I.Words
…but in its avoidance of sounds that would cheapen its tone:breeziness and condescension and cliches.
1.breeziness
[n.]
- a mildly windy state of the air
- a breezy liveliness
>“It’s clear our current journalists are not the only ones fascinated by Australia’s mix of breeziness, intelligence and insecurity.”
2.condescension
[n.]
-the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
-a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
>"Millions of Americans enjoy our hunting heritage, and The Post should treat them with respect, not condescensionor condemnation."
I often wonder whether eloquence has vanished from American life,or whether we even still consider it a goal worth striving for.
3.eloquence
[n.]
-powerful and effective language
-study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
-using language effectively to please or persuade
-high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
-loud and confused and empty talk.
4.lot
[v.]
-anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
[n.]
-your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
“has a happy lot”=condition
-any collection in its entirety
-several things grouped together or considered as a whole=collectoon
-a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
-an extended area of land
>"walking in a parking lot."
- an unofficial association of people or groups
“they were an angry lot”
II.Excerpt
"But it never occurred to me to write one of them in sports English and the other in jazz English.I tried to write them both in the best English I could,in my usual style."
"A voice that's enjoyable not only in its musical line but in its avoidance of sounds that would cheapen its tone:breeziness and condescension and cliches."
"Finding a voice that your readers will enjoy is largely a matter of taste."
"Taste is an invisible current that runs through writing,and you should be aware of it."
"Find the best writers in the fields that insterest you and read their work aloud.Get their voice and their taste into your ear--their attitude toward language."
III.Review
本章的voice有兩層意思，第一層讓創(chuàng)作者寫完后多讀讀句子，把握自己文章的節(jié)奏佛舱，作者還說，多去讀讀你喜歡的大師的作品劳翰，去感受他們作品中的韻律，可能就會有所感悟馒疹。這在前面也提到過磕道。
第二層意思就是無論寫什么題材，都要找好自己的風(fēng)格行冰，有自己的思想和品位溺蕉，（其實這里taste我更愿意理解為style）讓讀者清楚感受到這些都是你的韻味，而不要根據(jù)題材的變化而讓寫作變得花樣多變悼做，也不要刻意去迎合市場需求疯特，這也是之前的文本都提到過的。
我發(fā)現(xiàn)每一個章節(jié)提煉出來的中心思想都是這幾個肛走，要有自己的風(fēng)格漓雅，和讀者平等的交流，減少冗雜朽色，讓文字變得利落干練邻吞，多像大師學(xué)習(xí)（這一點從作者在文中不斷舉各種大師的范例可以清楚感受到了。每一章節(jié)都可以看成是所有中心思想的發(fā)散和延伸葫男，這些中心思想抱冷，也就是我在這本書里學(xué)到最精髓的部分了。
