20 15 composition material for senior high school entrance examination: perseverance
People should have perseverance, otherwise they will accomplish nothing. Madame Curie
All persistent efforts will pay off sooner or later. Angel
Man's greatest enemy is weak willpower and stupidity. Gorky
Scientific achievement equals perseverance and patience. Zhang Guanghou
Perseverance can conquer any peak in the world. Dickens
Bamboo is not relaxed at all, its roots are firmly embedded in the cracks in the rocks. It's tempered, and the wind is strong in the east, west, north and south-Zheng Banqiao
There are two ways to achieve your goal, namely strength and perseverance. Power belongs to only a few people, but perseverance is shared by most people, and its silent power can often reach an irresistible level with the passage of time. -Napoleon
Putting the impossible into practice is the real sign of extraordinary perseverance. -Zweig
Only perseverance will make us successful. The source of perseverance lies in unswervingly and resolutely taking the means needed for success. Chernyshevski
There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb along steep mountain roads can hope to reach its glorious summit. Marx
People who made great achievements in ancient times not only had talent, but also had unremitting determination. -Su Shi
Snails climb to safety by perseverance. -Stepjean
A persevering person can find gems from the rubble. -Uygur proverb
Classic material
Battle of perseverance
Perseverance is the best medicine to overcome failure.
The 1970s witnessed the emergence of world heavyweight boxing heroes. Ali, the champion who has not stepped into the ring for four years, now weighs more than 20 kilograms, and his speed and endurance are not as good as before. The doctor sentenced him to death for his sports career. But Ali firmly believed that "spirit is the pillar of boxing", and he returned to the ring with tenacious perseverance.
1On September 30th, 975, 33-year-old Ali faced another boxing champion Fraser for the third time (one win and one loss in the previous two times). By the time of the 14 round, Ali was exhausted and on the verge of collapse. At this time, a feather falling on him can make him fall to the ground, and he has little strength in the face of 15 round. However, he insisted desperately and refused to give up. He knows that the other person, like himself, only has the strength to breathe.
Compared with this, it is not so much strength as perseverance, and it depends on who can persist for a while longer than the other party. He knew that he might win if he overwhelmed the other side mentally at this time. So, he tried to keep a tough expression and vowed not to bow his head. His eyes were like electricity, which made Fraser shudder, thinking that Ali still had physical strength. At this time, Ali's coach was keenly aware that Fraser had given up. He conveyed this message to Ali and encouraged Ali to stick to it. Ali was refreshed and persevered more tenaciously. Sure enough, Fraser said that he was "bowing his head" and was willing to give up. The referee immediately raised Ali's arm and announced that Ali had won. At this time, Ali, who kept the title of boxing champion, had not yet reached the center of Taichung. His eyes were black and his legs fell to the ground feebly. When Frazier saw it, he regretted being struck by lightning for life.
Blinking effect
Perseverance can overcome any defect.
There is a reporter in France named Bodie. He was quadriplegic because of a serious illness when he was young. Of all the organs in the whole body, only the left eye can move. However, he is still determined to finish the work he conceived before he got sick. Bodie can only blink, so he can only communicate with his assistant by blinking his left eye, reciting his draft to his assistant one by one, and then the assistant will copy it.
Every time, the assistant should read out the common letters in French in order and let Bodie choose. When the letters she reads are exactly the same as those in the text, Bodie flashes to show that they are correct. Because Bodie judges words by memory, sometimes it is not accurate, so she needs to look them up in the dictionary, so she can only record one or two pages a day. It is conceivable how hard it is for two people to work! A few months later, they finally finished the book. In order to write this book, Bodie blinked more than 200,000 times. This unusual book has 150 pages and its name is diving suit and butterfly.
Build a bridge with one finger.
Perseverance can stand the test of time.
1883, engineer John? Roblin and his son Washington are ambitious and want to build a bridge across Manhattan and Brooklyn. However, many bridge experts said that this plan is impossible, and it is better to give up as soon as possible. Father and son firmly believe that the bridge can be built. While conceiving the bridge construction plan, they also persuaded bankers to invest in the project.
