1. 小词 & 表达

white-haired man

sitting on a bench at a table

sitting at the typewriter.

the only other objects are ashtray and a nail keg.

write by day / night

a ream of & a galaxy of 

go in search of 

fuss endlessly with sth. / fiddle endlessly with ...

writing as a vocation/ an avocation

The first question went to him. 

As America has steadily changed in 30 years, so has the book. (So do I)

He is going  broke.

a man of letters

They usually occur in proportion to education and rank.

to keep pace with the train of thought.     (trace)

2. 个人感悟

Since then writing has gone electronic. Computers have replaced the typewriter.... But nothing has replaced the writer.   同样的，翻译机器一样无法完全替代译者。因为，后者是有主动性思维的，仍处于链条的顶端。

What if you're feeling depressed or unhappy? ...Won't that affect your writing?  刚看到这个问题时很期待答案，因为感觉作家创作过程中如何度过不顺心的日子，犹如自己如何度过生活中的忧郁日子一样。看了本书作者的回答，感觉从某种程度上来说，life is also a kind of craft，and whatever happens, you must move on.

 This is the personal transaction that's at the heart of good nonfiction writing. 也许，这个指两方面的内容。抽象的思想：作者通过其作品想要表达什么？具体的手法：作者以何种逻辑、风格、写作技巧等完成作品，从而实现这一目标。

第一次参加读书会，第一次尝试写电子笔记，此时的我只想说，过去的自己太不像话，对学习，对生活。希望以后的自己，认真学习，认真生活。

以上，留念。