What the formula taught me is that every story and novel is collapsible （可壓縮的）to some degree. If you can't get out ten percent of it while retaining the basic story and flavor, you're not trying very hard.
2017-4-14 < On Writing> P221-228
No.1:
I got a scribbled comment that changed the way I rewrote my fiction once and forever. Jotted below the machine-generated signature of the editor was this mot: “Not bad, but puffy. You need to revise for length. Formula: 2nd Draft= 1st Draft-10%. Good Luck."
scribbled：潦草的
「聯(lián)想」之前分析過-scribe抄寫員- ascribe歸因于, 今天繼續(xù)看scribbled意思為潦草的，scribbler（a person who writes for a living or as a hobby) 耍筆桿子的人, 發(fā)現(xiàn)作者Stephen King用這個(gè)字根的單詞特別多，簡直是大全了！
mot：a witty remark
「聯(lián)想」moth飛蛾，一個(gè)有關(guān)飛蛾的mot
puffy：浮腫的，腫脹的
「拆分」puff+y ：puff意為喘氣，少量（n）puffs of cloud一縷縷云
「地道短語」be out of puff氣喘吁吁
huff and puff ： breathe heavily with exhaustion: express one's annoyance in an obvious or threatening way.
No.2:
I got used to the sort of rejection note that starts Dear Contributor and so came to relish any little personal dash on these printed pink-slips. They were few and far between, but when they came they never failed ?to lighten my day and put a smile on my face.
「聯(lián)想」relish：享受 relish the fish.
「地道短語」have no relish for不喜歡，不感興趣
slip 滑倒v.小錯(cuò)誤n.
「地道短語」a slip of the tongue/pen: a small mistake you make when you are speaking or writing, especially by using the wrong word 口誤/筆誤〔尤指誤用詞語〕
「地道短語」pink-slips 解雇通知書 ?Green Slip--強(qiáng)制險(xiǎn)；Blue Slip--是保險(xiǎn)和車檢過期之后作的車檢
「地道短語」few and far between 極為罕見
No.3:
Nevertheless, you need to beware--if you slow the pace down too ?much, even the most patient reader is apt to grow restive.
restive: 躁動(dòng)不安的,難駕馭的
「拆分」restive= rest休息，安息+ ive
「地道短語」be apt to 易于做某事
每天3-5個(gè)單詞解析，記住你不需等到記住所有前后綴，或者看一本詞匯書才能像我這樣寫解析。其實(shí)你現(xiàn)在就可以，運(yùn)用聯(lián)想*語境*拆分，使用電子詞典，從音和形兩方面入手溯本求源，透析詞匯！也只有您自己寫的，聯(lián)想的，才是最生動(dòng)有趣的！何況每個(gè)人的單詞儲備和欠缺都是不同的。你需要的不是高級字典，而是高級字典式的思維！其中奧妙與歡樂，總要試一試才能感受得到哦(^-^)
