After that experience, every year since then the children have signed up for the competition of their own accord. Whether or not they win anything doesn't matter half as much as the enjoyment they get from doing their best, thus showing the truth of the saying "participation is its own reward."
孩子們有了這次的經驗，爾後連年都主動報名參加，不論得獎與否，一切盡其在我，樂在其中。