PART ONE THOUGHTS
前面章节所说的风格、结构、意图都是大的决定。这篇章节讲小的决定,文章的架构。Zinsser提到组织好文章结构的重要性等同于写清晰、令人愉悦的句子。一篇文章要简洁有序,逻辑清晰还有叙述技巧。
万事开头难,写作亦是如此。一个(挑逗)让人欲罢不能的开头可以抓住读者持续不断地看下去。开头可长可短.Zinsser还提到不要害怕把长句变为两个或三个短句,每个句子只可以包含一个想法思想。行文中可以增加耳熟能详的传说故事。
好的文章不会是平淡无奇的,文章中要体现作者的个性与声音。
PART TWO VOCABULARY
1.provocative
intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about something
e.g.a provocative remark
这个在文中说开头得让读者有阅读兴趣,得挑逗他们
2.squirm/skwɜːm/
[intransitive]to move around a lot making small twisting movements, because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc.坐立不安
3.lore
knowledge and information related to a particular subject, especially when this is not written down; the stories and traditions of a particular group of people传说,典故
e.g.According to local lore,a ghost had haunted the forbidding city.