《SSP高考版》2011年3月份第八期答案

82. Knight convinced the officials of the Onitsuka Tiger Company that its product would have potentials in the U.S. 83. established athletic footwear

84. The team spirit and shared valves of the athletes formed the basis of Nike?s early management style.

I. Translation

1、Students should be inspired to study hard to explore the unknown world. 2、That the birth rate is declining has become a major social problem that many advanced countries are concerned about.

3、Contrary to what we have/ had expected, our company lacks/ lacked sufficient money to invest in new products.

4、All the people present at the meeting are not in favour of the suggestion (that) the American officials made/ put forward on reducing carbon emissions.

OR：Not all people present at the meeting are in favour of the suggestion (that) the American officials made/ put forward on reducing carbon emissions.

5、It was not until he had experienced countless/ many hardships that he finally realized/ he was finally aware of the eternally unchangeable truth that he who has wasted/ wastes his life will achieve/ accomplish nothing.

II. Writing

As can be seen from the cartoon, different ideas may come from the same thing. In the picture, while trying to catch the upcoming soccer, the goal-keeper says to himself why it is so big. And, the striker simply thinks in a different way, that is why it is so small?

What makes such a big contrary on the same tournament at the same moment? It is no doubt that they are facing the very same goal and experiencing the very same moment. However, the subjective views result in different impression on the same object. Many of us may still remember the story of a pony crossing the river, which we learned from the textbook in primary school. The squirrel tells him, the river is deep; and the cow tells him, the river is not deep at all. However, in the end, he tells

himself a third answer. Therefore, it is not exaggerating to say that most of us are looking into the world with personal ideas. Subjective mental status may result in a really big difference in personal views, just like the goal-keeper and the striker in the drawing.

A possible solution might be to face any situation as objectively as possible. If we realize this in an objective way, it would be good for us to deal with what we encounter in life, especially when we are in setbacks or facing difficulties.