Born to Win
Each human being is born as something unique, something that never existed before. Each person is born with what he needs to win at life. A normal person can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for himself. Each has his own unique potentials---his capabilities and limitations. Each can be an important, thinking, aware, and creatively productive person in his own right---a winner.
The words "winner" and "loser" have many meanings. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who defeats the other person by dominating and making him lose. Instead a winner is one who responds honestly by being trustworthy and responsive, both as an individual and as a member of a society. A loser is one who fails to respond honestly.
A winner is not afraid to do his own thinking and to use his own knowledge. He can separate facts from opinion and doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. He listens to others, evaluates what they say, but comes to his own conclusions.
A winner is flexible. He does not have to respond in known, rigid ways. He can change his plans when the situation calls for it. A winner has a love for life. He enjoys work, play, food, other people, and the world of nature. Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments. Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others.
A winner cares about the world and its people. He is not separated from the general problems of society. He tries to improve the quality of life. Even in the face of national and international difficulty, he does not see himself as helpless. He does what he can to make the world a better place.
Although people are born to win, they are also born totally dependent on their environment. Winners successfully make the change from dependence to independence, losers do not. Somewhere along the line losers begin to avoid becoming independent. This usually begins in childhood. Poor nutrition, cruelty, unhappy relationships, disease, continuing disappointments, and inadequate physical care are among the many experiences that contribute to making people losers.
A loser is held back by his low capacity to appropriately express himself through a full range of possible behavior. He may be unaware of other choices for his life if the path he chooses goes nowhere. He is afraid to try new things. He repeats not only his own mistakes and often repeats those of his family and culture.
A loser has difficulty giving and receiving love. He does not enter into close, honest, direct relationships with others. Instead, he tries to manipulate them into living up to his expectations and channels his energies into living up to their expectations.
答案
小题1:unique/special
小题2:victory
小题3:response
小题4:independently
小题5:adapts/adjusts
小题6:happiness/pleasure/delight/enjoyment
小题7:devotes
小题8:affect/influence/impact
小题9:lacks
小题10:sharing
解析
小题1:根据Each human being is born as something unique, something that never existed before.
小题2:根据When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who defeats the other person by dominating and making him lose.
小题3:根据Instead a winner is one who responds honestly by being trustworthy and responsive, both as an individual and as a member of a society.
小题4:根据A winner is not afraid to do his own thinking and to use his own knowledge.
小题5:根据A winner is flexible. He does not have to respond in known, rigid ways. He can change his plans when the situation calls for it.
小题6:根据Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments. Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others.
小题7:根据He does what he can to make the world a better place.
小题8:根据This usually begins in childhood. Poor nutrition, cruelty, unhappy relationships, disease, continuing disappointments, and inadequate physical care are among the many experiences that contribute to making people losers.
小题9:根据He repeats not only his own mistakes and often repeats those of his family and culture.
小题10:根据A loser has difficulty giving and receiving love. He does not enter into close, honest, direct relationships with others. Instead, he tries to manipulate them into living up to his expectations and channels his energies into living up to their expectations.
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