On Writing Well-c3,4
1.words and expression
camouflage
Verbal camouflage reached new heights during ...
名词,1.[U]the use ofleaves,branches,paints, andclothesforhiding soldiers or militarye quipment so that they cannot be seen against their surroundings
即(军事)掩护,隐蔽,伪装 本千玺迷妹记得千玺有一段时间很喜欢穿迷彩夹克衫 也就是a camouflage jacket
2.[SorU]the way that the colour or shape of an animal or plant appears to mix with its natural environment to prevent it from being seen by attackers
五月天有一首歌“你不是真正的快乐,你的笑只是你穿的保护色”那这里的保护色即可用camouflage但这个单词这里的释义指的是动植物的保护色,保护形状
The lizard's light brown skin acts as(a)camouflage in the desert sand.蜥蜴浅棕色的皮肤充当它在沙漠里的保护色。
[SorU]something that ismeanttohidesomething, orbehaviourthat isintendedtohidethetruth
此处释义就可以说是人们的保护色,即掩饰;伪装;隐瞒
Using smoke as(a)camouflage, the army advanced up the hill.军队利用烟雾作掩护向山上挺进。
He believed that her kindness was merely a camouflage for her real intentions.他认为她的好心不过是为了掩饰她的真实意图。
economy【熟词生义】
can any thought be expressed with more economy?
[CorU]theintentional saving of money or, less commonly, the saving of time,energy, words, etc.
一直不知道economy的名词除了表经济体,经济外还能表示节省;节约;节俭的意思,今天get到了
They've had to make economies since Nathan lost his job.自从科林失业以来,他们不得不节俭度日。
This can be done by machines with more speed and economy.这可以用机器来完成,又快又经济。
She writes with such economy - I've never known a writer say so much in so few words.她惜墨如金——我从没见过哪位作家能如此言简意赅。
grapple
before they have grappled with the discipline of assessing a work on its merits and on external sources
If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.即解决问题 设法克服
The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
很喜欢的表达
go belly-up
sheer cloudy vagueness
reach new heights
throw dust in the eyes of the populace
harbor worries
ponderous euphemism
offer the consoling thought that
self-indulgence
cop-out
bloated monster that lie in ambush
creep into sth
you'll howl and say it can't be done<自动脑补了高三国庆前老师布置作业的时候同学们的表现
go out on a limb 冒险
wishy-washy 空泛的,缺乏判断力的
2.thoughts
第三章非常详细地告诉我们什么是clutter以及如何simpilify,即将多余的字词用括号框起来,而不是划掉,作者作为老师以这样的方式修改学生的文章,让学生清楚地看见作者所认为的写的多余的地方,同时又不会把学生的文章划得很难看,并且让学生自己思考,是否少了括号中的这些词,文章仍表达此种意思,让学生有充分的主动性参与进来,实在是厉害,学习学习。
第四章中学到了怎么形成自己的style,当然,一切好文章都基于有准确的词汇和句法结构。其次,你要relax和be confident, to be yourself.这几个要求也是我们能做好很多事情所必须的,在生活中我很多时候就很缺这几个品质,也希望自己能慢慢改进。作者还提到一定要开始写,不论前几段写得有多不尽人意,只管修改就是了,后面的内容会越写越好。没有开始就什么都不会发生。拖延症患者就是害怕开始,一拖再拖。其实有时候你把事情开个头,慢慢事情就能往后进行下去。