高中英语作文2400字：事理说明:有志者事竟成-Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way
有志者事竟成
【内容提示】
用英语写一篇文章，说明“有志者事竟成”的道理。你可以顺着以下思路来写：
①如果你想成功，你就必须有志气。
②多数人失败的原因就是因为他们没有坚强的意志和决心，害怕困难，强调客观。
③做任何事情困难总是有的，但是如果你意志坚强，就能战胜困难，取得成功。
④有些人之所以能取得辉煌成绩就是因为他们不怕困难，勇敢接受挑战等。
【作文示范】
where there is a will, there is a way
this statement means that if you are really determined to do something, however difficult it might be, you will find a way of doing it at last. the point is that you must have the will if you are to succeed.
ninety percent of the failures that occur are due to the fact there is no strong will. many people simply say that they want something, but they do not make any attempt to achieve it. thus, instead of getting it, they use the weakest ecuses to eplain the situation away.
on many occasions, too, people probably say much more than the truth about difficulties, making the objective impossible to reach. in fact, if one has the will to succeed, then the size of the obstacles① will seem smaller, and one can achieve ones goals.
if one wants to succeed, he should not allow obstacles or failures to prevent him from acting. he should learn to make his will stronger and to determine himself to achieve his ambitions.
ones will should be strong enough to wash or sweep away the difficulties in ones path to success. if one really has a strong will, then, somehow or other②, one will find a way to get what one wants, or reaches where one aims at arriving.
many a famous man succeeded in arriving in their high social position because they had the will to overcome obstacles which were seemingly too difficult to be passed. they have managed to succeed because they controlled the will which helped them to achieve fame.
from what i say above, we can see that the main thing which one needs is will. weak-willed people never make it to the top. a strong willed person, on the other hand, will stand up against all odds and will make it a point to succeed at last.
【词语解释】
①obstacle[&bst+kl] n．障碍（物）
②somehow[s)mhau] or other 以某种方式
【写法指要】
本文以定义至理名言“有志者，事竟成”开篇，把篇题定位在“you must have the will if you are to succeed.”上。正文分为5个自然段。第二、三段从反面阐述没有坚强的意志和决心，只强调客观、夸大困难就会失败的道理。第五、六段从正面说明只要有志气，有决心，就没有克服不了的困难，就会最终取得成功的道理。第四段是过渡段，即由反面说理向正面阐述过渡。最后一段是结尾段，综合上文说明能否成功的关键在于有没有意志，意志薄弱就不会成功，意志坚强就能成功。这样就与引言段的篇题“you must have the will if you are to succeed.”相呼应了。用钱钟书先生的话说，这叫“幡蛇章法”（la composition-serpent）：“端末钩接，类蛇之自衔其尾。”（《管锥篇》228—230页）