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安徽省宿州市教研室2014届高考英语二轮三轮总复习 特色专题 任务型读写 1 The true meaning of success Success can be a rather abstract term and it can have a number of meanings and associations for different people. Trying to define what success is is not easy. To most people, success means achieving a goal. In order to achieve a goal, a person usually has to work hard. This is because they get the feeling that their hard work pays off and that a goal is worth their time and effort. Success usually goes hand in hand with people who appreciate it. We will most certainly congratulate someone who we know succeeds at what he or she does, which will inspire them even further. To some people, success means being the best at what they do. This means that the requirements are even higher: just taking part and achieving good results is not enough. This attitude is especially true to sportsmen and women. In sports, you don’t simply want to be good, you want to be the best or achieve a new world record. However, People who always want to be the best are usually more disappointed if they can’t achieve their goals. Another truth about success is that it can create envy. If you are good at something, others will want to be good at the same thing, but if they are not as good as you, they will envy you. This means that success can create a bitter taste in your mouth, because instead of being happy about your achievements, people are mean to you. In this case it is important not to forget you have done well. Just think about it this way: if people envy you, you have done something right. And if you are lucky, the envious people will see your success as a means of motivation for achieving their own goals. Success means more to some people than to others. Some want to be successful by all means, others are satisfied by simply trying and giving their best, whether they succeed or not. Introduction The term “success” has a number of meanings, and it is hard to decide its 1 . The 2 of success Ac