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People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble to preserve millions of books, documents and records. Why do we have libraries? What good are these documents and history books?

We do it because, sometimes, the voice of experience can cause us to stop, look and listen. Sometimes, past records, when understood in the right way, can help us decide what to do and what not to do.

From the stories of courage and devotion of men and women, we create the inspirations of youth. History records the suffering, the self-denial, the devotion, and the heroic deeds of people in the past. The main purpose of history is to create a better world.

In short,history helps us learn.Yesterday's records can keep us from repeating yesterday's mistakes.And from the pieces of mosaic assembled by historians come the great murals which represent the progress of mankind.

人們常常心存疑慮，為什么歷史學(xué)家要費(fèi)盡周折地保存數(shù)以萬計(jì)的書籍、文獻(xiàn)和記錄。我們?yōu)槭裁匆袌D書館呢？ 這些文獻(xiàn)和史書有何用處呢？

我們這么做的原因在于有時(shí)候經(jīng)驗(yàn)之音能促使我們停步、觀察和傾聽。 有時(shí)候，過去的記載經(jīng)過正確的詮釋，能幫助我們決定何事可為、何事不可為。

從體現(xiàn)男性和女性勇氣和奉獻(xiàn)精神的故事之中，我們獲得了青春的啟示。 歷史記載著人類的一切苦難、克己、忠誠和英勇事跡。歷史學(xué)的主要目的是創(chuàng)造一個(gè)更加美好的世界。

簡而言之，歷史幫助我們學(xué)習(xí)。昨日的記載可以使我們避免重蹈覆轍。 這些歷史學(xué)家們創(chuàng)作的像馬賽克一樣的歷史碎片拼湊成了代表人類進(jìn)步的偉大壁畫。