Diligence and Success 勤奋与成功

【写作佳句及惯用表达】

1.Diligence outstrips poverty. (prov.) 勤能克穷。

2.Rome was not built in a day. (prov.) 罗马不是一天建成的。伟业非一日之功。

3.A little of everything, and nothing at all. (prov.) 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。

4.If you have great talents, industry will help improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. —Reynolds 如果你有大才干，勤奋将会提高你的才干；如果你能力一般，勤奋将补足你能力的欠缺。——雷诺兹

5.He that will eat the kernel must crack the nut. (prov.) 要吃果仁，先破果壳。

6.Work and patience will perform wonders. (prov.) 劳动加耐心必能创造出奇迹。

7.Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. (prov.) 勤奋加技巧，无事不可为。

Every man is a fool sometimes, but none at all time.

人有时当傻瓜，但没有人始终当傻瓜。

8.Full of youthful vigor, he is diligent and modest. Such people deserve more pay and promotion. 他充满青春活力、勤奋、谦虚。这样的人应得到加薪晋级。

9.Real happiness lies in the fruit of labor produced by one’s sweat and toil. (prov.) 真正的幸福是用汗水和辛劳创造出的劳动成果。

10.Once a man’s talents are governed by laziness, he will achieve nothing. (prov.)人的才能一旦让懒惰支配了，就将无所作为

11. Diligence redeems stupidity. (prov.) 勤能补拙。

12. Hard work conquers all things. (prov.) 勤劳赢得一切。

【写作范文】

It is generally accepted that diligence is the mother of success. Use specific reasons and example to explain how important diligence is to anyone who wants to succeed.

Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:

My View on Diligence and Success

Everybody knows that diligence is the key to success. As a proverb says, “Diligence is the mother of success.” Diligence means working hard and persistently.

All famous people of great achievements are examples of diligence. They all owe their successes to hard work. Without constant efforts, no one can expect to succeed in doing anything great. Thomas Edison kept on working hard for a long time before he was able to invent the electric

light. Madam Curie worked hard in the poor conditions for many years before she finally discovered radium. Some people may attribute success to good luck. But good luck favors only those who are always well prepared and diligent people who can make use of it. So idleness can only lead to poverty. If you do not devote yourself to your study and work, you can hardly make a living, let alone make some accomplishments.

As college students, we must be aware that the only way to success is hard work. We must concentrate our attention on our studies, and make full use of our precious time, in order to meet the fierce challenges in the future competitions. It is certain that our future success will only rest on our constant efforts. A s a proverb says, “Only by working hard, can we reap a bumper harvest”.

【学习要点】

1. to owe their successes to hard work 把成功归因于勤劳

2. let alone更不用说，还不算：如：He has no enough money for food, let alone amusements.他连吃饭的钱都不够，更不用说娱乐了。

3. accomplishment 完成；成就，动词是accomplish（取得，完成）

4. make full use of 充分利用…

5. rest (up)on 依靠，寄托在如：The outcome rests on your decision.结果就取决于你的决定。

6. reap a bumper harvest 获得大丰收

【要点提示】

本文用谚语开头，说明勤奋与成功的关系：勤奋是成功之母；然后作者通过例证法证明了勤奋对于成功的重要；最后劝大学生只有努力学习，才能获得未来的成功。

本文突出的论证方法是例证法。作者用爱迪生和居里夫人的事例证明勤奋的重要。例证法要求所选事例应该典型，众所周知，说服力强。

【模拟训练】 ［35 MIN.］

How do you account for that statement: You won’t have any accomplishment without making great efforts? Use specific reasons and examples to explain it.

Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:

No Pains, No Gains

You are to write in three paragraphs.

In the first paragraph, explain “No pains, no gains”.

In the second paragraph, illustrate the proverb.

In the last paragraph, bring what you’ve written to a natural conclusion.