写作提升之方法指导
英语写作提升过程：大量阅读和背诵 -> 细心体会，琢磨用法 -> 一定量的写作+反馈。
注解：1）背诵：要求一字不差的背出，回忆不起来的地方可能是潜在的知识盲点，应认真对待；2）反馈：对照批改版本，明确自己的语法和用法盲点 -> 分析错误背后反映的问题，形成问题清单 -> 反复朗读背诵 -> 写作前后查看清单
Less is more，认真对待每日一词和每周一段。
写作提升之素材积累
Justin文章经典句子赏析
A new coffee chain is making waves
这是文章的标题，简洁有力。chain和waves在这里都有双关之意，根据牛津解释，chain: a group of hotels, restaurants, or shops owned by the same company。 所以a coffee chain是a group of coffee shops，而make waves在牛津的解释：create a significant impression。同时chain也是锁链，wave有波浪之意，这二者之间也可以产生生动形象的联系。
This nascent coffee brand has gone completely viral and is said to rival Starbucks.
nascent：新兴的。go viral：在互联网上快速传播的。viral与rival属于回文构词法。
If you asked coffee drinkers in cities a few months ago where they bought coffee, you would most likely have heard "Starbucks", the uncontested go-to spot for the caffeine-dependent.
首先，这是条件语气(conditional mood)，关于条件语气与虚拟语气(subjunctive mood)，请见我的另一篇随笔。uncontested go-to spot：没有争议的老地方。caffeine-dependent：与coffee drinker同义替换，文采盎然。
Today, however, a less familiar name may come up more often as it is barging into the coffee retail market in China: Luckin.
这个句子的特点便是头尾简洁，突出了重点，however作为插入语而不是放在开头，这在The elements of style中被强调：
而Luckin作为本文的焦点，在结尾才被点出，属于periodic sentence，制造了悬念。关于periodic sentence和loose sentence，见这里。barge into：闯入，十分形象。
Unlike Starbucks, the Seattle-born global juggernaut, Luckin is a homegrown novice, despite its English name and sleek design. Barely five months old, this toddler is punching far above its weight.
Starbucks与Seattle构成头韵，juggernaut比喻巨头，novice和toddler用来比喻新兴的Luckin，barely替代only，punch above its weight表示与高级别选手的较量。
It boasts three major highlights
这个boast用法一定要记住，可以认为boast就是“有”的同义词，而且其中暗含着骄傲的意思。在《经济学人》中也用到类似到：Their tech giants have collected the most data, attracted the best talent and boast the biggest computing clouds.
剩下的经典内容还很多，由于时间原因就不一一写在这里，之后我还会继续慢慢总结。
英语三大词典汇总
生词或单词解释词典：
Onelook：搜集了众多词典解释的综合网页词典，是我查单词的入口。
Merriam-Webster, Oxford living dictionaries, Macmillan dictionary：这三大词典是我查看单词释义的主要途径。
Etymology dictionary：词源词典，生词记忆的好帮手。
单词搭配词典：ozdic (牛津搭配词典)
同义词词典：Roget's Thesaurus
除了这些之外，Frazeit 能查看短语组合的例句，可以帮助我们快速判断是否能用这种组合，以及查找例句。
然而，就像Justin所说的，高级写作不能仅仅依赖词典，而是要靠大量的阅读和实战练习。
高阶技巧
1）句式工整对称
Three misfortunes — job loss, hospitalized mother, and divorce from his wife — have crippled him.
2）段落开头或者结尾用短句表强调
Luckin comes prepared.
It boasts three major highlights: ...
* 一句话也可以运用这种方法，比如上面介绍的：
Today, however, a less familiar name may come up more often as it is barging into the coffee retail market in China: Luckin.
3）并列词的头韵或者尾韵
Unlike Starbucks, the Seattle-born global juggernaut, luckin is a homegrown novice.
Why don't you treat yourself a free and fresh coffee?
4）回文构词法 (anagram)
This coffee brand has gone viral and is said to rival Starbucks.