On Writing Well ch.10-2

Summary

Writing is like a good watch — it should run smoothly and have no extra parts.

修改对于写作十分重要。文中的例子没有语法错误，条理清晰，但是没有让读者跟着作者的思路走下去，风格也有些平淡，这就需要不断的修改。主要修改的点在于调整次序，让文章更紧凑，关键点更清晰，也要注意语言的抑扬顿挫，保持文字的活力，让读者跟着你的思路走。

Vocabulary

nudge

Over the years, however, many women wrote to nudge me about this.
nudge本意为用肘轻推，轻触，此处解释为to push somebody/something gently or gradually in a particular direction，可作比喻。
e.g. She tried to nudge him into changing his mind (= persuade him to do it).
[造句] He nudged the discussion towards the effect of air pollution.

pregnant

I don’t like baseball movies that go into slow motion when the batter hits a home run, to notify me that it’s a pregnant moment.
pregnant最常见的意思是怀孕的，此处为意义重大的，意味深长的。
[造句] There was a pregnant pause before the final result was announced.

humdrum

I like to replace a humdrum word with one that has more precision or color.
乏味的，单调的
[造句] Without interest, writing will be humdrum.

drab

I like to rephrase a drab sentence to give it a more pleasing rhythm or a more graceful musical line.
缺乏色彩的，单调的，乏味的
[造句] I feel so drab under the grey sky.