THOUGHT
Writing is linear and sequential, logic is the glue that holds it together, tension must be maintained from one sentence to the next and from one paragragh to the next and from one section to the next, and narrative is what should pull your readers along without their noticing the tug.
CH22讲的是大决策,本章是小抉择:如何组织一篇长文。
1.逻辑性;2.保持张力;3.叙事性。
作者用自己的一篇游记来详细解释了应该如何组织出一篇长文,基本都是前面讲过的方法的应用。
▶首先要写好开头,开头必须引人入胜,然后逐渐增加能引起读者兴趣的信息。注意承上启下,本段第一句和上段最后一句要承接好。思考下一句读者想看什么。让读者了解你,而不是仅仅描述旅行。
▶注意措辞,不要用陈旧无趣的词汇,绞尽脑汁想出来的句子会带来愉悦感。
▶结尾处的星号宣告本阶段的叙述结束,对作者和读者都是一个转换。
▶要知道文章真正要讲什么,对材料有所取舍。相信自己的材料,用事实说话。
▶学会利用电影、音乐等媒介,引起读者的共鸣。当然还少不了幽默的语言。
▶该结束的时候毫不犹豫地结束。
★get on the plane, 主动去追寻、探索,精彩的故事等待你的发现。
★Decide what you want to do, then decide to do it, then do it.
WORD
1.arresting
adj.attracting attention; interesting; striking
an arresting sculpture 一座引人注意的雕塑
2.subdue
VERB 动词制服;征服;控制 If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force.
【语法信息】:V n
Senior government officials admit they have not been able tosubduethe rebels.
政府高级官员承认他们还没能制服反叛者。
3.crammed
1.ADJ 形容词挤满的;塞满的 If a place iscrammed withthings or people, it is full of them, so that there is hardly room for anything or anyone else.
【搭配模式】:usu v-link ADJ
The house iscrammedwith priceless furniture and works of art...
房子里摆满了昂贵的家具和艺术品。
2.ADJ 形容词拥挤不堪的 If people or things arecrammed intoa place or vehicle, it is full of them.
【搭配模式】:v-link ADJ prep/adv
Between two and three thousand refugees werecrammedinto the church buildings.
有两三千难民挤进教堂内。
4.ordeal
1.N-COUNT 可数名词煎熬;磨难;折磨 If you describe an experience or situation as anordeal, you think it is difficult and unpleasant.
【搭配模式】:usu sing
...the painfulordealof the last eight months...
过去8个月的痛苦煎熬
5.self-serving
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词只为个人打算的;一心谋私利的 If you describe someone asself-serving, you are critical of them because they are only interested in what they can get for themselves.
【语用信息】:disapproval 这是个贬义词
They suggest that my motives for proposing reform areself-servingand mercenary.
他们暗示说我之所以提议改革是贪图金钱,想谋取私利。
6.bob up
to emerge or appear, especially unexpectedly:
A familiar face bobbed up in the crowd.
7.wrestle
1.VERB 动词试图解决;绞尽脑汁处理 When youwrestle witha difficult problem, you try to deal with it.
【语法信息】:V with n
【语法信息】:V n
Delegateswrestled with the problems of violence and sanctions...
代表们试图解决暴力与惩处的问题。
8.pop into my head
"This whole vision of a personal computer justpoppedintomyhead," he said.
"我脑子里就突然冒出来这个关于个人电脑的设想, "他说,