Details Make a Difference

　　That details make a difference is an old saying known to people all over the world. Details are important to success in business and in every walk of life. Details can make the difference between two things that appear similar, but in reality are very different in quality.

　　There are several examples which can be cited to illustrate this concept. The first one is the Apple Corporation. The late CEO, Steve Jobs, was addicted to details. He could not stop pushing his staff to pursue perfection in design and production. Due to his focus on details, Apple made great success in the mobile field, producing products that were not only innovative, but also superior. Immediately, others copied these ideas, but they did not take the importance of details into account. Some manufacturers did not follow strict rules in their production and turned a blind eye to tiny problems.Their products looked similar to Apple’s, but closer inspection showed they were not as good. This is just one example that shows the importance of stressing details. Another example is the great masterpiece of Chinese paintings which consists of thousands of skills for mountains, figures or rivers. All of these need focus on details.

　　From my perspective, it is important to emphasize details in daily life and work. Success can only come by this kind of conscientiousness.

　　參考譯文

　　細節決定成敗

　　“細節決定成敗”這句古話眾所周知。無論是在商業還是其他行業中，細節對于獲得成功來說都至關重要。兩件東西看似相同，但事實上質量截然不同，這其中可能就是細節的作用。

　　許多例子可以用來證明這一點。首先以蘋果公司為例。已故CEO 史蒂夫·喬布斯沉迷于細節，一直推動他的員工在設計和生產中追求完美。正是由于他對細節的關注，蘋果公司在移動通訊領域取得了巨大成功，其打造的產品不僅具有獨創性，而且性能優越。很快，其他公司開始抄襲這些想法，但他們沒有考慮到細節的重要性。一些制造商在生產中沒有遵循嚴格的規定，對于細微的問題也是視而不見。這些公司的產品和蘋果公司的產品很像，然而，仔細一看，就會發現這些產品比不上蘋果的產品。這只是體現重視細節的重要性的一個例子。再以中國的一些國畫杰作為例，畫中包含人物和山水的數千種技法，所有這些均需要注重細節。

　　在我看來，日常生活和工作中強調細節非常重要。只有如此細致認真，我們才能獲得成功。

　　三、高分寫作素材

　　經典詞組和句型

　　... is an old saying known to people all over the world：……的古話眾所周知

　　every walk of life：各行各業

　　be addicted to：沉迷于

　　turn a blind eye to：對……視而不見

　　closer inspection ：進一步的檢查

　　加分單詞

　　innovative [??n?ve?t?v] adj. 新穎的;富有革新精神的

　　masterpiece [?mɑ?st?(r)?pi?s] n. 杰作

　　conscientiousness [?k?n?i?en??sn?s] n. 認真; 勤勤懇懇

　　四、拓展話題：失敗不是壞事

　　Failure Is Not Bad

　　寫作思路

　　首段：可以首先說明大多數人對失敗充滿恐懼，面對失敗可能一蹶不振;然后提出自己的觀點，失敗并不是一件壞事，應該理性看待。

　　中段：可以具體闡述失敗的意義：第一，人們可以從失敗中認識到自身的局限性，知道哪些可以做，哪些不適合做，從而調整以后的努力方向;第二，失敗的經驗也是寶貴的財富，從失敗中汲取教訓，及時改變做事方法，有助于早日獲得成功;第三，失敗是對信心、耐力的一種磨練，有助于人們練就強大的內心。

　　末段：再次強調失敗并不是壞事，人們應該學會從失敗中學習、成長。

　　加分表達

　　frustrating [?fr??stre?t?nɡ] adj. 令人沮喪的

　　a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit：吃一塹，長一智

　　on the contrary：相反