When-Little-Things-Count

1专八写作范例（吴中东）（1）WhenLittleThingsCount(ZhangNi’sVersion)AlmostfourscoreyearsagoagreatintellectualChinese,HuShiwroteafamousarticleentitledMr.ChaBuduo,satirizingaChinesenationaltraitcharacterizedbybeingtoocareless.80yearslater,however,unfortunatelywestillfindmycountrywithmanyrMr.ChaBuduosinit.Indeed,wehavetofacethefactthatweasanationarenotcreditedwithvirtuesofprudenceandcarefulness.ButwedoknowtodaythatWhenLittleThingsarenoticed,anationcanbolsteritspowerandbetteritsfame,abusinesscanincreaseitscompetitiveness,apersoncanlivemoresuccessfullife.WhenLittleThingsarenoticed,anationcanstrengthenitspowerandbuildupitsimage.Takemycountry,China,forexample.Duringtheolddays,ourcountrywasregardedbythewesternersasanationcharacterizedbyconservation,povertyandselfishness.Butnow,thingshavebeenchangeddramaticallythroughsuchaccomplishmentsasthesuccessofBeijingOlympicGamesin2008.DuringtheOlympicperiod,whoeverneedshelp,thevolunteerswouldsparenoeffortstohelpthemoutwithvimandvigor.Sincethen,weChinesehavegivenforeignerstheimpressionofcivility,courageandcourtesy.WhenLittleThingscount,abusinesscanbetteritsbusiness.Indeed,ifacorporationcandomoretriflesforthecustomers,itcanbecomethewinnerinitswalkofindustry.Lenovoisacaseinpoint.Withtherushofnumerousbrandsofcomputersintothemarket,everycompanyhastheambitiontobetheBigBrother.However,onlytheonewhocanwinthefavourofthecustomerscouldbethevictor.Unlikeotherinternationalpowerfulcompanies,whodevotingthemselvestostrengtheningthetechnicalskills,LenovotrieditsbesttopromotethequalityofPost-salesService,whichseemstobeatrifle,iswhatexactlywhatthecustomersneed.Through3years’strenuousefforts,Lenovohasbecomethetopsellerintheworld.WhenLittleThingscount,apersoncanbetterfulfillhimself.Toanindividual,littlethingsmeancarefulnessandcaution,whichcanbecontributedtoasplendidexistence.Myuncle,EricusedtobeatypicalMrChaBuduo,whoseemsweakinmemoryandsloppyinthinkingandheoftensaid:“Whateverwedo,it’sOKtobejustaboutright,what’stheuseofbeingpreciseandaccurate?”Therefore,hefailedtoachievehisgoalletalonesuccess.Whenhewasawarethathiscarelessnessmadehimamediocrity,hedecidedtobeacautiousman.Now,hehasbecomeanexecutiveofafirm,doingthingswithspecialperspective,meditationandprudence.Astheoldsayinggoes:Everylittlehelps!Ifwecantakeeverysingledetailintoconsideration,wecouldbeblessedwithabrilliantfuture.Theonlythingthatmovesothersissincerity,andtheonlythingthatmakesonesuccessfulisalsosincerity.Sinceritymeansinasensepayingattentiontolittlethings.Itisthelittlethingsthatmakeupwhatisgreatnessofanation,ofabusinessandofcourseofaman.（2）ARollingStoneGathersNoMoss2Lastweek,agroupofusstudents,whoarereadytoleavethecampusandfacetherealworld,talkedaboutanissue:Whatkindofjobsweshouldtake,part-time(on-the-side)extemporaneousjobsorstablefulltimejobs?Somethinkthattheformerbestsuitthembecausetheycangetmoreexperiencebydoingvariouskindsofworkswhileothersmaintainthatthelatterrendersthemmorebenefits.IwasthesideofthelattersinceIamconvincedthat“ARollingStoneGathersNoMoss.”Firstthingsfirst,bystickingtoonejob,wecandevelopsingle-mindeddevotion.Withsuchadevotion,abusinesscanemergeassuccessful.Wal-Mart……___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Inthesecondplace,onlyifweareresponsibleforourchoiceandputourselvesintoitcanweacquiretheskillsneededtoachieveprofessionalproficiency,Takemyaunt,NANCYforexample.Sheisajobhopperwhohaschangeddozensofjobsinthepastfewyearsandsucceededinnoneofthem.However,myuncleEric,abankcashierinChinaCommercialBank,stickstoonejobandsparesnoeffortsortimetopracticehisskillsandfinallyachievesuccessbybeingpromotedtoanexecutivepositionrecently.Andhehasthegreatestsatisfactionandself-fulfillmentfromhispresentjob.HeNOWstronglybelievesthathewillachievegreatersuccessifhecontinuestodoonejobwellatatime.Lastbutnottheleast,asitisknowntoall,onlywhenweconcentrateononejobandspendourtimeonitcanweasanationincreaseourcountry’spower.SinceChinaimplementedtheopening-uppolicysome30yearsago,wetheChinesehavebeenfocusingourselvesoneconomicconstructionandfinallywehaveworkedawonder–anunprecedentedeconomicgrowthrate.Andwebetteredthewell-beingofthepeopleandimprovedourcountry’simageontheinternationalstage.Carnegiesaid,“Putallyoureggsintoonebasketandwatchit.”Thisishisfamilycreed.Andhiswordsareindeedthought-provokingandeducationalinthattheyreallycanhelpthegrowthofagoodbusiness,ofapersonandofcourseofanation.（3）AnImportantQualityforanEmployeeTheremustbedozensofqualitiesforagoodemployeesuchashonesty,team-workspirit,andhardwork.Indeed,thesequalities,ofcourse,areimportantinmakingupagoodstaffmember.Butthesealonearefarfrombeingenough.Formypar