Born To Win

Born To Win
Organization:
Section One: “Winners and Losers”
－The definition of a winner and a loser
1.Each person is born with what he needs to win at life.
2.To us, a winner is one who responds authentically by
being credible, trustworthy, responsive, and genuine,
both as an individual and a member of a society. A
loser is one who fails to respond authentically.
3.Few people are one hundred percent winners or one
hundred percent losers.
Section Two: “ Winners”
－The characteristics of a winning person
1.Winners have different potentials.
2.A winner is not afraid to do his own thinking and to use
his own knowledge.
3.A winner can be spontaneous.
4.Although a winner can freely enjoy himself, he can
also postpone enjoyment.
5.A winner cares about the world and its peoples.
Section Three: “ losers”
First Part ( Para.1--- Para.5 ) : Definition of losers and
how different they are
from winners.
Second Part (Para.7 ---Para.10 ) :Two psychological
approaches that can help
losers become winners.
1.Differences between winners and losers
2.The factors that bring about a loser
3.The characteristics of a loser
4.How to change
Language Points:
authentically adv. not pretend, in a sincere, real way
authenticity
true
responsive adj. answering easily or quickly
genuine adj. authentic, sincere, true, really what it is said to
be
Moses 摩西（古代希伯来人之先知，据圣经记载，曾领导以色列人脱离埃及人之奴役。

）unprecedented adj. not having, not supported by any earlier happening, etc.
demolish v. destroy
bound adj. determined
awed adj. filled with a feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder
spontaneous adj. produced from natural feelings or causes,
without outside force; natural
discipline himself : be strict with himself
go after try to win or obtain
set himself up to lose : put himself in a losing situation adversity n. conflict; bad fortune; trouble. Here the word
means “war”.
along the line : on the road to win
as we have noted : as we have said before, referring back to
the last paragraph of Section One. dependency needs : referring to such things as clothes,
shelter, food, etc
brutality n. cruelty, savagery
deter v. discourage
autonomy and self-actualization 自律与自我体现autonomy n. self-government ( in the philosophy of
Kart ) the subjection of human will to its
own laws, independent of God
set patterns : normal way of life
shed vt. shade off; get rid of
hang on to sth.hold fast to sth., hold on to sth., try to keep
sth.
repress vt. deny; try to put down by force
go nowhere : fail to succeed
status quo existing state of affair
channel vt. put
change his “losing streak” : become more like a winner streak n. quality
gestalt psychology : 格式塔心理学，完形心理学（现代欧
美心理学主要派别之一）an approach to
psychology that emphasizes the
importance of configurational properties Freudian psychoanalysts : 弗洛伊德精神分析学家/者。

弗
洛伊德为奥地利心理学家。

break away from abandon, give up
orthodox adj. officially accepted
orthodox psychoanalysis传统心理分析法
impetus n. the force of sth. moving
authoritarian adj. requiring obedience to authority
Key to Reading Comprehension:
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. c
5. c
6. b
7. c
8. B
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The Winner is always part of the answer;
The Loser is always part of the problem.
The Winner is always has a program;
The Loser always has an excuse.
The Winner says,"Let me do it for you;
The Loser says;" That is not my job."
The Winner sees an answer for every problem;
The Loser sees a problem for every answer.
The Winner says," It may be difficult but it is possible"; The Loser says,"It may be possible but it is too difficult."
When a Winner makes a mistake, he says," I was wrong"; When a Loser makes a mistake, he says," It wasn't my fault."
A Winner makes commitments;
A Loser makes promises.
Winners have dreams;
Loser have schemes.
Winners say," I must do something";
Losers say,"Something must be done."
Winners are a part of the team;
Losers are apart from the team.
Winners see the gain;
Losers see the pain.
Winners see possibilities;
Losers see problems.
Winners believe in win/win; Losers believe for them to win
someone has to lose.
Winners see the potential;
Losers see the past.
Winners are like a thermostat;
Losers are like thermometers.
Winners choose what they say;
Losers say what they choose.
Winners use hard arguments but soft words;
Losers use soft arguments but hard words.
Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty
things;
Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.
Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to
others what you
would not want them to do to you";
Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do
it to you."
Winners make it happen;
Losers let it happen.。