22. Competition and Cooperation 競爭與合作
Competition is a common phenomenon in our society. We compete when we play games, we compete in our study, and we constantly compete for jobs, customers and profit, etc. We can say that competition is one of the motives of the development of society.
在社會生活中,競爭是一個普遍現(xiàn)象。在比賽中我們競爭,在學習中我們競爭。在找工作,贏得客戶,獲得利潤等方面都存在著競爭。我們可以說競爭是社會發(fā)展的動力之一。
But we often find competition and cooperation go hand in hand. In a football game, one team is competing with the other. But each member of the team is cooperating with his teammates. In most cases, we can't compete without cooperation. Thus they are equally important.
但是我們經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn),競爭與合作是相伴而生的。在足球比賽中,一個隊和另一個隊存在競爭。但每個隊員和他的隊友之間則是相互合作。在多數(shù)情況下,沒有合作就沒有競爭。因此,二者同等重要。
While we are advocating competition, we can't forget cooperation. Nothing can be carried to an extreme. Pure and exclusive competition leads to failure. Only when competition combines with cooperation can it help in obtaining our goals and satisfying our needs.
當我們倡導競爭時,我們不應忘記合作。任何事情不能走極端。純粹的競爭只能導致失敗。只有把競爭與合作相結(jié)合,才能有助于我們達到目標并滿足自身需求。