However, only a few months after the bridge started construction, a catastrophic accident occurred at the construction site. Father John? Roblin died in the accident and Washington was seriously injured. Many people think that this project will be destroyed, because only Roblin and his son know how to build the bridge. Despite Washington? Roblin lost the ability to act and speak, and his thinking was as agile as ever. One day, he suddenly had a flash of light in his mind and came up with a way to communicate with people with his only movable finger: he tapped his wife's arm with that finger, and through this password, his wife conveyed his design intention to the engineers who were still building the bridge. During the whole 13 period, Washington directed the project with one finger until the magnificent Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.
Crocker's motto
Perseverance is irreplaceable.
1984, ray kroc, who created the miracle of McDonald's, died at the age of 8 1 year.
In the office of McDonald's headquarters, Crocker's motto hangs, which reads:
Perseverance is irreplaceable in the world. Talent can't replace it, and it is a fool who has talent but fails; Genius can't replace it, and a genius without reward is just a fool; Education can't replace it. The world is full of educated waste. Perseverance and determination are omnipotent.
Socrates' request
Perseverance is long-term persistence.
Socrates was a philosopher in ancient Greece and had a great influence on later western philosophy. A student once asked Socrates how he had such profound knowledge. Socrates said to his students, "Today we only learn the simplest and easiest things. Everyone tries to throw their arms forward and then try to throw them back. " Socrates demonstrated it again and said, "Starting today, everyone will do it 300 times a day. Can everyone do it? " The students all laughed and said that anyone can do such a simple thing.
A month later, Socrates asked the students, "Last time I asked the students to do 300 simplest actions every day, which student insisted on doing it?" Please raise your hand. "This time, 90% of the students raised their hands proudly. Unconsciously, a year later, Socrates asked the students: "Which students insist on cutting?" At this time, only one person in the whole classroom raised his hand. This man is Plato who later became another master of philosophy.
Guan Yunchang curettage cures poisoning.
Perseverance is to conquer yourself.
In the Three Kingdoms period, a famous soldier of Shu was shot by an archer in a battle. Because the arrow is poisonous, when it is pulled out, the poison has penetrated into the bone. Hua Tuo, the imperial doctor, decided to scrape bones and cure poison for him. While playing chess with Ma Liang, Guan Yu extended his hand to Hua Tuo. Hua tuo cut the flesh with a sharp knife to expose the bones, and scraped it back and forth in the dark place with a knife. You can hear this voice from a distance, and everyone in the military account is pale with fear. But Guan Yu still looks natural and continues to play chess with Ma Liang without any pain. In a short time, the blood in the basin was full. After scraping the poison from the bone, Hua Tuo applied medicine and sewed the wound with needle and thread. Guan Yu stood up with a smile and said to everyone, "My arm stretches freely and it doesn't hurt at all. Hua tuo is really a great doctor! " Hua tuo was surprised by Guan Yu's superhuman feat of keeping calm and smiling.
Climb the world peak
Perseverance can conquer any mountain peak.
At noon on March 25th, 1960, all members of China mountaineering team began to climb Mount Everest. After a hard trial, on the morning of May 24th, an "assault team" composed of Wang Fuzhou, Liu Lianman, Qu and Kampot came to what the British called an "insurmountable obstacle"-the middle of the second step. In the world of ice and snow at an altitude of 8500 meters, Qu Kai is a pioneer. However, even wearing alpine boots with steel claws, he could not step on the extremely hard and smooth rock wall, and the "commando" was in danger of being trapped in this "dead zone". Qu simply took off his alpine boots and wore only a pair of thin velvet socks. He put his toes into the cracks in the rock, supported the weight of his whole body and climbed up bit by bit, insisting on opening the way for his comrades. His toes went from tingling to sharp pain in the cold of MINUS 30 degrees Celsius, and finally he lost consciousness completely. But with tenacious perseverance, he finally reached the world summit with his teammates at dawn on May 25th.
Tan Qian writes books.
Perseverance can overcome setbacks.
In the Ming Dynasty, Tan Qian, a native of Haining, Zhejiang Province, was a poor scholar. He began to make history at the age of 29. Because he couldn't afford books, he begged people to borrow books and copy them everywhere. Sometimes, in order to look up some information, I will take my own dry food for more than 100 miles. He worked hard for 27 years and after six drafts, he finally wrote a masterpiece. At this time, Tan Qian is 56 years old. But one night, the manuscript was stolen. Tan Qian wept bitterly. Others thought he would be devastated, but he rolled up his sleeves and started again the next day. Ten years later, he finally wrote a second manuscript, which was later published as "The Lack of Country". At this time, Tan Qian was white-haired and aging. He said happily to people, "Although he died, he died with his eyes closed."
