The first paragraph: put forward an argument: it is a truth that pride makes people lag behind, which has been proved by countless facts. It is the enemy of success and progress, especially in the "four modernizations" construction. Being proud will cause losses and make our country lag behind the advanced world level in all aspects.
The second paragraph: demonstrate the argument with typical arguments.
1 Anyone who is arrogant, thinks himself great and looks down on others will stagnate and even suffer setbacks. For example, after the peasant revolutionary general Li Zicheng overthrew the Ming Dynasty, he became complacent and relaxed his vigilance, and the result was disastrous.
2 1989 China Women's Volleyball Team lost in the Olympic Games because of the continuous victories, the burden of world champions, pride and relaxed training, which led to the fiasco of the Olympic Games.
Edison had 1000 inventions in his early years and became very proud in his later years. He even said to his servants, "You don't have to say anything more. Any brilliant suggestion can't go beyond my thinking." As a result, the source of wisdom was blocked, and there was no invention.
Quote Pavlov's maxim to explain why you can't be proud: "Because of pride, you will refuse useful advice and friendly help, and, because of pride, you will lose objective standards."
The third paragraph: further demonstrate the argument by means of comparative argument (to be proved by examples). So-and-so students succeed because he is modest and studious everywhere; So-and-so students fall behind because of pride, accomplish nothing, and even fail miserably.
The fourth paragraph, conclusion: We must keep in mind the famous saying, "We should not be arrogant in winning, but we should not be discouraged in losing" and "Modesty makes people progress, while pride makes people lag behind". Only by overcoming complacency and carrying forward the enterprising spirit with modesty can we make continuous progress in the construction of the four modernizations.