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the country. this proves a fact: success belittles one’s background. now, as students of sis, we might as well cherish such lofty conviction: “we are mere students of foreign languages today, we are certain to bring honour to our alma mater someday.” the actualization of aspiration calls for perseverance which is my second word of advice for you. benjamin franklin wrote: “i have never seen a man who is up early in the morning, hardworking, prudent and honest plains that the fate is unfair for him. the one who has fine characters, good habits, and strong willpower can never be defeated by such thing known as ‘fate’.” again, ma yun met his failure 16 years ago at new york, but he did not give up his effort, and 15 years later in XX, he brought the biggest transaction of ipo to new york stock market ever in its history. perseverance is the driving force for the realization of one’s expectation. confronted by today’s materialistic trends and temptations of all kinds, the more determined one is with