论竞争写作范文：对于社会的正负影响

 　　论竞争：对于社会的正负影响

　　议论文真题（4=1）

　　>In most societies, competition generally has more of a negative than a positive effect.

　　=In most societies, competition generally has more of a positive than a negative effect.

　　>Competition is ultimately more beneficial than detrimental¹ to society.

　　=Competition is ultimately more detrimental than beneficial to society.

　　Example Writing

　　Of all powers that push societies to advance, none is greater than that of competition.  The need to win and thrive can usually bring out good results from individuals and industries alike.  With competition, everybody has to work harder and every business has to create better products and services.

　　For individuals, there is always competition out there, and that is what makes life exciting.  Similar excitement is felt watching a horse race in that a horse never runs so fast as when it has other horses to catch up and outpace.  Strictly speaking, life is nothing but a competition to be the winner to varying degrees.  There seems to be an invisible platform characteristic of fair play in societies, allowing people from all walks of life to freely develop their potential in all fields.  On the contrary, for lack of a motivation to succeed, many gifted persons would remain only gifted persons, getting nowhere in any competitive environment.  This example implies that competition is the whetstone of talent in any realm of life.

　　So is competition beneficial to business in society.  To start with, competition becomes the basis of protection to the consumer by offering more choices, and this serves society well.  To be able to survive in the market, companies need to cut costs in order to reduce prices and improve quality in products and services.  This is to illustrate² that competition is practical incentive³ to progress. So, even if some people might give competition a name as ugly as sin because some industries are driven out of business by cut-throat competition sometimes; there is no denying that more often a competition-oriented landscape can guarantee more advantages than drawbacks.  The same is also true of societies practicing free trade which means that competition comes from anywhere in a win-win game.

　　In most societies, people with competitive spirit are more determined⁴ to do more and achieve more while businesses are obliged to learn to become increasingly efficient.  Thus, competition is really an essential power to move society ahead, as if by an invisible hand. Ultimately, competition is good as it sets goals for people and fills the social environment with excitement.

1 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

2 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

3 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。