On Writing Well C17

1.words and expressions

weariness

There is a weariness about them.

noun. weary condition or feeling.

Ex. After tramping all day the hikers were overcome with weariness.

(SYN) fatigue, exhaustion.

hilarity

It has a certain mounting hilarity—a figure freak amok at his typewriter.

noun[U]

  a state of great amusement which makes people laugh

  欢闹；狂欢

Eva joined in the hilarity as much as anyone.

  伊娃和其他人一样尽情欢笑。

be reared on

They have been reared on so many clichés that they assume they are the required tools of the trade.

rear

verb

1. [VN] [often passive] to care for young children or animals until they are fully grown

  抚养；养育；培养

  SYN  bring sb up , raise :

  She reared a family of five on her own.

  她一个人撑起了一个五口之家。

2. [VN] to breed or keep animals or birds, for example on a farm

  饲养:

  to rear cattle 养牛

3. [V] ~ (up) (of an animal, especially a horse 动物,尤指马) to raise itself on its back legs, with the front legs in the air

  用后腿直立:

  The horse reared, throwing its rider.

  这匹马后腿直立,将骑手摔下。

4. [V] (of sth large 大的东西) to seem to lean over you, especially in a threatening way

  (尤指可怖地)巍然耸立:

  The great bulk of the building reared up against the night sky.

  夜幕下,巨大的高楼显得阴森森的。

sth rears its (ugly) 'head

  if sth unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it appears or happens

  (讨厌的事情)出现,发生

PHRASAL VERBS

'rear sb / sth on sth [usually passive]

  to give a person or an animal a particular type of food, entertainment, etc. while they are young

  (用…)喂养；(以…)娱乐,培养:

  I was the son of sailors and reared on stories of the sea.

  我是水手的儿子,是听海的故事长大的。

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2.thoughts

体育文章最重要的还是说人话，humanity。

以人为中心，以简洁移动的语言传递给读者信息。