"Experience is the best teacher"， people say. Indeed, the most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life come from our participation in situations. As far as I am concerned, you can't learn everything from a book. And only practice makes you a successful person.
人们常说:“经验是最好的老师。”事实上，我们在生活中学到的最重要的，有时也是最困难的经验教训，都来自于我们的实践参与。在我看来，你不能从一本书中学到一切。只有实践才能让你成为一个成功的人。
To begin with, first-hand experience is important for a child. When we were children, we learned the fundamental lessons of life solely from experience. That is to say, parents teach us by experience such as how to walk steadily, how to cope with the adults, and so on and so forth. Secondly, first-hand experience is also important for an adolescent. At school, we do not learn everything from books, in that few books can teach us successfully how to meet new people and make more friends. Finally, as we leave adolescence behind and enter adult life, no book can teach us how to fall in love and get married. But experiencing our own triumphs and disasters is really the only way to learn how to live a successful life.
首先，亲身经历对孩子来说很重要。当我们还是孩子的时候，我们仅仅从经验中学到了生活的基本课程。也就是说，父母通过经验教会我们如何走路稳健，如何应对大人，等等等等。其次，亲身经历对青少年来说也很重要。在学校，我们并不是从书本上学到所有的东西，因为很少有书能成功地教会我们如何认识新朋友。最后，当我们离开青春期，进入成人生活时，没有一本书可以教我们如何恋爱和结婚。但是经历我们自己的成功和灾难的确是学习如何过成功生活的唯一途径。
To conclude, knowledge gained both from experience and from books has their respective roles to play in our life. However, in my view, I think the former one is more important than the latter one. The most important lessons can't be taught; they have to be experienced.
总之，从经验和从书本中获得的知识在我们的生活中有各自的作用。然而，在我看来，我认为前者比后者更重要。最重要的经验教训是无法传授的；他们必须要被从经验中总结出来。
Author: Wang Ruoxi
Date: May 22, 2022
