Competition and cooperation seem to be two apparent opposites, which people have to choose between: some claim that the former is more important than the latter, while others think the other way around. However, the contrast between the two is misleading and damaging, for in fact, one may enhance the other in the present-day society. Therefore,in my opinion, competition and cooperation play equally important roles in modem petition has played a fundamental part during the course of evolution of human society. In the earliest days, since the natural resources were too limited to keep all species alive, the stronger and superior groups screened out the wea- ker and inferior. Thus the fittest survived and the society developed. In mod- ern world, competition still serves as a significant and necessary stimulus for people from all walks of life. In a company, competition helps the able take higher positions; in the field of science, competition helps to distinguish talented scientists from the mediocre; in a nation, competition helps to choose the most ambitious and competent as leaders. In sum, competition really means a lot to the achievement of a human being and his society.However, people who believe that competition is more important than the cooperation partially or completely neglect the importance of coopera- tion which in my mind contributes equally to the development of human society. In the old days, when competing for survival, even the strong species had to fight together against a great enemy. In the present-day society, cooperation enables varied groups to specialize in one field and then to complement each other. Let me cite the relation between the U. S. and Japan as an exam- ple. It is well-known that the U. S. is a nation of abundant natural resources while Japan is one of world-class manufacturing industries. What if they respectively kept a competitive mind and indulged in its own achievement? The U. S. would be a miserable millionaire who could not find a profitable way to invest his money and Japan would be a clever businessman without finances to materialize his ideas. In effect, they have chosen to cooperate. The U. S. imprts industrial products such as automobiles from Japan, and as a tradeoff, exports some natural resources to Japan. Thanks to the cooperation, the U.S. can enjoy petroleum-saving but efficient automobiles and Japan is less concerned about its limited resources. In modern world, this is just one of those win-win situations brought by cooperation.All in all, we can safely conclude that competition and co-operation are equally important to the social development. The over-emphasis on or the neglect of either will cause losses and even damages.
竞争与合作似乎是一个明显的对立，人们不得不在两者之间做出选择：有些人认为前者比后者更重要，而另一些人则认为另一种方法是在其他的方式下进行的。然而，两者之间的对比是误导和破坏，事实上，一个可以提高在当今社会的其他。因此，在我看来，竞争与合作在现代世界中扮演着同样重要的角色。竞争在人类社会的进化过程中起着基础性的一部分。在早期，由于自然资源太有限，让所有的物种存活，更强和上级组筛选出威-科尔和下。优胜劣汰，社会发展。在现代世界的竞争模式，还是作为一个重要的和必要的各界人士的刺激。在一个公司里，竞争能帮助能胜任更高的职位；在科学领域，竞争有助于区分优秀的科学家和平庸；在一个国家，竞争有助于选择野心和能力的领导人。总之，竞争对人类和社会的成就意味着很多。然而，人们认为竞争比合作部分或完全忽视合作，在我的心目中，同样有利于人类社会发展的重要性更重要。在过去的日子里，在争夺生存的竞争中，即使是强大的物种也必须同一个伟大的敌人作战。在当今社会，合作使不同的群体在一个领域的专业化，然后以补充彼此。让我引用美国和日本之间的关系作为一个考试的重。众所周知，美国是一个拥有丰富自然资源的国家，而日本是制造业之一。如果他们各自保持竞争意识，并沉迷于自己的成就呢？美国将是一个可怜的百万富翁，他无法找到一个赚钱的方法来投资他的钱，日本将是一个聪明的商人没有财务，以实现他的想法。实际上，他们选择合作。美国imprts工业产品如汽车来自日本，作为一种折衷，出口到日本的一些自然资源。感谢合作，美国可以享受石油节约，但效率高的汽车和日本是不太关心其有限的资源。在现代世界，这是一个双赢的局面所带来的合作。总的来说，我们可以安全地得出结论：竞争和合作对社会发展同样重要。过分强调或忽视造成损失甚至损害赔偿。
