Word&Expression

1. Consider alll the prepositions that are draped onto verbs that don't need any help.

? 1. to put something somewhere so that it hangs or lies loosely
? 2. to cover or decorate something with a cloth

eg. The cloth draped onto you head is beautiful and? brings you an effortless glamour.

2. push this to a lower decibel of public fixation.

?? a unit for measuring the loudness of sound: 分貝

eg. Richard has been raising the decibel level of his complaints about health care costs.

3. they are all weeds that will smother what you write.

1. with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant
?? smother something with/in something
? 2. to kill someone by putting something over their face to stop them breathing

sth. interesting: smother somebody with kisses (to kiss someone a lot)

4. you can bevel the edges...

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel?? vt.使成斜角；使成斜面

eg. He love bevelled edge because he thinks it is so beautiful.

Thoughts

New varieties sprout overnight, and by noon they are part of American speech.

新鮮事物可以一夜風(fēng)靡，很快每個人都會談?wù)撍麄儭．斚碌木W(wǎng)絡(luò)語言甚至表情包都是這樣的，能夠很快流行起來。我想我們之所以學(xué)寫作，尋找風(fēng)格，原因之一就是避免出口就是同一化的詞語，發(fā)的信息全都用表情包代替。

If what you build is sturdy and serviceable, take satisfaction in its plain strength.

如果你建造的是穩(wěn)定持久的東西，從最平凡樸實的地方都可以獲得滿足感。我的理解是若要寫得好文章，就要經(jīng)受一字一句的斟酌，且從中找到樂趣。做其他事也是同理。這句話是這兩章里給我出動最大的一句話，會聯(lián)想到不僅僅是寫作，還有很多很多東西。它所強調(diào)的還有沉下心來，好好做事。