Learning from Experience
There has been much talk recently about whether we should learn from books or we should learn from experience. Some people think that learning from experience is more important while others hold the different opinions. Personally, I side with the former, in the belief that experience is the best teacher.
Admittedly, learning from books, as advocated by many, has its active role to play in our academic life. It can put us in touch with the great minds and arm our heads with massive knowledge.
However, there are numerous merits for learning from experience,too. First things first, experience is the source of knowledge and understanding as well as meaning. Nowhere can the importance of learning from experience be described so vividly and accurately as in the old saying- “Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced”. Take the human progress as an illustration. Dating back to hundreds of thousands years ago, we human beings were utterly ignorant. But by incessant practices, our ancestors cumulated massive experience, from which they acquired a great amount of knowledge, transforming our world from a primitive society into a highly-developed one. Second, unlike the theories recorded in books, experiences can apply to practical use. When we are at work, what we need is the experience of practical application instead of the abstract theories in our books.
Taking all these into account, we can draw a conclusion that learning from experience is more important than learning from books. Always remember the old saying given by Einstein
Television Revolution
Nowadays, it is difficult for us to consider how our lives would be like without television. Although television addict some adolescents to situation comedies, although televisions put glasses on millions of students’ noses, although television reduce communications between families and friends, I still think the advantages television brings to us is far more than the harm it does to us.
To us individuals, when we finish a whole day’s work and feel exhausted both physically and mentally, we may turn on televisions and have a good relaxation. when we want to get information on sports、entertainment or large events in the world, we turn on televisions and get it from all kinds of TV programs. even when we want to learn English、etiquette or custom of foreign countries, we can turn on the television and get what we need from them, always. As to the corporate world, television is also of great use. By advertising their products or service on television, corporations can improve their sale and make more benefit.
In a word, I think television is a great invention which is of great significance to the evolution of human society.
TV—Blessing or Curse?
Few things in the modern world have so much influence on people as the television does. Being besieged with TV news, absorbing teleplays, well-masterminded programmes, one can easily conclude that TV is a real blessing to the human society, offering affluent entertainment and information. Yet, convenient and helpful as it is, the television also brings negative effects.
To begin with, TV makes people more passive than before: since everything on TV is ready-made, there is no space for audience’s initiatives. The news has been carefully edited, teleplays well shot, programmes rehearsed彩排, so all you need to do—and all you can do is to sit on a comfortable sofa and look at the screen. Though a lot of people enjoy doing this, the undoubted truth is that people are becoming more passive simply because there is no interaction and no efforts on them.
Television also contributes to the fact that people nowadays are more distant to each other. Since most of our free time is taken away by the act of watching TV, we can no longer find enough time to visit friends, call on relatives or go to interesting places. This is also true within a family, parents and children and other members are less close to each other, because family get-togethers and conversations are disturbed by TV—when one member is watching TV, he would like others to keep quiet.
Of course I am not denying the great conveniences and huge benefits the TV brings us, but to make it a really blessing to us, we should try to avoid its negative effects.
第1节 图画与图表描写
一、图画概述
As describled/illustrated/portrayed/ shown/in the picture,__________________.
As can be seen from the photo, ___________.
According to the picture,________________.
As you can see from the picture, __________.
In the cartoon, we can see______________.
The set of drawings show us that _________.
Let’s take a closer look at the pictures,_____.
二、图画含义
It can be inferred from the picture that _____.
I cannot help relating these drawings to reality. ___________.
The cartoon is thought-provoking, and it illustrates a common phenomenon in today’s society. ________________.
三、图表概述
The graph shows__________________.
According to the table,________________.
As you can see from the chart, __________.
As demonstrated in the line graph, _______.
From the statistics given in the line graph it can be seen that _____.
come to总计达 ;go up and down波动; rapidly暴涨/跌; gradually/ slowly缓缓; soar暴涨; slump暴跌; increase/decrease from…to…in….;
第2节 列举利弊
Nowadays, with the rapid development of _______(某一方面),(所要讨论的主题) are playing a significant part in our daily life and work.______________________________________________________________________________________(进一步说明其作用). I can’t imagine what will happen if we suddenly lose them. But merits and demerits usually exist together.
