五、教育文化类:理论与实践

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.” You can give one example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

预测范文

Would you want a doctor to operate on you who has only learned about operations from a textbook? The answer to this is obviously a resounding “No!” Knowledge gained from books must always be complemented by knowledge gained from actual experience, to be of real value.

For me actually practicing a particular action or experiment myself and experiencing the result, leaves a much deeper and lasting impression than what I get from simply reading or listening. If I read about how to write an essay or listened to someone talk about writing an essay, I still wouldn’t feel that I knew how to write an essay until I wrote one myself. The same can be said for other skills, like sports, for example. A person can know all the rules of a game, associated skills and strategies, but until that person gets on a court with a ball in motion, the theory remains flat, useless.

To sum up, as to theoretical knowledge and practical skills, the latter is certainly more significant. Just as British churchman Thomas Fuller put it, “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.”

参考译文

一个大夫只学过课本上的手术知识，叫他给你主刀你是否愿意?显然，这个问题的答 案是一声响亮的“不”。书本知识要有实际价值，就必须同实践经验相结合。

对我来说，实践某件事，或者说亲自去尝试某项活动并感受最后的结果，要比读书听课 给我留下的印象更深刻，更持久。如果只是读到如何写作，或是听别人讲解写作方法，我觉 得自己还是不会写，非得亲自写一篇才行。掌握其他技能也是一个道理。以体育为例，一个 人可以通晓所有的比赛规则和相关战术技巧，但除非这个人上场打球，否则那堆理论就是呆 板无用的。

总之，对于理论知识和实践技能，相比之下，实践经验当然更重要。正如英国教士托马 斯 富勒所说:“知识是一种财富，但实践是打开财富的钥匙。”
   亮点词汇

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道长点评

本题要求评论英国教士 Thomas Fuller 的一句名言:“知识是一种财富，但实践是打开财 富的钥匙。”并要求可以给出一个或两个例子来阐述你的观点。显而易见，本题考查理论知识 与实践技能之间的关系，这是雅思写作反复考察过的话题。

句型拓展

1、  Although some students move on to pursue postgraduate or even doctoral studies, most undergrads enter the job market at the end of their four-year degree. 尽管一些学生会继续读 研或读博，但是大多书本科生在大四的最后阶段走上了就业市场。
2、  With intense domestic and global competition in the job market, students must learn skills that will enable them to fill a need in society once they have finished their post-secondary studies. 随着国内和国际就业市场竞争的日趋激烈，学生们一旦结束了高等教育的学习，就必须 学会技能以使自己能够满足社会的需要。
3、Practical courses, which enable students to solve real-world problems, are superior to theoretical courses in preparing students for the job market and should thus form an important part of the curriculum.

实践课程能够帮助学生解决现实生活中的问题，在为学生就业做准备方面优于理论课程， 因此也是学生课程重要的组成部分。