Words and expressions
1.When he turned 65 I began to pester him.
pester: to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something
仿写: She’d been pestered by reporters for days.
2.The memoir writer takes us back to some corner of his or her past that was unusually intense—childhood, for instance—or thatwas framed by war or some other social upheaval.
upheaval: a very big change that often causes problems
仿写: Algeria has been going through political upheaval for the past two months.
3. That’s all I could remember of that poignant rebel song.
poignant: making you feel sad or full of pity
仿写: For me, that moment was so poignant.
4. Even more hazily I remembered a naming ceremony (my own).
hazily: in an indistinct way
仿写: For the stars close their shutters and the dawn whitens hazily.
5. The steel was fine and blue and iridescent.
iridescent: showing colours that seem to change in different lights 色彩斑斓的
Reflection
今天读到的是第十四章 Write about yourself The Memoir对文中印象很深刻的句子是作者写到的Write about what you know and what you think and what makes you unique.这让我回忆起了作者最初提到的写作要be yourself and be confident.作者一直在给我们灌输一种概念就是要坚持做我们自己，有自己的风格，这样的作品才具有独特性，这章的最后，作者提到了Give yourself permission to write about yourself, and have a good time doing it.
