题目：
　　4. 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?
　　范文：
　　“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.
　　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.
　　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.
　　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.

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peer [piə] 想一想再看
n. 同等的人，同辈，贵族
vi. 凝视，窥视

valuable ['væljuəbl] 想一想再看
adj. 贵重的，有价值的
n. (pl.)贵
联想记忆 X 单词valuable 联想记忆：
val强壮+uable→因为强壮，所以有价值→有价值的
nevertheless [.nevəðə'les] 想一想再看
adv. 仍然，不过
conj. 然而，不过

understand [.ʌndə'stænd] 想一想再看
vt. 理解，懂，听说，获悉，将 … 理解为，认为<

contained [kən'teind] 想一想再看
adj. 泰然自若的，从容的；被控制的 v. 包含；遏制

experienced [iks'piəriənst] 想一想再看
adj. 有经验的

source [sɔ:s] 想一想再看
n. 发源地，来源，原始资料

pressure ['preʃə] 想一想再看
n. 压力，压强，压迫
v. 施压
联想记忆 X 单词pressure 联想记忆：
press挤压+ure→压力
contrast ['kɔntræst,kən'træst] 想一想再看
n. 差别，对比，对照物
v. 对比，成对照<

setting ['setiŋ] 想一想再看
n. 安装，放置，周围，环境，(为诗等谱写的)乐曲