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Saying: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again is a great little saying to repeat to yourself if you fail at something the first, second or even third time you try.
It means がんばって.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again means you should never give up. Failure is a part of life; don’t let it stop you; keep going.
Just like the Hanshin Tigers, you should never give up, especially when you are on a road trip of death.
We must never give up.
I think it is also a great little adage to teach to children to encourage them and instil in them the desire to complete something once they have started it.
Learning to speak English fluently may be challenging, but it is not impossible.
The next time you become frustrated, repeat this little adage to yourself.
Life is hard, and we all make mistakes, but we all have to keep going and not give up.
When we do make mistakes, we should repeat if, at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again to ourselves to give us the courage and increase our determination.
It works for most situations, from learning how to ride a bicycle to recovering from a divorce.
Repeating the adage is a positive way to recover from failure and build an atmosphere of positivity.
It may be cliché, but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and you have to break a few eggs to make an omelette.
So, as you guys learn English and I learn Japanese let’s take a positive outlook and say if, at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again, shall we?
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