Nov.8 On Writing Well（Ch11&12）

今天在图书馆看这两章看了两个多小时后大脑有点头疼，读的速度实在是慢但是我尝试过跳读发现看完后什么都不记得，纪念一下第一次看了这么多页的原版书。

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PART  ONE VOCABULARY

1.stenuous,joviality

The appointed evening arrived, and my phone rang, and the host came on and greeted me with the strenuous joviality of his trade.

strenuous:active and determined,vigorously active

joviality:markedly good-humored especially as evidenced by cheerfulness and conviviality

e.g.a jovial weclome/host

2.embarking on

Often you’ll find yourself embarking on an article so apparently lifeless—the history of an institution,

embark on/upon sth:to start to do sth new or difficult从事着手

e.g."before you embark on a journey of revenge,dig two graves."said by Confucius

3.quail at

or some local issue such as storm sewers—that you will quail at the prospect of keeping your readers, or even yourself, awake.

quail at:to be afraid and show it by shaking a little bit or moving back slightly.恐惧害怕

4.musty

On the surface it seemed to be just the story of a marble building and millions of musty volumes.

musty:smelling damp and umpleasant because of a lack of fresh air.有霉味

e.g.a musty room

5.intuition

Here you can only go by intuition.

intution:the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts.这个词和instinct意思一样，直觉

e.g.feminine intuition女性的直觉

e.g.follow your instincts跟着自己的直觉

6.snobbery

What I’m saying is that I have no patience with the snobbery that says nonfiction is only journalism by another name and that journalism by any name is a dirty word.

snobbery：behaviour or attitudes which show that you think you are better than other people, because you belong to a higher social class or know much more than they do – used to show disapproval自以为的优越感，look down upon others

7.aptitude

They will write far more willingly about subjects that touch their own lives or that theyhave an aptitude for.

aptitude：natural ability or skill, especially in learning天资

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PART TWO THOUGHTS

1.Motivation is at the heart of writing.

2.But the answer isn’t hard if you keep in mind two standards: brevity and fair play.

第十二章讲了采访，作者引述自己的两个例子，建议我们走出自己熟悉的圈子采访不同职业不同领域的人。同时还介绍了很多采访技巧，首先选择一个人，在采访的过程中让受访者感到放松，控制采访过程，收放自如。采访的工具可以使纸笔也可以是录音笔。在采访前还要对受访者做个背景调查。采访后的文稿要润色，除非语句有问题不然必须得保持访谈的真实性。在这里我想起美国斯通导演历时两年拍摄的的“普京访谈录”。在采访前斯通在笔记本上不断熟悉即将要问的问题，从普京家庭背景到乌克兰危机事件，再到大热的斯诺登，最后还涉及是否干预美国大选，以及是否站队支持希拉里或者特朗普。甚至问及普京对同性恋的看法（因为同性恋支持者在莫斯科示威），他们访谈的背景没有固定，时而漫步林间亦或者是在克林姆宫豪华的办公室。斯通收放自如，问及敏感的问题如斯诺登步步紧逼，“你如何看待斯诺登？”“俄罗斯因此事导致俄美原本紧张的关系更紧张是否值得？”。当普京想转移话题时，他直指不能转移话题。我看过普京很多访谈，普京对于美国记者的提问都是面红耳赤反驳回去“我没有干预美国大选..”之类的，但是他与斯通谈笑风生，连谈及敏感话题都是轻松气氛这与斯通的采访技巧分不开。

这个纪录片播出之后引起了剧烈反响，很多美国人甚至认为这是斯通替普京洗白，因为这与他们接触的新闻中对普京的印象不一样。