[00:00.76]易考范文十七
[00:04.26]As is vividly shown in the picture,
[00:08.41]a football game is being broadcast on TV.
[00:12.02]The game is proceeding under a rainy weather.
[00:15.52]A loyal football fan stands on a stool,
[00:19.02]holding an umbrella over the TV set,
[00:21.98]so that the player will not be drenched with rain.
[00:25.26]At first sight, the picture may seem a little ridiculous.
[00:29.41]But upon reflection,
[00:31.05]we will realize that it aims to reveal a quality important in our life—perseverance.
[00:37.40]The man in the picture adheres to his interest.
[00:40.46]Perseverance is an optimistic attitude toward life and an indispensable factor in success.
[00:47.57]When we strive for our dreams we will unavoidably encounter many difficulties,
[00:53.04]which, however, can be overcome if we do not quit.
[00:56.98]Without perseverance, we couldn't have defeated SARS;
[01:01.24]without perseverance, we couldn't have rescued so many survivors of the Sichuan earthquake;
[01:07.80]without perseverance, we `couldn't have hosted the Beijing Olympics so successfully.
[01:13.93]In contrast, many people end up tasting the bitterness of failure,
[01:19.62]though they desire achievement in their career or studies.
[01:23.44]One of the contributing factors is that
[01:26.29]they fail to persist in clearing the setbacks off their path to triumph.
[01:30.99]Therefore, when confronted with reverses,
[01:34.16]we should hold a perseverant attitude and never give up.
[01:38.21]Let's bear it in mind that rainbow always comes after a storm. |