Topic(题目)：
It has been said, “Not every thing that islearned is contained in books.” Compare andcontrast knowledge gained from experiencewith knowledge gained from books. In youropinion, which source is more important? Why?
Model Essay(范文)：
“Experience is the best teacher” is an old cliché, but I agree with it. The most important, andsometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life comefrom our participation in situations. You can’ learn everything from a book.
Of course, learning from books in a formal educational setting is also valuable. It’s inschools that we learn the information we need to function in our society. We learn how tospeak and write and understand mathematical equations. This is all information that we needto live in our communities and earn a living.
Nevertheless, I think that the most important lessons can’t be taught; they have to beexperienced. No one can teach us how to get along with others or how to have self-respect. As we grow from children into teenagers, no one can teach us how to deal with peer pressure. As we leave adolescence behind and enter adult life, no one can teach us how to fall in love andget married.
This shouldn’t stop us from looking for guidelines along the way. Teachers and parents arevaluable sources of advice when we’re young. As we enter into new stages in our lives, theadvice we receive from them is very helpful because they have already bad similar experiences. But experiencing our own triumphs and disasters is really the only way to learn how to dealwith life.
重点单词 全部解释
valuable['væljuəbl]adj. 贵重的，有价值的
n. (pl.)贵联想记忆
experienced[iks'piəriənst]adj. 有经验的
understand[.ʌndə'stænd]vt. 理解，懂，听说，获悉，将 ... 理解为，认为<
peer[piə]n. 同等的人，同辈，贵族
vi. 凝视，窥视
contained[kən'teind]adj. 泰然自若的，从容的;被控制的 v. 包含;遏制
pressure['preʃə]n. 压力，压强，压迫
v. 施压联想记忆
contrast['kɔntræst,kən'træst]n. 差别，对比，对照物
v. 对比，成对照<
participation[pɑ:.tisi'peiʃən]n. 参加，参与
setting['setiŋ]n. 安装，放置，周围，环境，(为诗等谱写的)乐曲
function['fʌŋkʃən]n. 功能，函数，职务，重大聚会
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