[Story] In the annual composition competition, Johns application was denied due to his association with a degraded consumption brand. He was devastated but learned a valuable lesson about reputation.

[参考翻译] 在年度作文比赛中，约翰的申请因为与一个声誉受损的消费品牌有关联而被拒绝。他感到非常失望，但也从中学到了一个关于名誉的宝贵教训。

[Words]

  1. application [æpliˈkeɪʃn] n 申请， 应用
  2. association [əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃn] n 协会， 联合
  3. competition [kɒmpəˈtɪʃn] n 竞争， 比赛
  4. composition [kəmpəˈzɪʃn] n 作文， 成分
  5. consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃn] n 消费， 消耗
  6. degradation [ˌdegrəˈdeɪʃn] n 降级， 退化