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The Importance of Name Recently, it is universally acknowledged that due attention has to be paid to the importance of name. To begin with, a large number of people assert that ones name can exert profound influence on the success of a person or institution. In addition, some even maintain that the mental health and physical fitness of a person will be influenced or even determined by his or her name。 On the contrary, it is the view of a great many people that ones name is of little significance. I can think of no better illustration than the following ones. Qiu， which means hill， is the name of Confucius, the greatest thinker, philosopher and educator throughtout history. Likewise, another case in point is Lao Zi, the founder of philosophical and religious Taoism, whose name is er， which means the ear. These examples effectively clarify that ones future is only determined by his striving spirit, talent or intelligence rather than some mysterious and superstitious factors such as certain names or lucky numbers。 As for me, significance should be attached to intelligence, persistence and diligence instead of ones name. Given all the above arguments, it is high time that we put an end to this undesirable phenomenon。 参考翻译： 最近，人们普遍认为名字的重要性应当引起一定的注意。首先，很多人宣称一个人或者机构的名字能对人或机构的成功产生深远的影响。其次，一些人认为一个人的身心健康甚至都受名字的影响。 | 
