Success Success is counted sweetest Those who ne ’ er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag today Can tell the definition, So clear, of victory, As he, defeated, dying, On whose forbidden ear The distant strains of triumph Break, agonized and clear. 1. Who is the author of the poem? (1 ’) 2. According to the poem, what best understands success? (1 ’) 3. In your opinion, who wants most t o succeed4. Translate the first stanza into Chinese. (2 ’)

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