Materials about struggle and perseverance

The spirit of hard work

1. Correctly understand the meaning of hard work

(1) What is hard work?

Hard work is the tenacious fighting spirit of a hero who is not afraid of hardships, works hard, starts a business with arduous efforts, and is willing to contribute to the interests of the country and the people.

Example 1: Xu Hu, a national model worker, is an ordinary plumber in the housing management industry in Shanghai. However, for more than ten years, he has insisted on unpacking boxes at night to serve the people, going hungry and giving up rest. , not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and solving problems for the residents. Received unanimous praise from the people. Xu Hu’s spirit is a spirit of hard work.

Example 2: The spirit of wrapping the sail we mentioned earlier is also a spirit of hard work.

(2) How to correctly understand the spirit of hard work?

① Hard work is a fighting spirit, that is, not being afraid of hardships and hardships, and being brave and tenacious to overcome difficulties.

How did Xu Hu deal with difficulties?

That is, how does he deal with rest days, stomach, pain, and tiredness?

Same as wrapping up the sail, how did he deal with the difficulties he encountered?

This is the "fighting spirit".

②Hard work is a kind of entrepreneurial spirit, that is, in the struggle against hardships and hardships, we work hard, forge ahead and start a business with hard work.

What is the purpose of Xu Hu overcoming all the difficulties he encounters? Solving problems for the people makes our hydropower industry an industry that truly serves the people.

What about wrapping up the sail? Likewise, he must devote everything he has to the safety of his comrades and the improvement of work efficiency.

③Hard work is a spirit of dedication, that is, being willing and courageous to dedicate oneself to the interests of the country and the people.

Whether it’s Xu Hu or packing the sail, they do it for our country and our people.

2. We must improve the spirit of hard work. (Why?)

(1) In short, building and rejuvenating a country (including becoming talented and prosperous) depends on hard work.

(2) Specific:

①P85 "The spirit of hard work is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation...the realization of any ideal and the success of a career are inseparable from hard work. ”

②P86 “We are carrying out socialist modernization under open conditions... and we must carry forward the spirit of hard work.”

③P86 “We are in a socialist market economy. To carry out construction under conditions,... we must also have the spirit of hard work."

④P87 "We must have the spirit of hard work both internationally and domestically."

Summary. As mentioned above, no matter in the past, present or future, we should improve and carry forward the spirit of hard work.

In fact, there are many people who have achieved remarkable results by carrying forward the spirit of hard work. Below, I will give you two examples of students who have achieved remarkable results by carrying forward the spirit of hard work.

Example 1: "Middle School Student Knowledge News" reported on March 15, 1994: "Shen Shuzhou succeeded"

Both parents are disabled and the family is poor. The young girl Shen Shuzhou surprisingly shouldered the burden of life and studied with amazing perseverance. She is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, she counts every second, and regards eleven and twelve o'clock in the night as her normal study time. Finally, he was admitted to the High School Affiliated to Jiaotong University and became a role model for middle school students.

Example 2: The second issue of "Reader" magazine in 1998 reported: "An Jinpeng's success is the success of hard work"

Last year (1997), a senior high school student in Tianjin No. 1 Middle School An Jinpeng won the gold medal in the 38th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Argentina. As soon as the news came out, the Central People's Broadcasting Station and China Central Television immediately broadcast it.

An Jinpeng was born into a family of poor farmers in Wuqing County, Tianjin.

When he was a child, his grandparents were seriously ill and bedridden; his father was terminally ill and was so skinny that he lay in bed; the family relied on his mother to work alone in the fields to support the family. In order to make ends meet, treat the illnesses of his unfortunate family members, and take care of funeral arrangements for his deceased relatives, his family was heavily in debt. An Jinpeng was the only student in Tianjin No. 1 Middle School who could not even afford vegetarian dishes in the cafeteria and could not even afford draft paper when studying. Students who can’t afford it and can’t even use soap in their daily lives. But despite this, An Jinpeng became a top mathematician.

There are various factors that contributed to An Jinpeng’s success, but he carried forward the spirit of hard work and studied hard, which was the main factor for An Jinpeng’s success.

For example, when An Jinpeng first entered Tianjin No. 1 Middle School to study, he was confused in the first English class! The teacher's fluent speaking and the students' skillful cooperation made him feel that the gap was too big. In order to learn English well and make his stuttering tongue obedient, when he passed by the school's construction site, he would always pick up a stone and put it in his mouth, and then start memorizing the text desperately. His tongue had to rub against the stone, and sometimes blood flowed down the corners of his mouth, but he always gritted his teeth and persisted. At night, many classmates lay in the dormitory and practiced English pronunciation along with the radio. An Jinpeng had no money to buy a radio, so he put pebbles in his mouth and chanted along. After persisting like this for half a year, the pebbles were smoothed away. Finally, An Jinpeng's English scores ranked among the top three in the class in the final exam.

An Jinpeng also insisted on using the tenacity and tenacity he had when learning English to study mathematics and devoted himself wholeheartedly. For An Jinpeng, he doesn't know what it means to be miserable or tired. He often remembers the words of his mother's teachings: "Poverty is the best university. If you can pass the test in this school, then you will be able to take the exam for universities in Tianjin and Beijing."

Now, An Jinpeng has succeeded. When he returned from Argentina with great honor on August 1 last year, the China Association for Science and Technology and the Chinese Mathematical Society held a grand welcome ceremony for him in the reception hall of the Capital Airport. An Jinpeng was so excited that he couldn't say a word for a long time.

In short, An Jinpeng’s success is the success of the spirit of hard work.

3. Actively cultivate your own spirit of hard work.

(1) Why should we actively cultivate our own spirit of hard work?

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Summary: Anyone who can achieve a career, serve the motherland, become talented and make a difference has carried forward the spirit of hard work. , like Qian Xuesen, Deng Yaping, Bao Qifan, Xu Hu, Wu Mengchao, Li Suli, etc. Therefore, we must actively cultivate our own spirit of hard work.

(2) How to actively cultivate your own spirit of hard work?

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