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The Definition of Success
I am not going to try to define success. I think a precise definition is impossible. Is it winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games, or being awarded a Nobel Prize? What else? I believe personal success could be anything at all — it does not have to involve public recognition. Who is more successful? A millionaire who is unhappy, or an unnoticed person who has led a simple, happy life? The simplest definition of success, I think, is to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it. It doesn’t really matter what, or how humble the undertaking is.No matter what motivates you personally, or whatever you choose to do with your life, don’t expect instant success. The years of struggle, commitment and learning in excelling at whatever you choose is no easy task. I would wholeheartedly agree with that statement. It takes a lot of courage, character and discipline to achieve success in any field. Nearly all successful people have doubted themselves at some point and wanted to give up. Yet they carried on. One thing is for sure — success breeds success.I like all of the following quotations. They all stand for what success means to me personally. “Success is an ongoing process towards worthwhile goals.” “To live your life in your own way. To reach the goals you have set for yourself. To be the person you want to be. That is success.”我并不想要给成功下定义。我认为作一个精确的定义是不可能的。成功是在奥运会上赢得金牌吗？还是获得诺贝尔奖？或者是其它的什么？我认为个人的成功可以是任何事情——它不需要公众的认可。谁更成功一些呢？是不快乐的百万富翁，还是简单而幸福地生活着的、不引人注意的人？我认为，成功最简单的定义是：着手做一件事情并圆满地完成它。无论这件事情是什么，或者多不起眼，都不重要。不管是什么鼓舞你，或者你一生选择做什么，都不要期待立刻成功。奋斗、努力和学习如何做好你选择的事情的日子并不好过。我完全同意这种说法。在任何领域取得成就都需要极大的勇气、品质和自律。几乎所有的成功人士都曾经在某个时刻怀疑过自己，并且想要放弃。但他们都坚持下来了。有一件事是肯定的——成功孕育成功。我喜欢下面所有的这些话，他们都可以代表我个人所理解的成功。“成功是一段向着有价值的目标不断前进的旅程。”“按你自己的方式生活，达到你为自己设定的目标，成为你想成为的人。那就是成功。”1. definition 定义
2. define 解释……的意义；下定义
3. precise 精确的；准确的
4. involve 包括
5. recognition 认可；承认；重视
6. unnoticed 不引人注意的；被忽视的
7. humble 卑下的；微贱的
8. undertaking 工作；事业
9. motivate 激发
10. struggle 努力；奋斗
11. commitment 致力；献身；承诺
12. wholeheartedly 一心一意地
13. quotation 引用语
14. ongoing 正在进行中的；前进的
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