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Failure Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 Life is but a hard and tortuous journey. 人生无坦途。 Everyone has to meet failure in his life. 每个人在生活中都会碰到失败。 By analyzing the cause of failure, we can realize our own shortcomings and get a better knowledge of ourselves. 通过分析失败的原因，我们可以认识到自己的缺点，更好地了解我们自身。 Failures are the stepping-stones to success. 失败是成功的梯石。 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 Is Failure a Bad Thing? Failure is a common occurrence in our daily life. Whatever we do , there are always two possible results: Success or failure. Although everyone wants to succeed in whatever he tries, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. Different people hold different attitudes towards a failure. When faced with it, some can stand up to it, learn valuable things from it and try their best to fulfill what they are determined to do. Others, however, lose heart and give in. They do nothing but complain about themselves and the objective conditions. My attitude towards a failure is that it may be a bad thing for us, but we should in no way be discouraged on that account. As a popular saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” We can turn a bad thing into a good one by analyzing the causes of it. In this way, we can improve our work and study and finally succeed. Challenge Something attempted, something done. 有所尝试就有所作为。 Our deeds determine us, much as we determine our deeds. 什么样的人便决定了干什么样的事；同样，干什么样的事也决定了是什么样的人。——艾略特，英国小说家 Follow your own course, and let people talk. 走自己的路，让别人说去吧。——但丁，意大利诗人 You should make decisions according to your own conditions. 你应该根据自己的情况作决定。 Parents shouldn’t always make decisions for their children. 父母不能总为孩子做一切决定。 He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫不定输得干干净净。 If you would have a thing well done, you must do it yourself. 如果要将事情做好，就得亲自动手。 Chellenges Everyone has to face challenges of various kinds in his life. There are not only physical challenges, but also social and in