On Writing Well 11.21

Vocabulary

1.It takes audacity and exberance and gaiety.

audacity:Audacity is audacious behaviour.大胆，胆大妄为。

exuberance: 1)Exuberance is behaviour which is energetic, excited, and cheerful. 热情洋溢2)If you talk about the exuberance of something, you like it because it is lively, exciting, and full of energy and life.勃勃生机

gaiety:Gaiety is a feeling, attitude, or atmosphere of liveliness and fun.快乐，愉快

2.…I realized that to think of him as an ornithologist.

ornithologist:Ornithology is the study of birds.鸟类学家

ornithological adj鸟类学的

ornithology n鸟类学

3.He was a taciturn man.

taciturn:A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly.沉默寡言的

Excerpt

Writing is such lonely work that I try to keep myself cheered up.If something strikes me as funny in the act of writing, I throw it in just to amuse myself.

One way to generate confidence is to write about subjects that interest you and that you care about.

There's no party line: good advice for writers. You can be your own party line.

If you write about subjects you think you would enjoy knowing about, your enjoyment will show in what you write. Learning is a tonic.

Your best credential is yourself.

Writing to destroy and to scandalize can be as destructive to the writer as it is to the subject.

The moral for nonfiction writers is: think broadly about your assignment.

Trust your common sense to figure out what you need to know, and don't be afraid to ask a dumb question.

Trust your curiosity to connect with the curiosity of your readers.

如前文所说，写自己感兴趣的东西，不要害怕某些未知的领域，享受写作的乐趣。不过最重要的还是坚持吧_(:зゝ∠)_