Generally, the strong points can be listed as follows.First, __________________________
__________________________(第一个好处). Secondly, __________________________
___________________________________(第二个好处).
But advantages usually go hand in hand with disadvantages. For example, __________
_______________________________________________________________(第一个坏处). Even worse, __________________________
___________________________________(第一个坏处).
To conclude, whether favorable or unfavorable, the trend that ________(所要讨论的主题) are becoming more and more popular is irreversible in at least a few Years / decades ahead. Therefore, some steps should be taken to reduce their weak points to a minimum.
第三节 例解
_________________________________
_____________________________________
_________________ (引出论点).
A case in point is___________________
___________________ (例证一).As another instance,______________________________________________________ (例证二).If one more example were needed, I could mention ______________________________________________________ (例证三).
____________________________________________________ (
).
第四节 列举方法
It is reported that __________________
_____________________________________
_________________ (现象).The problem is so serious that we cannot turn a deaf to it any more. To_______________(解决什么), we can adopt many ways, among which the chief one is that _____________________________
_______________ (第一种方法).Another approach is ___________________________
_________________________________________________________(第二种方法).Finally, ______________________________________________________ (第三种方法).
These are not the best and the only three measures we can take. But it should be noted that we should take strong actions to prohibit ______________________ (总结).
第六节 比较
The first major difference between________(对象甲)and_________(对象乙) is _________________________(第一个不同方面). ______________(甲),
for example, ________________(甲的特点)while ________________(乙的特点).
Another difference between __________(甲)and___________(乙) is ________________________________(第二个不同方面).__________________________ __________(甲的特点)._____________(乙), on the other hand, ________________(乙的特点).
The final difference between __________(甲)and___________(乙) is ________________________________(第三个不同方面).________________(甲的特点)____________(乙), however,____________
____________________________________________________(乙的特点).
Because of the great differences between ________(甲)and__________(乙), ________________________________(总结).
第七节 议论文——立论
Recently,__________________________
__________________(争论的焦点) has aroused public concern. Some people believe that __________________________________
___________(一种观点). Others, however, believe in _________________________(另一种观点). From my point of view,____________________(作者的立场).
For example, ______________________
_____________________________________
________________(第一个理由). Besides, _______________________________________________________________(第二个理由). Finally,_____________________________________________________________________________(第三个理由).
After we compare the advantages and disadvantages about it we may reach the conclusion that _________________________
__________________________________(结论). And it is an irreversible trend. As mentioned above, there is every reason for me to be inclined to take the view--- ____________________________________________________________________________(重申观点).
第八节 驳论
Nowadays, there is a heated debate on whether _____________________________(争论的焦点).Some people think that ____
_________________________(对方观点).At first sight, this argument seems reasonable, but if we take a further look, we can find this view cannot hold water.
To begin with, while it is true that______
_____________________________________
(对方观点的合理性), it does not necessarily follow that ____________________________
___________________(反驳的理由). For example, ___________________________(举例). Besides, ____________________(进一步说理).
Another common objection is that _____
_____________________________________(对方观点的论据).But _______________
_____________________________________
_______________(反驳的理由).
Those who hold that ________________
_____________________________________
____________________(对方观点) perhaps neglect that _________________________(对方的忽略处). For example, __________
___________________________________(举例).
Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems to me that _____________
______________________________(结论).
第九节 折衷
Some people think that _________ _________________________________________________________________________ (一种观点). Other people hold that _________________________________________________________________________ (另一种观点). Personally, I think these ideas go to extremes.
Those who hold the first view perhaps fail to consider the fact that _________________________________________ (指出第一种观点的错误根源并反驳).
Those who hold the second view perhaps neglect the fact that _____________________
_______________________( 指出第二种观点的错误根源并反驳).
From the above analysis, ____________
______________________________ (结论).