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A student of mine now works for a company in Beijing. Called me half an hour ago and asked for a favor. She is suppose to submit a short essay(200 words in both Chinese and English) for a corprate training exam. The essay should talk about the benefits of Competition. Here is what I gave her, wonder which version sucks more, the English or Chinese. :)

According to the scholars, competition is a form of conflict in which individuals or groups confine their conflict within agreed upon rules. Competition is a common form of interaction in the modern world, in sports, the market, education system and the political system. Competition is a very important and essential concept in the business industry across the globe.

从学术角度讲，竞争是一种发生在个人或集体之间的矛盾冲突，而这种冲突是受具体条约束缚的。竞争在现代社会里是一个普遍现象，在体育界，商界， 教育界和政界， 竞争都无时无刻不存在。 在世界经济发展中， 竞争也是一个不可缺少的，重要的因素。

Competition is also a rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same customer or market. It allows each of the businesses to see it's own weakness and thus seek for improvement. A healthy competition helps to keep the innovation within the company in order to success in the market today. The excitement of wining an competition is the best reward for the participants in the process, it is the most efficient catalyst in the company growth. Competition often saves a company from dissolving by uniting the employees.

竞争经常被用来形容两个或多个经济团体之间为争夺市场所产生的抗衡。这种抗衡能够让这些团体清楚地看到自己的短处和对手的长处， 从而能够改进自己，促进发展。一个良性的竞争能够促使一个公司不断地创新， 从而巩固自己在市场中的地位。从竞争中得到的胜利也能够成为一个公司的最大的，和最实际的发展原动力甚至是加速剂。竞争也能经常成为促进公司团结的有效筹码。

Since competition is a test of skill or ability in all societies; it is inevitable. A company that has the right attitude and strategy to face the challenges has assured right for survival. Therefore, competition is beneficial to a business and it is an necessary element in the business industry. Without competition, a company will lose it's motivation to evolve which will soon leads to a disastrous failure.

正因为竞争是一个社会间衡量能力和水平的方式，所以它是一个不可能避免的社会现象。一个公司只有能够正确面对竞争，并拿出有效的竞争方案，才能在商场上立于不败之地。所以，竞争对于商业社会是一个有利的现象。如果没有竞争，商业机构将会变得懒散和消极，从而被淘汰。