Ⅰ、vocabulary
1、arduous ?a.difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy? 艱難的，艱巨的；費力的
2、craft ?n.（需要技術的）行業(yè)，職業(yè) You can use craft to refer to any activity or job that involves doing something skilfully.
3、circulate ?v. (在聚會上)周旋，往來應酬If you?circulateat a party, you move among the guests and talk to different people.
4、revelation N-SING 單數名詞意想不到的事物;非常好的事物If you say that something you experienced wasa revelation, you are saying that it was very surprising or very good.
5、bewilder??VERB 動詞使困惑；使糊涂；使不知所措If something?bewilders?you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
6、burst ?N-COUNT 可數名詞短暫的突然發(fā)作;一陣A?burst of?something is a sudden short period of it.
7、hassle ?VERB 動詞煩擾;糾纏If someone hassles you, they cause problems for you, often by repeatedly telling you or asking you to do something, in an annoying way.
8、pompous ?ADJ-GRADED 自負的；自命不凡的If you describe someone aspompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are.
9、ponderous ?ADJ-GRADED（文章或談話）嚴肅呆板的，冗長乏味的，生硬的Ponderouswriting or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull.
10、prune .VERB 動詞刪去；除去；削減If youprunesomething, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.
11、garnish ?VERB 動詞給（菜肴）加裝飾菜 If yougarnishcooked or prepared food, you decorate it with a garnish.
12、plunge VERB 動詞（尤指向水中）縱身投入，一頭進入If something or someoneplungesin a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction.
13、gnaw .VERB 動詞折磨；使不安If a feeling or thoughtgnaws atyou, it causes you to keep worrying.
14、sloppy ADJ-GRADED 馬虎的;敷衍的;草率的If you describe someone's work or activities assloppy, you mean they have been done in a careless and lazy way.
15、prune VERB 動詞刪去；除去；削減If youprunesomething, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.
16、relish VERB 動詞喜愛;玩味;欣賞;品味If yourelishsomething, you get a lot of enjoyment from it.
17、rummage VERB 動詞搜尋;翻找;亂翻If yourummage throughsomething, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way.
18、mint v, to produce something new, especially to invent a new phrase or word 創(chuàng)造（尤指新詞語）
19、exclusive ?ADJ 形容詞 獨用的;獨有的;獨享的 Something that is exclusive is used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else.
20、lumber ?VERB 動詞 （緩慢而笨拙地）挪動，移動 If someone or something lumbers from one place to another, they move there very slowly and clumsily.
21、redress ?VERB 動詞 矯正;糾正;改正 If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the person who has been badly treated.
22、escalate ?V-ERG 及物/不及物動詞 （使）擴大;（使）惡化;（使）升級 If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.
23、vibration v. continuous quick, slight shaking movement 持續(xù)振動；輕微抖動
24、hooked ?ADJ 形容詞 （被…）迷住的;（對…）入迷的 If you are hooked on something, you enjoy it so much that it takes up a lot of your interest and attention.
25、nudge VERB 動詞(通常指用肘)輕推，輕碰(以引起注意)If younudgesomeone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
26、moral N-COUNT 可數名詞(由故事、事件引出的)道德訓誡，寓意The moralof a story or event is what you learn from it about how you should or should not behave.
Ⅱ、Reflection
? ? ? ? 短短一個星期的閱讀，我不敢說自己有多大的收獲。若說寫作得到如何大的提升，確實沒有，畢竟作者提供的一些方法論很多都需要實踐去寫、去讀才能有深刻的體會和真正的提高。但至少，還是學了一些有用的表達，對賞析一些地道英語的感覺也更敏銳了。很喜歡作者給一些例子，再寫下評論的方式，讀后有種頓悟的感覺——哇，原來這些作家們這么棒！這才是駕馭語言的大魔王啊！然后又去讀了一些E.B.White 的其他作品，簡直興味盎然！
Ⅲ、Summary
In part 1, the author introduces the principles of writing to us. At the very beginning, he tells us that the heart of good non-fiction writing actually is the personal transaction. And two of the most important qualities of it are humanity and warmth.
Then, the author points out that the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. To obey this rule, the writer should train the ability to think clearly. The enemy of simplification is the clutter including the laborious phrase, ”experiencing”, the ponderous euphemism, the official language and so forth. Recognizing clutter at a glance, we can try to put brackets around every component in a piece of writing that isn’t doing useful work.
Next, the author thinks the style is not only to deliberately garnish your pose, but just to be yourself. The rule of style is no rule. Style is tied to the psyche, and writing has deep psychological. Once you form your own style, then you are writing primarily to please yourself but not for your audience. It’s unforgivable to lose your audience for your terrible skills; however, your attitude should be firm that you should be loyal to your style.
Furthermore, the author suggests developing a respect for words and taking the time to root around the one you want. Try to form a habit to read the work written by authors in different eras as well as using dictionaries. Sound and rhythm should also be taken into consideration. Gradually, you can harvest a sense of cheap words and good words and technical words and more.
In part 2, we come into discussing the method of writing. At first, unity is the anchor of good writing. Pronoun, tense and mood are all the elements needed united. Enthusiasm is more important than definitiveness complex in keeping you going and keeping the reader in your group. Then we have a look at the lead and the end. A good lead must capture the reader immediately and provide hard details to force the reader to keep reading. Open your horizon to collect material as more as possible so that you can write down wonderful things or stories. As for the ending, taking your readers slightly by surprise and yet seem exactly right is perfect. Nevertheless, there is no established rules of the two.
