Words
1.Penchant['pen.tʃənt]
But she had the German penchant for telling people off, and she died alone at 81, having scolded away all her friends.
if you have a penchant for something, you like that thing very much and try to do it or have it often:
例： a penchant for fast cars
2.tell off
if someone in authority tells you off, they speak to you angrily about something wrong that you have done斥责，训斥
be/get told off
例：Shelley was one of those kids who was always getting told off at school.
tell somebody off for doing something
例：My dad told me off for swearing.
3.air
Don't use your memoir to air old grievances and to settle old scores; get rid of that anger somewhere else.
air2
to express your opinions publicly
air your views/grievances/complaints etc
例：Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views
state to say something, especially in a definite or formal way – used in official contexts: The witness stated that he had never seen the woman before.
declare to say something very firmly: ‘My personal life is none of your business,’ she declared
note/remark formal to say that you have noticed that something is true – used especially in formal writing:We have already noted that most old people live alone.
point out to mention something that seems particularly important or relevant;It’s worth pointing out that few people actually die of this disease.
air to talk about your opinions, worries, or the things you disagree about: air your views/grievances/differences: The programme will give listeners the chance to air their views about immigration.
voice to talk publicly about your feelings or about whether you approve or disapprove of something formal: voice concern/support/doubt/fears etc:She voiced concern for the safety of the hostages.
4.spring on
Unlike medicine or the other sciences, writing has no new discoveries to sping on us.
to suddenly tell or ask someone something when they do not expect it 突突然告诉（某人）；冷不防地问（某人）
•I hope he's not going to spring any nasty surprises on us at the meeting this morning.我希望今天上午的会议他不会冷不防对我们说出一些让人讨厌的话来。
Refelctions
最后这两章虽然写了其他的事例，但核心还是两个：1.写你自己喜欢的东西 2. Think small
Be yourself and your reader will follow you anywhere.
Because they were important to me they also struck an emotional chord with readers, touching universal truth that was important to them.
比如写回忆录，不要因为其他家庭成员的想法而让自己想写的东西变得复杂和模糊，你要写的东西就是你的回忆录，所以自己的记忆和感受才是最重要的。
