機不可失，時不再來

　　Directions : In this part, you are to write an essay on “Opportunity and Success “. You should write about 200 words within 40 minutes on ANSWER SHEET2. Your essay should be based on the following outline:

　　1. Contingency (偶然性) of opportunity

　　2. Relationship Between opportunity and success

　　3. My view on opportunity

　　機不可失，時不再來。 機遇常常悄然而去。因此，奉勸諸君珍惜機遇，謹慎處之。

　　每當機遇降臨，伴之而來的是成功的希望， 但是機遇不能自行實現成功。假如你要取得成就或要實現你的雄心壯志，你必須努力工作、艱苦奮斗、準備好條件。否則，機遇來臨時你卻無法利用。顯然，為了能夠完全適應我們未來的工作，我們必須做好一切可能的準備。

　　成功者與失敗者之間的區別就在于處理機遇的態度。成功者做好充分準備迎接機遇的適時來臨，而失敗者工作懶散，眼看著機遇悄然而過。可見，兩種不同的對待機遇的態度導致了截然不同的后果。

　　我的觀點時，在我們的社會里人人都有許多機遇，但是只有那些做好充分準備并且高度稱職的人才能利用機遇達到自己目的。

　　Opportunities don’t come often. They come every once in a while. Very often, they come quietly and go by without being noticed. Therefore, it is advisable that you should value and treat them with care.

　　When an opportunity presents itself, it brings a promise but never realizes it on its own. If you want to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of your ambitions you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. Otherwise, you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you. It is clear that in order to be highly qualified for out future jobs, we should make every possible preparation.

　　The difference between a man who succeeds and one who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunities. The successful person always makes adequate preparations to meet opportunities as they duly arrive. The unsuccessful person, on the other hand, works little and just waits to see them pass by. Obviously, the two different attitudes towards opportunities may lead to quite different consequences.

　　In my opinion, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, in our society, but only those who are prepared adequately and qualified highly can make use of them to achieve their purpose. (208 words )