A Good Beginning Is Half of Battle

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以下为你提供的该文实为一篇佳文，亲切浪漫的语调恰似散文的气息，从足球比赛，从学生入学，生活中的小细节来阐述“好的开始”于人是多么重要。希望能帮得上你。

首战告捷等于一半胜利。

A good beginning is half the battle.

Every good football manager is fully aware of the great importance of getting off to a good start. He knows that the team that starts well will not only "clock up" some valuable scores, but will gain in confidence over the opposition. On the other hand, the team that gets off to a slow start will not only fall behind of the score board, but will also loose confidence and possibly begin to despair.

If you are a student you are well aware of the importance of the first days of the school year. You are starting to study French. Let us imagine that laziness dominates your first classes. It all sounds so easy, mere repetition! The teacher is treating the most basic elements of the French language, and these will surely be referred to hundreds of times throughout the year. It will be easy