Reader’s Digest: A Magazine That’s Easy to Swallow! 读者文摘－好读易懂！
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- 创建于 2007年4月16日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年12月20日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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It has the largest circulation of any commercial magazine in the world. ___1___ And it even fits conveniently into your pocket.
它是全球发行量最大的商业杂志；它的内容包罗万象，从游记、食谱到名人八卦皆有；它甚至轻巧便利到可以放入口袋。
Reader’s Digest is one of the great literary success stories of the 20th century. ___2___ Wallace’s hospitalization left him a lot of time to read, and he noticed that there wasn’t a single magazine that provided articles about the diverse range of topics he was interested in. Thus, the idea for Reader’s Digest was born.
《读者文摘》是廿世纪文学界的成功代表之一。其创办人德威特．华勒斯于第一次世界大战中受伤，在医院静养期间孕育了创办杂志的想法。住院让华勒斯有许多时间阅读。他注意到医院里没有半本杂志提供多元且引起他兴趣的主题，创办《读者文摘》的念头便因运而生。
Wallace created his first issue of the magazine in 1922 by selecting articles that he liked from other publications. ___3___ He also decided that the issue should have 31 stories, so that customers could enjoy a different one every day.
华勒斯摘录其他刊物上自己喜爱的文章，于1922年发行第一期《读者文摘》。后来，他浓缩文章并简化语句，使杂志更轻松易读。他还决定每一期必须有31则故事，让读者能每天欣赏到不同的文章。
Wallace’s magazine was rejected by every publisher he presented it to, but he pushed forward and printed the magazine himself. ___4___ The magazine emphasized traditional American values, such as faith and hard work. Its popularity continued to grow yearly, filling a niche in the nation’s culture. For many, the magazine’s plain-spoken earnestness has defined the American experience over the past half-century.
华勒斯虽屡遭出版商拒绝，但他决定放手一搏，自行印制出刊。这项冒险事业一举成功，《读者文摘》至1929年发行量已超过廿万本。该杂志强调信仰与努力等传统美国价值观，受欢迎程度逐年增加，并在美国文化中找到自己的定位。对许多人而言，《读者文摘》的率真风格使过去50年来的美国经验鲜活了起来。
___5___ After 80 years in print, Reader’s Digest still provides readers with easy-to-read, inspiring articles.
如今这本杂志已营销全球70多国，但它当初创刊的目的始终不变。走过80个年头，《读者文摘》依然提供读者易读又启迪人心的文章。
−by Michael Karanicolas
A. Its founder, DeWitt Wallace, conceived of the magazine while recuperating from a wound he received in the First World War.
B. He then condensed them, and simplified their language to make his magazine easier and lighter to read.
C. Today the magazine is available in over 70 countries around the world, but its original goal remains the same.
D. It provides everything from travel stories to recipes to celebrity gossip.
E. The venture was an instant success, and by 1929 its circulation had jumped to over 200,000.
Vocabulary
单词发音
circulation [͵sɝkjəˋleʃən] n.（报刊等的）发行量; 销售量
fit .. into 适合
publication [͵pʌblɪˋkeʃən] n. 出版物；刊物
plain-spoken 坦率的，说话直截了当的
earnestness [ˋɝnɪstnɪs] n. 认真；诚挚
in print 已刊印, 已出版, 正在发行
recuperate [rɪˋkjupə͵ret] v. 恢复；挽回
condense [kənˋdɛns] v. 浓缩
simplify [ˋsɪmplə͵faɪ] v. 简化
venture [ˋvɛntʃɚ] n. 企业; 冒险事业
More Information
单词发音
hospitalization [͵hɑspɪt!ɪˋzeʃən] n. 住院治疗
push forward〔不顾困难〕继续前进 to move forward; to move onward toward a goal
faith [feθ] n. 信仰
niche [nɪtʃ] n. 合适的职务（或地位等）
conceive [kənˋsiv] v. 构想，想到[（+of）]
light [laɪt] adj. 轻松的；容易的
Answer
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1. ( D ) |
2. ( A ) |
3. ( B ) |
4. ( E ) |
5. ( C ) |