The miracle of Luan old house
Perseverance is a persistent effort.
On the half slope of Dongfanjing Mountain in Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, there is a natural village called Luan Lao, where there are 32 households 170 people scattered, and there is no water and no poverty. From 1980, Xu went back to his hometown after graduating from high school to look for water with several young people. They traveled all over the mountains around the village, dug dozens of big pits and chiseled dozens of stones. It lasted for five years, but all the schemes were rejected because they had no "mining value". 1one day in June, 984, Xu accidentally fell into a deep pit full of weeds while exploring. If there is running water under the pit, he will forget his pain. After climbing out of the hole, he immediately determined the excavation point of the diversion tunnel.
The stone is hard, and the determination of Laozhai people in Lu' an is more determined. Young people in the village take turns to change posts, and women cook and boil water. With a will, perseverance and determination to get rid of poverty, they fight day by day, hammer and chisel inch by inch, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and so on, which is 10 year. 1June, 1994, the underground spring water was pumped out from the deep mountain. Starting from 1995, Xu organized the masses to invest manpower and material resources to change the slope into a ladder. After three years of hard work, half a mountain was cut down, 1 10,000 tons of soil was selected, and 4 12 mu of ladder was changed, and 20 mu of farmland was reclaimed, so that the per capita guaranteed income area reached 2.54 mu.
With this strong perseverance and fighting spirit, the people of Lao Zhai in Lu 'an got rid of poverty and ran towards a well-off society.
A stuttering speaker
(Firm perseverance comes from lofty ideals)
Demosthenes, an ancient Greek orator, was born stuttering. I can't pronounce clearly because of stuttering. Although I have full opinions, I can't express them. In order to overcome this physical defect, Demosthenes often put stones in his mouth and ran to the seaside to practice speaking in the face of the sea. Every day, he actually corrects his stuttering. In order to concentrate on practicing speech, Demosthenes climbs mountains and recites poems, sometimes standing in front of the mirror to practice gestures. In order to practice eloquence wholeheartedly, he built a basement at home, where he practiced all day and didn't come out for two or three months. He also made a determined effort to shave off half his hair and completely gave up the idea of going out to play. Although he failed countless times in public speaking, he never lost heart. After tenacious efforts, Demosthenes finally became a great speaker.
Natural stutterers can also become speakers. It can be seen that difficulties and setbacks are also afraid of a person's strong perseverance.
A failed hero
(tenacious perseverance wins respect)
1984 At the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the women's marathon entered the Olympic Games for the first time. American track and field athlete benoit became the first female marathon champion in Olympic history. However, she is not the eye-catching star in this competition. Or, 20 minutes after she won the championship, people's hearts were completely conquered by another Swiss woman, gabriela? Anderson.
In this competition, the men's marathon was arranged in the evening, and the women's marathon was arranged to start at noon on a hot summer day. The 39-year-old Anderson missed the drinking station 40 kilometers away and suffered in the last 2 kilometers. In her post-game words, it is "like walking through a burning mountain and getting caught on fire all over". Twenty minutes after the champion crossed the finish line, Anderson stumbled into the stadium. After heatstroke, she was so weak that her left arm hung limply beside her and her right leg didn't listen to her. In the audience's horrified sigh, the doctor found that she was still sweating, which was a good phenomenon for heatstroke patients, so she was allowed to continue to participate in the competition. In the last lap, she spent 5 minutes and 44 seconds, sometimes stumbling forward, and sometimes stopping to hold her head painfully. Finally, she finally fell to the finish line and was directly assisted by the doctor waiting there. However, after only two hours, she recovered.
In this competition, although Anderson only won the 37th place, her last scene was constantly staged on American TV programs, making her a hero in the eyes of Americans overnight.
Fail to build a mound because of the lack of the last basket of soil-fail to succeed because of the lack of final efforts
(Perseverance is also fighting power)
Throughout the history of war at all times, we will find that the perseverance of commanders is always closely related to the victory of operations. Victory is often missed because of the decline of perseverance; Because of perseverance, it is often possible to save the day and turn defeat into victory. This shows how important the commander's perseverance is to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.
