四级范文

Unit20 Learning from Mistakes
第20单元 从错误中学习

Some people think that making mistakes is shameful.
有些人认为犯错是可耻的。
But the fact of the matter is that mistakes are a common part of everyone's life.
但事实上，犯错是每个人生活中很普通的事。
No one is perfect.
没有人是完美无瑕的。
It's unreasonable to expect a person to be right all the time.
期望一个人永远正确是不合理的。

However, we should do our utmost to avoid making the same mistake twice.
然而，我们应该竭尽所能避免再犯相同的错误。
It is my feeling that making a mistake may turn out to be a good thing.
我觉得犯错反而可能是一件好事。
It is through our errors that we can find the path to doing things correctly.
通过错误我们才能找到把事情做对的途径。
Finally, it is important to remember that few mistakes are so terrible that they cannot be corrected.
最后，还有很重要的一点必须记住，那就是几乎没有任何错误会严重到无法改正的地步。

重点讲解

1.all the time 一直
例句：When on guard duty, you must be alert all the time.
站岗时，你必须一直保持警觉。

2.do one's utmost to V 尽某人最大努力……
例句：We should all do our utmost to protect the environment.
我们都应尽最大努力来保护环境。

3.avoid doing sth 避免……
例句：It was a convenient (and altruistic) excuse to avoid doing what she really wanted to do.
这真的是一个方便又无私的方法，避免了让自己做一些傻事。

4.no one is perfect 没有人是完美无瑕的
例句：No one is perfect. No one. Even if you think someone is, they aren't. Trust me.
没有人是完美的。没有人。相信我，即使你认为某个人是完美的，其实他不是。