Do Rise Every Time You Fall

The greatest success is not in never falling， but in rising every time you fall.“This quotation occurred to me when I saw in[on]（1） TV that Evander Holyfield（埃文达·霍利菲尔德） regained the heavyweight boxing championship which he lost [hadlost]（2） to Riddick Bowe （里迪克·鲍） nearly a year ago[before]（3）。 It was really a great surprise to most boxing（拳击）fans. According to an opinion poll（民意测验） in Shanghai ，over two thirds had bet that the challenger （挑战者） would fail. The result， however， turned out to be reversing [the opposite] （4）。 Did it happen all by accident？ Surely not！

　　Having enjoyed the heavyweight boxing champion for two years， Holyfield's depression was imaginable after his defeat. He even thought of retiring from his boxing career. But soon he made a recovery， inspired more by the desire to correct his mistakes and win back the gold belt （腰带） . Thus， he reformed his training plan and had a new trainer. After the whole 51 weeks' efforts， he succeeded again.

　　It was Holyfield's successful comeback that I naturally associated with [made me think about] （5） our study and daily life， in which we are inevitably （不可避免地） punched （受到打击） by frustrations （挫折） and failures. Should we let difficulties prey upon （折磨）*） us willfully， or shall we follow Holy's suit？ I do not doubt that the latter is the majority's choice. So it is. Although there are various factors that influence our final success， it should be admitted that perseverance （毅力） plays the most important role， which provides us with vivid motivation and unfailing incentive （刺激） encouraging us to strive and to make all kinds of innovations all our way to goals.

　　Therefore， in a way， Holyfield's victory did not merely mark another significant occasion in boxing history， but showed us once more： The greatest success is not in never falling， but in rising every time you fall.

　　中国民航上海中专 栾毅敏

　　评 语

　　作者通过重量级拳王霍利菲尔德不怕失败，东山再起的实例，结合自己，谈到在学习和生活中也要做不畏困难的强者，很有说服力。文中某些语言上的不足之处点评修改如下：

　　（1）TV前介词 一般不用in.

　　（2）、（3）根据上下文，应该用过去完成式，后面时间状语中的ago也要相应改为before.

　　（4）这里reversing用得不对。

　　（5）原句用词不当，故改之。