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The two photos show that people are enthusiastic about football stars such as the English football player Beckham. |
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Some like the young man in the photo express their enthusiasm by writing his name on their faces, |
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while others, like the one in the hair studio, |
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spend as much as 300 yuan for a hairstyle modeling on that of Beckham. |
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In fact, that kind of star-worshipping is not uncommon nowadays among the Chinese people. |
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For example, the so-called "Super Girls" became fashionable almost overnight, |
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with fans chasing after them in a kind of blind worship. |
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It seems as if people are badly in need of someone to whom to pay their respect |
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and to realize their own aspirations of an immediate success or stardom. |
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Famous football players won our favor and earned our respect |
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by their hardwork and excellent performance on the football field. |
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What, then, deserves to be worshipped, |
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their diligence and perseverance, or their hairstyle and ways of living? |
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The answer seems self-evident: what we should learn is their spirit, not the superficial styles of living. |
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Fashion is often short-lived, but the ever-lasting memory of a courageous, undaunted and skillful football player |
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is what inspires us in our pursuit for better life and brighter future. |
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