2009年10月 SAT亚太考区作文题目重新选题

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Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

People distinguish between knowledge and action and pursue them separately, believing that one must know everything about a problem before one can take any action on it. This idea that people should put knowledge first and save action for later is not new. There have always been people who waste precious hours of their lives in this manner, saying that they will wait until they truly know all there is to know before putting their knowledge in practice.
Adapted from Wang Yang-ming, cited in A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy

Is it better for people to know everything they can about something before taking action, or should they act first and get more information later?
Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

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1. 题干翻译：

人们把知识和实践区分来看并且把他们分开来追求，认为针对一个问题一个人必须了解全部知识才能有实践。先学知识再实践的观点已经过时了。总有人在人生之初遵循这种方式也就是他们会等到了解全部的知识之后再实践。

题目：在实践之前了解足够的知识好还是实践之后再了解好？

2. 审题关键词：knowledge, action, practice

3. 论证分析-各段核心提纲：

正：People should know everything first before they act.

反：However, acting first and getting more information later also works.

补：Both getting the knowledge first and acting first have its advantages.