It’s Good To Learn History

孔玉玲

My dear boys and girls， good morning. Today Im going to talk to you about my understanding of learning history.

Many of you may think it is a terrible thing to study history. You may often wonder why we students should study something that has nothing to do with our own lives. If you think that way， I should say you are far from the truth.

In fact， if we study history， we can learn quite a lot about personal stories and events （事件）of people just like us. The people who came before us helped build and develop the country we are living in. Their ideas often solved many of our problems and troubles. Studying the past helps us to understand what our ancestors（祖先）lives were like. And it also helps us to see how their experiences have shaped our own life.

To be honest， ?▲? . Some of what we study in history helps us understand the mistakes of the past. And these mistakes will help people not to do the same wrong things. People often learn from the past to have a better future.

Whether we like the subject of history or not， we must understand the importance of the events and the people who came before us. Our ancestors decisions have influenced our own life. Similarly， the decisions of our own generation（一代人）will finally influence those who come after us.

History is not just a study of the past. History is the study of people， places， and events that can influence the future.

Now do you still think studying history is a sad thing？ Or do you have any doubt about learning history？ If you have any question， just feel free to ask.

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學習歷史的益處

親愛的孩子們，早上好。今天我要和你們談談我對學習歷史的理解。

你們中的許多人可能認為研究歷史是件可怕的事情。你們可能經(jīng)常想為什么我們學生要學習一些與我們自己的生活無關的東西。如果你們這么想的話，我會說你們與事實相去甚遠。

事實上，如果我們學習歷史，我們可以學到很多和我們一樣的人的個人故事和事件。我們的祖先幫助我們建設國家和發(fā)展國家。他們的思想幫助我們解決了許多問題和麻煩。研究過去有助于我們了解祖先的生活，這也有助于我們了解他們的經(jīng)歷如何塑造了我們自己的生活。

老實說， 。我們學習歷史上的一些事情幫助我們了解過去的錯誤，而了解這些錯誤將幫助人們不再犯同樣的錯誤。人們常常向過去學習以擁有更好的未來。

不管我們喜不喜歡歷史這門學科，我們都必須了解歷史事件的重要性和我們的祖先。我們祖先的決定影響了我們現(xiàn)在的生活。同樣，我們這一代人的決定最終將影響到我們之后的人。

學習歷史不僅僅是對過去的研究。學習歷史是對能夠影響未來的人、地方和事件的研究。

現(xiàn)在你還認為學習歷史是件悲哀的事嗎？或者你對學習歷史還有什么疑問？如果你有什么問題，盡管問吧。

1. What kind of writing is the passage above？

A. A diary. B. A story. C. A speech. D. A letter.

2. Which of the following can be put in the ? ?▲? ?in Paragraph 4？

A. the mistakes of the past wont help us.

B. I dont like the idea of learning history

C. it is not easy to learn the subject of history

D. not everything that happened in the past is good

Keys：1. C 2. D