书籍 On Writing Well的封面

On Writing Well

William Zinsser

出版时间

2008-01-01

ISBN

9780061713569

评分

★★★★★
书籍介绍

"On Writing Well" has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet.

Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, "On Writing Well" offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

William Zinsser has been a mentor for countless people who want to write with clarity and confidence. His eighteen books include the classic On Writing Well, which has sold almost 1.5 million copies. He now teaches at the New School and at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

目录
INTRODUCTION
PART I Principles
1 The Transaction
2 Simplicity
3 Clutter

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大部分都是读出声读完的,英文本身就读着很享受,内容更是处处闪光,不止讲写作,做好任何事都是一样的道理。1)先把手艺练好吧,得有料 2)但核心还是你是怎样的人有怎样的思想 3)你以为你是special,其实多数都是cliche,所以还是先多学习吧 4)模仿,先从模仿你想成为的人开始 5)自信 6)说到底还是为自己而做,为自己而写 7)乐趣,你得享受这中间的乐趣才能做好...
所谓长难句、晦涩用词,基本是政客把玩、学术故弄玄虚、新闻写作油腔滑调、以及国内英文考试盲目响应的产物罢了。英文本身的冗赘与词汇的贫乏由此被进一步滥用。以前所学所教大半错了。此书提点写作要义是解毒良方,不仅仅适用于英文写作。
A love and respect for the language is evident on every page
作者如此热爱自己的母语,从用词到文体,再到情怀态度,不遗余力地引导人们用简洁、明晰的英语去写出好的作品。原本是为了学习英文写作而读,过程中却被作者选用的引文频频打动,写作之道是普适的,作者提倡的方法也不仅仅适用于英语,对中文写作也有很多启发。
写作最好的三本英文书,各自侧重点不同,是the elements of style,bird by bird,on writing well。这类写作风格,我总结为休谟风格,从休谟到毛姆,奥威尔,写【这就是纽约】的 E.B怀特,再到paul graham的【黑客与画家】,一个流派,易学易精。
啰嗦
其实不是为了学习写作,而是为了持续学习英语当成了阅读材料,清晰易懂容易上手。恰好是在读这本书的期间逐渐摸清自己的学习方法和节奏,不具多少目的性而只是单纯出于喜好而想持续学习,每日背背单词,读外刊文章和原版书的章节,同时录下生词消化,慢慢提升。后面还想尝试自己翻译一些书章,应会是毕业后工作间隙里很不错的填充物。
Good writing has an aliveness that keeps the reader reading from one paragraph to the next, and it's not a question of gimmicks to "personalize" the author. It's a question of using the English language in a way that will achieve the greatest clarity and strength.
好像是本科时候读的了,还读了挺多遍,但是印象不深了。
parts 1 & 2 很有用!个人感觉不会参考parts 3&4