only by performing better than others in competition.

Both are 9. of not being valued.

Writer’s 10. to children

Find the new meaning of competition as such worries and fear begin to disappear.

1.helps 2.leads 3.performing 4.sad 5.get/achieve 6.worried 7.anything 8.prove 9.afraid 10.suggestion/advice 【解析】本篇文章簡(jiǎn)述了作者對(duì)于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的態(tài)度，先是介紹了兩種對(duì)于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度，其次通過介紹兒童在活動(dòng)中表現(xiàn)討論了其背關(guān)于個(gè)人價(jià)...
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