OWW CH13

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In a few cases you’ll need only a paragraph or two to sketch the setting of an event.

setting

the place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment.

But more often you’ll need to evoke the mood of a whole neighborhood or town to give texture to the story you’re telling.

mood

N-COUNT 可数名词气氛;氛围 Themoodof a place is the general impression that you get of it.

First set themoodwith music...

首先用音乐烘托气氛。

charm school

noun [countable] especially American English

a school where young women were sometimes sent in the past to learn how to behave politely and gracefully

SUMMARY

WRITE ABOUT PLACES

the travel article

1.风格原则：精心选词

2.内容原则：选择重要的细节

一个地方的特色就是那个地方和住在那的人，是人赋予那个地方生机。抓住要描写的人们和地点的特性，提炼出来。