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话题：坚持 核心词组： adversity 逆境 obstacle 坎坷 frustration 挫折 struggle 拼搏 positive attitude 积极的态度 target 目标 right way 正确的方向 persistence 坚持不懈 self-confidence 自信 success 成功 bright future 前途光明 We can see in thepicture, a great Egyptian Pyramid towering magnificently into the sky. At firstsight visitors may be overwhelmed by the pyramid and cannot help but marvel atthe huge stones in front of themthe embodiment of patience and endurance ofan Ancient Egyptian Civilization. During this extended period of building, onecan only imagine the amount of patience and endurance that was required by thepeople before any of this greatness was to be achieved. The stones of thepyramid remind us of a famous saying: Romewas not built in a day, that is, great things are never done without much timeand labor. As human beings, we are eager to win merits for ourselves. It is,however, only patience as well as endurance that can help us to succeed inperforming great deeds. In the case of Si Maqian, without those brilliantqualities mentioned above, he could never attain such great achievements.Difficulties are unavoidable, unless we do not engage in anything at all. Inthe end, it is patience and endurance that counts. | 
