一 words and expressions
1. A style that consists of passive constructions will sap the reader’s energy.
sap：逐漸〕削弱（破壞）〔尤指力量或決心〕捞烟，與后面的dilute，whittle away同義
sap sb's strength / courage/ energy
2. What a vast amount of huffing and puffing these pivotal words save!
huff and puff：to breathe out in a noisy way, especially when you do something that involves a lot of physical effort氣喘吁吁
3. The common reaction is incredulous laughter.
incredulous：unable or unwilling to believe something不能相信的; 不愿相信的:
incredulous look /expression / voice etc
4. This is false economy—they save a few hours and blow their whole personality.
economy: 這里與我們常見的意思不一樣：the careful use of money, time, goods etc so that nothing is wasted節(jié)約; 節(jié)儉
5. Much of what you see and hear will come back, having percolated for days or months or even years through your subconscious mind, just when your conscious mind, laboring to write, needs it.
percolate：if an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group, it gradually spreads〔觀念默辨、感覺或信息〕逐漸傳開
二 thoughts
今天讀的這部分有點瑣碎苍息，但是這幾點對我還真的非常有啟發(fā)。下面我就幾點內(nèi)容談?wù)勎业母惺堋?/p>
1. 動詞對于一篇文章真的非常關(guān)鍵表谊，尤其對于記敘文的寫作盖喷。我記得在上英文寫作課narrative? essay時老師就反復(fù)說 要用specific verbs，要active课梳，不要形容任何東西都用很模糊的詞。
例如
He lay motionless in the middle of the road as the bus __sped__ away.(go quickly)
I jumped in car and ___raced__ back to the hospital.(rush)
2. 還有對于形容詞副詞的時候要檢查贅余和重復(fù)跨算，這點在中式英語之鑒中也提到了椭懊。我認(rèn)為對于我們這些非母語者，在學(xué)習(xí)新詞時氧猬，認(rèn)真看它的英文釋義，搞清強(qiáng)調(diào)的點媳板。
3. 對標(biāo)點的講述使我認(rèn)識到了它的作用不小泉哈。
4. 之前提到unity的重要性，這里有提到paragraph的重要性
Paragraphing is a subtle but important element in writing nonfiction articles and books—a road map constantly telling your reader how you have organized your ideas.Each paragraph has its own integrity of content and?structure.
