GMAT考试写作例文224篇连载(一六二)
<p> 51. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>.</p><p> <span word="Discuss">Discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="above">above</span>. <span word="Support">Support</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="observations">observations</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="ordinarily">ordinarily</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sparks">sparks</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="ignores">ignores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="accrue">accrue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decidedly">decidedly</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p> <span word="Admittedly">Admittedly</span>, <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="pricing">pricing</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="management">management</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>. <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="External">External</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="yielding">yielding</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="streamline">streamline</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="switching">switching</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>-<span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paradigmatic">paradigmatic</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Pinto">Pinto</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="retrofit">retrofit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rear">rear</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span>, <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shave">shave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="sticker">sticker</span> <span word="price">price</span> , <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span>.</p>
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