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[00:02.02]The two photos show that people are enthusiastic about football stars such as the English football player Beckham.
[00:10.23]Some like the young man in the photo express their enthusiasm by writing his name on their faces,
[00:16.67]while others, like the one in the hair studio,
[00:20.02]spend as much as 300 yuan for a hairstyle modeling on that of Beckham.
[00:26.35]In fact, that kind of star-worshipping is not uncommon nowadays among the Chinese people.
[00:33.18]For example, the so-called "Super Girls" became fashionable almost overnight,
[00:38.99]with fans chasing after them in a kind of blind worship.
[00:43.31]It seems as if people are badly in need of someone to whom to pay their respect
[00:48.88]and to realize their own aspirations of an immediate success or stardom.
[00:53.49]Famous football players won our favor and earned our respect
[00:58.17]by their hardwork and excellent performance on the football field.
[01:02.16]What, then, deserves to be worshipped,
[01:04.76] their diligence and perseverance, or their hairstyle and ways of living?
[01:09.67]The answer seems self-evident: what we should learn is their spirit, not the superficial styles of living.
[01:17.56]Fashion is often short-lived, but the ever-lasting memory of a courageous, undaunted and skillful football player
[01:25.88]is what inspires us in our pursuit for better life and brighter future.
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