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   Ambition is the decision one makes and the resolution with which he carries out that decision. It provides us with the required driving force to accomplish any undertakings in our life. Just as Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer put it, “And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed.” Indeed, once we make up our minds to choose to do something, then our life becomes meaningful and specifically orientated. This notion of life, as far as I observe, is closest to truth and does apply to almost all aspects of life.

   First things first, ambition renders us a sense of mission. No matter what decision you make you have to be responsible for your choice. Your choice procures you a sense of orientation, or more specially a sense of mission. And only a strong mission may enable one to accomplish greatness. Caesar of the ancient Roman Empire was urged by his ambition “I came, I saw, I conquered.” And became an unrivaled empire builder in the history of Rome. John Milton, stimulated always by his ambition that aimed at writing some “mighty lines” which England would unwillingly forget, had in due time secured his position as the second Shakespeare in the history of English literature.

   In the second place, ambition can bring one’s potentials to the full. Ambition may well serve as a catalyst activating one’s dormant potentials. Without ambition one’s potentials will remain slumbering like a dormant volcano. A case in point is Ms Zhang Haidi, a Chinese Helen Keller. It was her ambition to be a useful person has turned the almost paralyzed Zhang Haidi into a well-accomplished figure whose achievements would dwarf those of some normal people aim at the sun, though, at worst, they may probably land on the moon.

   Influential as it is upon us, however, ambition must be channeled in the right direction. If wrongly directed, one’s ambition may bring havoc on him and others. Hitler, whose ambition was to conquer Europe by whatever evil means, finally turned him into a demon. It was this demon that almost cast Europe into an unfathomable abyss of anguish and suffering. Another case is Macbeth whose ambition was to become the king of Scotland. However, his ambition was materialized by the murder of King Duncan. Consequently, unbearable guilt and psychological agony drove him to his tragic doom.

   To sum up, ambition can benefit us tremendously if wisely and correctly channeled, otherwise it may ruin others and ourselves. A poet says: life can be bad; life can be good; life can be dirty; life can be sad,; life can even be painful. In my mind’s eye, a person can make his life beautiful, meaningful and rewarding and stand out as a respectable personage if he is motivated by a well-orientated ambition.

解答:

志向是一个人作出的决定,及达成这个决定的决心。它提供了我们完成生活中任何事情必需的驱动力。正如美国著名作家,约瑟夫、爱泼斯坦说的那样:"我们选择过什么样的生活,我们就会过怎样的生活。”确实,只有当我们决定了去做什么之后,我们的生活才变得有意义,才会朝着一个具体的方向发展。这个生活的观念,据我观察,最接近事实,并且适用于我们生活的每一个方面。
首先,志向赋予我们一种使命感。不管你做了什么决定,你必须为你的选择负责。你的选择会使你获得一种方向感,更确切的说,是一种使命感。只有一个强大的使命才能使一个人达到卓越。古罗马帝国的凯撒大帝,在他的雄心“我来到,我看见,我征服”的鞭策下,终于成为罗马历史上无人能敌的帝国建立者。约翰、弥尔顿在矢志写出几部英国人民难以忘怀的伟大诗篇的时刻激励下,最终确立了他在英国文学史上第二个莎士比亚的地位。
其次,志向就像激发潜能的催化剂,让一个人的潜能得到完全发挥。没有志向,那些潜能就会像一座休眠火山一样继续沉睡。一个最好的例子就是张海迪,中国的海伦、凯勒。是她的‘一定要成为一个有用的人’的志向让她从一个几乎瘫痪的张海迪,成为了一个让那些目标瞄着太阳、即使最坏也能到达月球的正常人也相形见绌的伟大人物。
虽然重要,志向却必须用在正确的方向。如果用错了方向,很可能会给自己和他人带来灾难。希特勒,他的野心是无论用什么邪恶的手段征服欧洲,最终使自己变成了一个恶魔。这个恶魔几乎把整个欧洲送进了一个苦难的无底深渊。另一个例子就是马克白,他的志向是成为苏格来的国王。他谋杀了国王邓肯,达到了自己的野心。可是结果,无法忍受的内疚和心理上的悲伤把他赶上了悲剧的毁灭之路。
总的来说,如果正确、智慧地引导,志向将会让我们受益无穷,否则它将断送我们所有人。有个诗人说过,生活有时坏,有时好,有时肮脏,有时悲伤,甚至有时痛苦。然而我认为,一个人只要有了定位正确的志向,就可以让他的生活美好,有意义,充满回报,最终脱颖而出,成为一个受人尊敬的人。