On Writing Well, Chap9, Day5

Words & Phrases

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• be crucial to/for
  对什么至关重要的

But take special care with the last sentence of each paragraph—it’s the crucial springboard to the next paragraph.

• hostile
  ①(unfriendly) 不友善的‹expression, manner, person›
  有敌意的‹attack, audience, crowd›
  to be hostile to ortowards [somebody]/[something];
  对某人/某事物怀有敌意
  ②(opposed)反对的‹criticism, opinion, attitude›
  ③(unwelcoming)不利的‹situation, conditions, environment›
  ④Military 敌人的‹aircraft, artillery fire, forces›

we came under hostile fire
我们遭遇敌方炮火攻击

• secure
  secure | BrE sɪˈkjʊə, sɪˈkjɔː, AmE səˈkjʊr |
  A.adjective
  ①(firmly fixed)牢固的‹structure, ladder›
  to make [something] secure
  把某物弄牢固
  she made the rope secure around the trunk of a tree
  她把绳子牢牢地系在树干上
  ②(protected)安全的‹place, hideout›; 稳定的‹job, income›
  to be secure against or from [something];
  不受某事物的威胁

make sure the house is secure before you leave it
出门前确保把门窗关好
is your pension secure against inflation?
你的养老金不会受通货膨胀的影响吗？

B.transitive verb
①(fix or fasten firmly)系牢‹rope›; 关紧‹door, window›
②(make safe)保护‹house, premises›; 使…稳固 ‹position›

The museum closed at five and I returned to my motel secure in my memories and my research.
③Finance 为…担保 ‹debt›
the loan is secured on your house
这笔贷款是拿你的住房作抵押的

• be thick with
  to be thick with [somebody/something]
  与某人某事过于亲近

Our daily landscape is thick with absurd messages and portents.

• glean
  ①(obtain)搜集‹information, news, fact›
  ②(Agriculture literal)捡拾‹grain›

You go gleaning one more time in insights you have already adduced.

Thoughts

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1. 文章和段落的开头和结尾都很重要，文章的开头决定了读者是否要继续读下去，文章的结尾决定了文章的高度。每段的结尾更是与下一段连接的跳板。

when you’re ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit.

1. 写作的时候该停下的时候就要停下，不要尝试牵扯没用的东西。我写作的时候经常收不住，总是想把东西wang li bian jia