Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
People often say “ Those who don't understand history will repeat the mistakes of the past.” I totally disagree. I don't see any evidence that people have made smart decisions based on their knowledge of the past. To me, the present is what is important, not the past. I think that people, the weather, and politics determine what happens, not the past.
人们常说“那些不了解历史的人会重蹈覆辙。”我完全不同意。我看不到任何证据表明人们根据对过去的了解做出了明智的决定。对我来说，现在才是最重要的，而不是过去。我认为人、天气和政治决定了发生什么，而不是过去。
People can change. We can't assume that people will continue to hate one another just because they have had hated one another for years. Look at Turkey and Greece. When Turkey had an earthquake, Greece sent aid. When Greece had an earthquake, Turkey sent aid. Now, these two countries are cooperating and looking forward to improved relations. No doubt, if we looked at the past, we could have thought this was a lost cause. But people change.
人可以改变。我们不能认为人们会因为多年来彼此仇恨而继续彼此仇恨。看看土耳其和希腊。当土耳其发生地震时，希腊提供了援助。希腊发生地震时，土耳其提供了援助。现在，这两个国家正在合作，并期待改善关系。毫无疑问，如果我们回顾过去，我们会认为这是一个失败的原因。但人是会变的。
The weather can change. Farmers think that they can plant certain crops because these crops have always grown well in their fields before. But the weather can change. There can be a long drought. The crops that have always worked well , will die. A drought-resistant crop needs to be tried. If we looked at the past, we would not have changed our crop and we would have lost our farm. Weather changes.
天气会变的。农民认为他们可以种植某些作物，因为这些作物以前在他们的田里总是长得很好。但是天气会变的。可能会有长时间的干旱。一直运转良好的庄稼会死的。抗旱作物需要试验。如果我们回顾过去，我们就不会改变我们的作物，我们就会失去我们的农场。天气变了。
Politics an change. According to my way of thinking, politicians must be responsive to changes in the people. If politicians looked only at the past, they would always say the same thing. People change. On the whole, people today care about human rights. They warn all people to have the equal rights. If we looked at the past in the United States, we would see a lot of discrimination against races, women, and sexual orientation. Now, that is changing. Politicians changes, too.
政治变了。按照我的思维方式，政治家必须对人民的变化作出反应。如果政客们只看过去，他们总是会说同样的话。人变了。总的来说，今天的人们关心人权。他们警告所有人享有平等的权利。如果我们回顾美国的过去，我们会看到很多对种族、女性和性取向的歧视。现在，情况正在改变。政治家也会改变。
As a rule what is important today is to follow the mood of the moment. We can't be looked in the past. It doesn't do us any good to think about the past. People, the weather, and politics can change in any direction. The direction of this change, in my opinion, can not be predicted by studying the past.
通常，今天最重要的是顺应当下的情绪。我们不能被人看过去。回想过去对我们没有任何好处。人、天气和政治都可以向任何方向改变。这种变化的方向，在我看来，不能通过研究过去来预测