It has been said, “Not every thing that is learned is contained in books.” Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
“Experience is the best teacher” is an old cliché, but I agree with it. The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life come from our participation in situations. You can' learn everything from a book.
&“经验是最好的老师”是老生常谈，但我同意。我们在生活中学到的最重要，有时也是最难的教训来自于我们对环境的参与。你可以从书中学到一切。
Of course, learning from books in a formal educational setting is also valuable. It's in schools that we learn the information we need to function in our society. We learn how to speak and write and understand mathematical equations. This is all information that we need to live in our communities and earn a living.
当然，在正规的教育环境中从书中学到东西也是很有价值的。在学校里，我们学习在社会中发挥作用所需的信息。我们学习如何说，写和理解数学方程式。这些都是我们在社区生活和谋生所需要的信息。
Nevertheless, I think that the most important lessons can't be taught; they have to be experienced. 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 and get married.
尽管如此，我认为最重要的课程是不能教的，必须要有经验的。没有人能教我们如何与他人相处，如何自尊。当我们从孩子成长为青少年时，没有人能教我们如何应对同龄人的压力。当我们离开青春期，进入成年生活时，没有人能教我们如何坠入爱河并结婚。
This shouldn't stop us from looking for guidelines along the way. Teachers and parents are valuable sources of advice when we're young. As we enter into new stages in our lives, the advice 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 deal with life.
这不应该阻止我们一路寻找指导方针。当我们年轻时，老师和家长是宝贵的建议来源。当我们进入人生的新阶段时，我们从他们那里得到的建议是非常有用的，因为他们已经有了不好的相似经历。但经历我们自己的胜利和灾难是真正学会如何应对生活的唯一途径