There are many factors that can contribute to a person’s success in life.Whether he is at school or at work, a person is more likely to succeed if he is hard-working, honest, intelligent, responsible, and so on.But of all the possible characteristics that can affect one’s success, I believe self-confidence to be the most important for the following reasons.

　　促成一个人成功的因素有很多。不论是念书或工作，如果可以努力、诚实、聪明、负责任等，就比较有可能成功。但在所有可能影响成功与否的特点中，基于下列理由，我认为自信最重要。