1941May 2 1 day, Colonel Andrew of the New Zealand Army led a battalion to guard the commanding heights of Crete 107 against the assault group led by Colonel Maindel. The fighting lasted from 7 am to 6 pm, with heavy casualties on both sides. Andrew lost contact with two companies, and the other two companies were forced to reduce their defensive positions. Only two tanks were destroyed and he himself was injured. Colonel Maindel was also seriously injured. 1900 assault group, only 600 people are fighting, the troops are exhausted, and none of the targets have been won. However, Maindel knew that without occupying the airport in 107 highland, it would be impossible to get air support. So at night, he launched another attack. In this attack, the Germans climbed up the highland almost step by step, but they did not encounter any resistance. It turned out that at the critical moment, Colonel Andrew, commander of the New Zealand Army, wavered. He no longer has the courage and perseverance to fight. In panic and fatigue, he rashly ordered the troops to retreat from the 107 highland, which made the defense of Crete fall short.
Marshal Xu Xiangqian used to say before his death that in a cruel and dangerous combat environment, we should "grit our teeth" and "stick to the last five minutes", because this is the key to victory or defeat. Whoever can survive the last five minutes will win the battle.
Yilin story
Misunderstanding of cattle
The children in the city went to the countryside to play and saw an old farmer tying a big buffalo to a small stake. The children walked up to the old farmer and said, "Uncle, it will run away."
The old farmer smiled and said with certainty, "I won't run." This has always been the case. " The child was a little puzzled and couldn't help asking, "Why not? With such a small stake, won't the cow be pulled up with a little force? " At this time, the old farmer approached the child and lowered his voice, as if afraid that the cow would hear him. "Young man, I tell you, when this cow was a calf, it was tied to this stake. At first, it was not so honest, and sometimes it tried to break free from the stake. But at that time, its strength was still small, and it still turned around for a while. When it couldn't help it, it disappeared. Later, when it grew up, it never thought about hitting this stake again. "
A symbol of Jingwei's reclamation/tenacious determination
Jingwei is a kind of bird by the sea. This bird looks like a crow, with patterned feathers on its head, a white mouth and red feet. This kind of bird has a strange habit, that is, it often throws twigs and stones from the shore into the sea with its mouth.
There is an old myth about this kind of bird: In ancient times, Yan Di's youngest daughter, Nu Wa, went to the East China Sea to play, but she never came home once. It turned out that she unfortunately fell into the sea and drowned. When a girl dies, she becomes a bird, that is, a jingwei bird. Jingwei bird vowed to fill up the East China Sea because it would drown people. So, no matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, hot and cold, windy and rainy, Jingwei bird takes twigs and stones from the western hills every day and throws them into the sea. It's easy for a bird to fill the sea like this! But it has such determination and perseverance, but it is commendable.
Birds still have the ambition to fill the sea, and if they want to achieve something, they must advocate this spirit. Only in this way can we make our career successful. Where there is a will, there is a way!
The lame tortoise and the good horse
There are six wild horses. They want to find a place with better living conditions. On the way, they met a limping tortoise, which was crawling forward step by step. It's going to the promised land The steed asked the tortoise how far it was from the promised land, and the tortoise said it would take about two or three thousand miles. A horse said contemptuously to the tortoise, "It's a long way, only we can walk, so you'd better go back!" " "The tortoise is still moving forward. Some of the six horses want to go to the promised land, while others want to go to Guanzhong. They are arguing endlessly. They are never sure what to do, so they are hesitant. Turtle, regardless of fatigue, regardless of winter and summer, regardless of wind and rain, climbed countless hills, swam many rivers, and crossed the forest that covered the sun, and finally reached the promised land after several years.
Eagle and snail
The eagle flew to the towering mountain again.
This is an eagle, with an unusually huge body and heroic spirit. It comes to this summit once or twice a year, but every time it comes, its heart is always full of contradictions. It is the only eagle among birds that can fly to the summit, which makes it proud, but because of this, it feels great loneliness. On this uninhabited mountain, it doesn't strut, just idly browsing its familiar and unfamiliar scenery, as if it had fulfilled its wish, and then it left.
