On Writing Well C15: 2017-11-13

篇章

英语写作，并非由英语老师才掌握的特殊技能，它是清楚、准确表达自己的一种交流工具。而写好关于科学的写作，一不应害怕科学，而不需畏惧写作。优秀的科学内容的文章应该少专业术语、词汇而清楚、简洁、翔实生动的解释。

How:

①由点到面: Establish your article structure as an upside-down pyramid.

由一点让读者明确阅读目的，写作者在层层深入表明文章的目的，如倒金字塔结构展开。

②知其所以然: Describe how a process works

向读者说明为什么会有文章中观点、结论，展现得出结论的过程，

③现身说法: Use your own experience

用自己经历将读者和某些科学概念相联系进行说明，让读者也能联系生活实际

④故事说明: Weave a scientific story around someone else

利用相关科学故事解释

⑤去抽象化: Relate them to sights they are familiar with

将抽象的概念与实际相结合，练习具体事物、事例，或类比

⑥低姿态说人话: Write like a person and not like a scientist.

以普通人角度普及科普知识，而不是以科学家的身份进行枯燥的说教

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词汇

I rest my case—or, rather, I let Spectrum rest it for me

rest your ˈcase

① I rest my case:  (sometimes humorous) used to say that you do not need to say any more aboutsomething because you think that you have proved your point

② (law) used by lawyers in court to say that they have finished presenting their case

例：The prosecution rests its case

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...that paragraph is a gem of tight linear writing

gem: a beautiful stone that has been cut into a special shape 宝石

同义 jewel

②something that is very special or beautiful:精品

例：Every single ad in the campaign has been a gem.

③ a very helpful or special person:优秀的人

例：Ben, you're a real gem!

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...and for performing complicated acts could do little more than fumble with sensory inputs of the moment

fumble： to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing something or looking for something

同义：grope

✏️ fumble (at/ with/ in something) (for something)

例：She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief.

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eventually it touches on work being done in many pockets of medicine and psychology

touch on/ upon something 短语动词

to mention a particular subject when talking or writing:

例： The report touches on the relationship between poverty and poor health.

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想法