Words & Phrases
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be crucial to/for
对什么至关重要的
But take special care with the last sentence of each paragraph—it’s the crucial springboard to the next paragraph.
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hostile
①(unfriendly) 不友善的‹expression, manner, person›
有敌意的‹attack, audience, crowd›
to be hostile to ortowards [somebody]/[something];
对某人/某事物怀有敌意
②(opposed)反对的‹criticism, opinion, attitude›
③(unwelcoming)不利的‹situation, conditions, environment›
④Military 敌人的‹aircraft, artillery fire, forces›
we came under hostile fire
我们遭遇敌方炮火攻击
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secure
secure | BrE sɪˈkjʊə, sɪˈkjɔː, AmE səˈkjʊr |
A.adjective
①(firmly fixed)牢固的‹structure, ladder›
to make [something] secure
把某物弄牢固
she made the rope secure around the trunk of a tree
她把绳子牢牢地系在树干上
②(protected)安全的‹place, hideout›; 稳定的‹job, income›
to be secure against or from [something];
不受某事物的威胁
make sure the house is secure before you leave it
出门前确保把门窗关好
is your pension secure against inflation?
你的养老金不会受通货膨胀的影响吗？
B.transitive verb
①(fix or fasten firmly)系牢‹rope›; 关紧‹door, window›
②(make safe)保护‹house, premises›; 使…稳固 ‹position›
The museum closed at five and I returned to my motel secure in my memories and my research.
③Finance 为…担保 ‹debt›
the loan is secured on your house
这笔贷款是拿你的住房作抵押的
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be thick with
to be thick with [somebody/something]
与某人某事过于亲近
Our daily landscape is thick with absurd messages and portents.
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glean
①(obtain)搜集‹information, news, fact›
②(Agriculture literal)捡拾‹grain›
You go gleaning one more time in insights you have already adduced.
Thoughts
- 文章和段落的开头和结尾都很重要，文章的开头决定了读者是否要继续读下去，文章的结尾决定了文章的高度。每段的结尾更是与下一段连接的跳板。
when you’re ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit.
- 写作的时候该停下的时候就要停下，不要尝试牵扯没用的东西。我写作的时候经常收不住，总是想把东西wang li bian jia
