自知英文不夠水準，於是不住想找方法提升自己的英語能力；想起未讀馮強先生的新著《瘋讀社論 強化英語》，便到書局買了回家細讀。
栗子妹認識馮先生的名字，是在《都市日報》的專欄。馮先生寫英文、談教學，文筆簡潔，令我印象深刻。在其著作中，他跟讀者分享學習英語的心得，其中一項是讀報章社論。栗子妹覺得這個建議十分好，因為社論是一份報章的靈魂，不論是說情理、還是遣詞用字，均應該無懈可擊。在這個爭分奪秒的社會，要讀，當然要讀最好的。
不過聞說本地英語報章的質素每況愈下，我看還是讀外國報章的社論吧？個人認為《英國衛報》和《國際先驅論壇報》的行文較為顯淺，有志強化英語的朋友，可以先從這兩份報刊著手。
《英國衛報》社論: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/editorials
《國際先驅論壇報》社論: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/editorials/index.html
You're way too modest. Your English is better than most HKers.
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Anyway, to add to your list, I think your favorite mag The Economist is an excellent source also. Others include the Washington Times http:/www.washtimes.com/ , and the Weekly Standard http://www.weeklystandard.com/ .
[版主回覆08/19/2009 21:02:00]Teacher: You know I won't be satisfied to be an average HKer?
Many thanks for the links. I haven't heard about the weekly Standard before ...
我也是在 "都巿日報" 常讀馮先生的專欄啊. 這本書上月在書展買到啦! ~~
回覆刪除[版主回覆08/19/2009 21:03:00]暖暖：這是一本好書來的，值得珍藏啊！
私情真是要常來粟子妹的blog 咯, 我都想學好d英文. Thanks for sharing!
回覆刪除[版主回覆08/20/2009 21:35:00]私情：學英文首要有恆心，只要持之以恆，必定有長進的。加油！
I read this book too. But actually, I won't recomment learners of English, especially those beginners, to read editorials as a way of learning English. That's too much for them. Most editorials tend to use difficult words and learners are busy flipping through dictionaries from time to time.
回覆刪除[版主回覆11/09/2010 20:14:00]Last year, I told a F4 student to read editorials, and he was so bored. For beginners, I would recommend Longman's Brighter Grammar. Comprehensive and easy to understand.
I seldom use difficult/formal words. So each time I read editorials, I have to look up the meanings in a dictionary and that kills me.
回覆刪除[版主回覆11/09/2010 21:18:00]I have to use formal words sometimes, mainly emails to my boss. I won't bother to look up the meaning of difficult words. I will only check 'strange phrases' like 'pushing the envelope' and 'throwing in the towel'. (Both are from the column Central Station in Hong Kong Standard. I think it is a kind of editorial?)