My Favourite Magazine

I enjoy reading the magazine Speech and Eloquence （《演讲与口才》） because it brings me a great deal of knowledge [imparts a great deal of knowledge to me] （1）， such as how to get on with others， and how to make your speech reasonable and smooth.

　　I've read this magazine since I was still in senior middle school. （2） Once my teacher asked me to take part in a speech contest. I happened to get it [a copy of Speech and Eloquence]（3） in the school library. I suddenly realized it was so useful that I could learn a lot from it. Then， I began to subscribe to （订阅） it.

　　Speech and Eloquence helps me not only in speech contests， but in everyday life as well. It teaches me how to manage to get through an awkward occasion [situation] （4）， using humorous and wise language. And when I meet with difficulties in getting on with somebody， it lets me know how to remove these unpleasant things with a certain method. There are also short articles on improving one's self-cultivation （自我修养）。

　　There's a very interesting column called “The Upholders' （ 5 ） World” that introduces many famous upholders （ 6 ） at Central Television Station. I've read some interview reports about Li Xiuping——one of the upholders （ 7 ） of CCTV News， Zhao Zhongxiang， Cheng Qian， Yang Lan， Yuan Ming and so on. All of them had experienced a hard life before they succeeded in the end. Nobody can win without hard work， can they？

　　Speech and Eloquence has a history of nearly 15 years and it owns hundreds of thousands of readers all over China. It's one of the magazines that I have enjoyed reading most！

　　浙江省桐乡高级中学高二 周宁人

　　评 语

　　这是篇介绍性质的说明文，作者从内容、作用等方面把自己最喜爱的杂志介绍给读者。文章中某些语言上的不足之处点评修改如下：

　　（1）表示传递知识，较为准确、正式的词语可用impart…to sb.。

　　（2）作者这里的 senior middle school 颇为费解：指高中的话，still 似乎是多余的；指初中，则一般用junior.

　　（3）it这里指代不清，故改之。

　　（4）occasion的英文解释是：a time when sth.happens ora proper time for sth.to happen.显然，这里都不是作者想要表达的意思。作者这样用可能是因为occasion有时译作“场合”。其实，这里作者想要表达的“场合”用situation为好。

　　（5）、（6）、（7）不知道杂志中这一栏目的原来中文名称是什么。根据上下文，似乎是在谈电视节目主持人，upholder好像并没有此意。