On the Choice of Books

　　There are many kinds of books. Books on history， philosophy（哲学），travel and science should have their place in our bookshelf [on our bookshelves]（1）。Sometimes reading them is very dull， but they really do us good.For[，for]（2） they give us education and make us substantial（富裕殷实）in content （内容）。

　　Books on literature（文学） are mostly fascinating（迷人的）。When we get tired，it is healthy to read some novels by a great writer [great writers]（3）。 Someone says that reading a good book is equal to talking with a great man.

　　Many of us students love to read romantic and violence books [books of romance and violence]（4）。This kind of books is simply for amusement and fun. Some students spend a lot of time reading these books. They even read them in class and fail to finish their homework. I think it is very harmful.

　　Time is limited but knowledge is boundless（无限的）。 A student should know how to make full use of his time and store up his knowledge. Reading too many common books is wasting time. We should develop a taste for serious reading， which will give us more pleasure than reading popular books.

　　上海市向明中学 顾蔚

　　评 语

　　这篇议论文内容短小精练，行文工整清秀，令人想起英国哲学家、语言大师弗朗西斯·培根（Francis Bacon）的散文。虽然两者之间的差距是不言而喻的，但顾蔚同学这篇文章的构思、行文、语言运用确实不错。文中某些语言上的不足之处点评修改如下：

　　（1）bookshelf前介词一般用on；另外，前面用our作定语，bookshelf还是用复数为好。

　　（2）这里for表示附加说明的原因，是并列连接词，一般与前文用逗号分开。

　　（3）前文为some novels，后面用复数 writers较自然。

　　（4）romantic是形容词，violence是名词，并列修饰一个名词，从修辞上说不好，故改之。