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辽宁省沈阳二中10-11学年高一上学期10月月考(英语) I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a
baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands
and said, "Good game!"
It is __38__ to do that when you win! When
you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand - instead of shaking it - and __39__ the ground instead
of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for
adults, too.
A few years ago, in a softball league, we
lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good
game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and
shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was
eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my
self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and
I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I
was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this
__46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.
__47__ it is a baseball game or an
important examination, yo
u can
__48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals
with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot
__50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion,
when you __52__ in something- though it may be __53__ - look at your opponents
in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good
game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find
yourself winning the next game.
