63. Can difficult experiences become valuable lessons?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Most experiences in our lives that seemed
difficult at the time become valuable lessons for the future. Use reasons and specific examples to
support our answer.
『分析』
表明立场，基本同意这个观点。因为这个观点没有使用词。(Basically/Fundamentally, it is true that…)
举一些例子支持题目中的观点。
然而也确实有些痛苦经历对将来毫无帮助。比如对大多数不喜欢化学的人来讲，中学时期在元素周期
表(periodic table [system] of elements)中苦苦挣扎的经验对以后的人生并没有什么帮助。
有些父母、教师用这个说法作为虐待孩子的借口，说是为了孩子的将来着想，就很没有道理了。
『范文』
Sometimes experiences that are supposed to be easy and enjoyable turn difficult because unforeseen troubles
arise. At other times problems simply turn out to be more difficult than expected, and this, in turn, causes great
frustration. However, most difficult experiences will become valuable lessons for the future. They help us anticipate
and prevent future mistakes, they allow us to recognize and solve problems more quickly, and they also make it
easier for us to endure hard times.
After our family car broke down in the middle of nowhere, my father realized that he had taken his toolbox out
of the trunk earlier that day. He, my mother, and I spent nearly the whole afternoon in the sweltering summer heat
of late July waiting for the car mechanic to arrive. It turned out that there was only a minor problem with the
engine that my father could have easily fixed himself had he had the right tools. That evening he put the toolbox
back into the car and vowed never to make the same mistake again.
Math used to be a very difficult subject for me, but once I learned how to identify and distinguish the
individual equations it became a whole lot easier. While I used to sweat blood and tears of frustration over my
textbook, because I could not figure out where to begin, I am now familiar with the problems. As a result I solve
them in less time and I am much less frustrated.
My mother once told me that I was a much more difficult and painful birth than my younger sister. She joked
with me that, as a result, I should treat her better and I was supposed to do more chores around the house.
However, when she saw how upset her off-hand comment made me, she hurriedly explained that, while the time
of delivery and other circumstances were nearly identical, being pregnant with me had prepared her for my sister's
birth. The birth of her second child was easier to endure.