However, when the eagle eye swept away, it was found that there was another life on this barren mountain peak, and it was a life it didn't know. The eagle asked warily, "Who are you? Are you a resident here? " "No, I just climbed up from below. My name is snail! " The little thing replied like this. The eagle was surprised and couldn't help looking at each other again before saying, "Ah, you are a snail! On this mountain, you are the first life I have ever seen. " The snail said, "You are also the first life I have ever seen." The eagle smiled. "You little guy really surprises me." The snail asked, "Why?" The eagle took a deep breath and instantly recovered its heroic spirit that shocked all kinds of birds. He proudly said, "Of all kinds of birds, I am the only one who can fly to this peak. Among mammals, although lions and tigers are strong and apes are good at climbing, I have never heard of any of them who can climb this mountain. However, I saw you here today, a little-known snail, and you went to the top of the mountain. Why don't you call me-surprise! " Snail said: "I have no wings, and I am not good at running or climbing mountains, but I have perseverance, indomitable confidence and courage, so I will climb to the top sooner or later." The eagle smiled and said, "But you still surprised me." "This is not surprising." The snail said seriously, "Maybe you think perseverance, confidence and courage are just nothingness, but they are true to me. Because I can't run fast, I can only walk slowly step by step, so I never want to be whimsical, opportunistic and eager for quick success. I don't even know if I can climb to the top of the mountain, but I yearn for it. So, I walked step by step, no matter how long it took, I was willing to stick to it and not give up this effort-God, I succeeded! " The eagle looked at the snail again, finally nodded and said, "You are right. It seems that sometimes perseverance is more admirable than genius! " "
How do Japanese parents cultivate their children's perseverance
Perseverance, also called will or persistence, is one of the important qualities that a successful person must possess. Japanese parents generally attach great importance to the cultivation of children's perseverance. Here's how they cultivate their children's perseverance-
Custom is a second nature. When children read "picture books", they are required to read them from beginning to end and then change to another one. When children draw a picture, be sure to let them finish what they started. When children learn to wash their own clothes, they must never give up halfway on the pretext of being tired or having a sore hand ... If this goes on, the habit will become natural.
Deliberately let the child suffer. Most children who grow up in an environment with excessive material conditions lack perseverance, so they can deliberately let their children suffer, such as crowding buses at school, traveling in the hot sun, or practicing in winter.
Self-confidence is closely related to perseverance. People with low self-esteem are often difficult to persevere, because self-confidence is the "spiritual foundation" of perseverance.
Strengthen physical exercise. Taking an active part in physical exercise can not only enhance physical fitness, but also enhance psychological endurance-this is actually the same thing as cultivating perseverance.
Encourage children to do one thing wholeheartedly. Children's interests often change quickly, so many children learn piano today, computer tomorrow and painting the day after tomorrow, but in the end they can't learn anything well. Psychologists point out that this kind of study of "fishing for three days and drying the net for two days" often has a negative impact on cultivating perseverance.
Parents should set an example. If parents themselves lack perseverance, it is basically empty talk to ask their children to have perseverance.
Encourage when you encounter difficulties. For children who have not yet "seen the world through the storm", it is often inevitable that they will be depressed when they encounter difficulties or setbacks during the test of willpower. At this time, encouragement from parents, teachers and even friends is very important. Once you get up the courage to tide over the difficulties with the help and support of others, your willpower will be effectively tempered like iron, which in itself means some improvement of your psychological quality.
Application and innovation
The true meaning of persistence is to conquer yourself.
Since ancient times, China has said that "the instrument of human heart". The strongest person in the world is the one who can control his mind; And the hardest thing in the world is to control your mind. The ancients said, "It is easier to defeat the three armed forces than to defeat yourself." There are many temptations in the objective world, and the demons who collude with your desires unite every day to guide you to fall for it. Such as laziness, selfishness, fame and fortune, greed, lust for power, cowardice, pride, jealousy, vanity and so on. They all cover your eyes and mind like fog, making it difficult for you to control yourself correctly and truly. Everyone has this psychology: when doing something subjectively, they are always willing to find a "reasonable" basis for their behavior and indulge themselves. If the will is weak, it will distract attention from the goal.
For most people, they can't do great things, not because they don't know how to do it, nor because they can't, but because they don't have perseverance. Therefore, the true meaning of persistence is to defeat yourself.
There are three ways to overcome yourself: first, when you are bored, bored and tired when you are doing something you should do, you should overcome yourself, continue to do it and do it well; Second, you have a subconscious impulse to do something you shouldn't do. At this time, you must overcome yourself and resolutely not do it; Third, when the inner emotional world is in turmoil, we should overcome ourselves, lock our hearts and tie our horses, let reason overcome our feelings, and ensure that we continue to move towards our ideal goals.