OWW 5-6
感想
5.The Audience
第四章作者提到写作要BE YOURSELF，那么，Who am I writing for？很简单，FOR YOURSELF。
不要试图去迎合大众口味，第一，众口难调，there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes；第二，观众也想看些新东西。写作主要是取悦自己，想感动别人首先得感动自己。
作者在前文提到，观众读不下是写作者的锅，这是技术层面的，因为你写不好，所以人家读不下去，这是你的问题，不是读者的问题。但是如果大家三观不同无法交流，那这种读者流失了就流失，就好像交朋友一样，道不同不相为谋，做你自己，表达自己的观点，写自己的文字，让别人说去吧。
6.Words
这章讲用词。不要用陈词滥调。你想写什么样的文章，去找写这类型的作者，学习他们是如何写作的。养成查字典的习惯，不懂就查！学习词源、其他释义、和近义词之间的差别，都能让你更好地掌握这个单词。作者推荐Webster's New World Dictionary和Roget's Thesaurus. 除此之外，朗读所写文字也是帮助写作的好方法。
WORD & EXPRESSION
Don’t try to guess what sort of thing editors want to publish or what you think the country is in a mood to read.
1、be in the mood to do sth
想要做某事，有心情做某事
be in a mood是发脾气的意思。
Now I’m saying you must write for yourself and not be gnawed by worry over whether the reader is tagging along.
2、tag along
尾随 to follow closely; go along or about as a follower:
>to tag after someone; to tag along behind someone.
In terms of craft, there’s no excuse for losing readers through sloppy workmanship.
3、workmanship
the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
和craft是近义词。
or feels an affinity for your sense of humor or your vision of life
4、affinity
喜爱 a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
How can you think carefully about not losing the reader and still be carefree about his opinion?
5、carefree
1.without anxiety or worry
2.requiring little care:
这里是“不在乎”的意思，= don't care about
6、be grounded in
以...为基础，以...为根据
7、zest
热情
近义词有：energy, gusto
8、city-bred
reared in a city.在城市长大的
bred原型是breed。类似的，出生在城市中的人就是city-born
9、reckon with
informal. to deal with a difficult or powerful person or thing
处理，解决（棘手的事情）；应付（有权势的人）
If you harm her, you're going to have the police to reckon with.
你要是伤害了她，就把你送到警察那儿去。
10、curry favor
to praise someone, especially someone in authority, in a way that is not sincere, in order to get some advantage for yourself
（尤指对当权者）讨好，奉承，拍马屁
>He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他总是想方设法拍老板马屁。
11、root around
informal，uk also root about (somewhere), root round (somewhere)
to search for something,especially by looking through other things
（尤指在其他物品中）翻找，翻寻
She was rooting around in her drawer for a pencil.她在抽屉中翻找铅笔。
12、fire off
to write and send an angry letter to someone
寄发（言辞激愤的信件）
