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the casebut if I e out last, I will not call my attempt a failure, but will also celebrate it as a true success, because part of my goal is my own character trainingto do more assertive, to be brave in face of difficulties. For me, it is a meaningful step forward, small as it is, in the long journey toward the final success in my life, because I have truly gained by participating.就我自己而言,生性羞澀,容易怯場,不得不鼓起非常大的勇氣來參加此次的演講比賽。我完全可以待在一邊,不參加大學級別的比賽,而落得輕松自在??墒?,我還是選擇了接受這一挑戰(zhàn)來面對困難?,F(xiàn)在我來了。如果,我是最后一名—我希望情況不是這樣—但如果我真的是最后一名,我也不會認為這次的嘗試是一次失敗,反而我要把它當作一次真正的成功來慶賀,因為我一部分的目標是對自己性格的鍛煉—更加堅強、勇敢地面對困難。對我來說,這標志著我在通向成功人生的漫漫征途中又向前邁進了一步,盡管是很小的一步,但是我確實通過參與真正地獲得了收益。Let us return to our handsome young prince and the 4step definition of success. You my have noticed that the usual worldly criteria of wealth, position and fame were not mentioned as part of the story, but rather, it emphasized the process of overing difficulties. The ancient wisdom had already defined the meaning of success, and this is my definition, too.回到我們年輕英俊的王子和對“成功”的四步驟定義上吧,您也許已經(jīng)注意到了財富、地位和名譽等這些世俗的標準在故事中并未提及,相反故事強調(diào)了克服重重困難的過程。古代的智慧已經(jīng)對成功的意義下了定義,這也是我的定義。Thank you.謝謝!