一. 感想

说到游记写作，我瞬间就想到了Bill Bryson——一个文笔幽默的游记作家。我前段时间因为看了管鑫老师书中的推荐，在读"Neither Here Nor There"这本书。书中的很多描述都格外有趣，例如：

I quickly realized that everything about the bus was designed for discomfort. The seats were designed by a dwarf seeking revenge on full-sized people; there was no other explanation.

当读者看到这段话的时候，一定会笑容上脸吧。如此生动的吐槽，一下子就激发了我们的兴趣。也正是旅行中的这些个性化的体会、抱怨或惊喜，让整个游记生动起来。游记绝不是流水账，也无需赘述那些众所周知的东西，着重笔墨于那些旅行过程中最独特的经历和感受，想方设法用生动的语言把细节之处活灵活现地呈现出来，才会引人入胜。

二. 字词

1. evoke

(1) 原文：But more often you'll need to evoke the mood of a whole neighborhood or town to give texture to the story you're telling.

(2) 字典解释：to produce a strong feeling or memory in someone

(3) 造句：The song evoked my memories in Berlin.

2. syrupy

(1) 原文：Nowhere else in nonfiction do writers use such syrupy words and groaning platitudes.

(2) 字典解释：too nice or kind in a way that seems insincere - used in order to show disapproval

(3) 造句：He said a syrupy speech.

3. wondrous

(1) 原文：Also resist straining for the luminous lyrical phrase to describe the wondrous waterfall.

(2) 字典解释：good or impressive in a surprising way

(3) 造句：He told us a wondrous story.

4. bungalow

(1) 原文：The houses are no longer the bright pastels of the Springtime Home owners but the faded bungalows of the people who grow a few grapes and keep a few chickens out here.

(2) 解释：平房

(3) 造句：My granny lived in a bungalow.