Any subject of study needs justification¹: its advocates must explain why it isworth attention. Most popular subjects like technology and economics attractlots of people, simply because they make it much easier for students to land ajob while majors like history are not that lucky in job hunting. However,learning history is indeed beneficial for everyone.

任何学习的科目都需要解释：它的倡导者必须得解释为什么是值得关注的。最受欢迎的学科像技术和经济吸引了许多人，仅仅是因为他们可以更容易地找到一份工作而不像历史专业那样不好找专业。然而，学习历史对每个人真的是有益的。

Tostart with, learning history is also very practical，simply because history reflects itself. If you encounterproblems in reality, you can probably look for solutions from history.Moreover, learning history can get us acquainted with all kinds of heroes and heroines,teaching us to be brave and persevere². Last but not the least, readingclassical works of history is conductive to our acquisition of the Chineselanguage.

首先，学习历史是很实用的，因为历史反映了它自己。如果你在现实中遇到问题，你可能可以从历史中找到解决方案。此外，学习历史可以让我们了解各种英雄，教导我们要勇敢和不屈不挠。最后但并非最不重要的，阅读经典历史作品有助于我们的汉语的习得。