雅思写作经典900句：论说文经典语句（2）

　　16.知识可以从书本上获得，也可以从实践中获得。

　　Knowledge can be gained from books and it can also be acquired from experience.

　　17.诚然，来自书本上的知识也是宝贵的，而且多多益善。

　　Admittedly, knowledge gained from books is also valuable and the more the better.

　　18.然而，我认为最重要的知识不是课堂上老师传授的，而是亲身去体验的。

　　However, I think that the most important knowledge is not imparted by teachers in the classroom but is gained from one’s own experience.

　　19.我们年少时，父母和老师为我们提供了最宝贵的建议。

　　When we are young, parents and teachers are the most valuable source of advice.

　　20.既便当我们已经踏上社会舞台了，父母和老师的建议依然是极富教益的。

　　Even as we have stepped into the society, the advice we receive from our parents and teachers is still extremely instructive and valuable.

　　21.首先，沉湎于过去是无意义的。

　　First of all, it is futile to dwell on the past.

　　22.其次，为未来而担忧也是没有用的。

　　Second, it is also useless to worry about the future.

　　23.第三，现在的这一刻才是我所知晓的唯一现实，而我不想错失它。

　　Third, the present moment is the only reality I know and I don’t want to miss it.

　　24.我信奉活在现在，因为沉湎于过去毫无意义，为未来担忧毫无意义，错失我所知晓的唯一现实中的任何东西毫无意义。

　　I believe in living in the present because it is futile to dwell on the past, to worry about the future, or to miss anything in the reality I know.

　　25.过去存在或发生过的事情也许是很美的，令人兴奋，可以带来无穷的珍贵回忆，但是，过去已经死掉了，活着的生灵徘徊在鬼怪居住的世界里是不健康的。

　　What existed or happened in the past may have been beautiful or exciting and may bring profound and precious memories. But the past is dead and it is not healthy for living spirits to linger over a world inhabited by ghosts.

　　26.必须把过去保持在属于它的地方，并且超越它。

　　The past must be kept in its place, outlived and outgrown.

　　27.我想每个人都需要有一种历史感，特别是对自己根源的某种感觉，但是历史有必要与之拉开一段距离才好去欣赏。

　　Everyone needs a sense of history, particularly a feeling of his or her own roots, but history needs to keep its distance to be appreciated.

　　28.电影与电视会对我们的行为产生影响吗?

　　Do movies and television affect our behavior?

　　29.人们特别担心的是电影与电视是否会使得孩子和整个社会更富有暴力倾向。

　　A special concern is whether movies and television make children and the society as a whole more violent.

　　30.我认为电影与电视确实影响我们的行为，有好的影响，也有坏的影响。

　　I believe that movies and television do influence our behavior, both positively and negatively.