1. 小詞 & 表達(dá)

white-haired man

sitting on a bench at a table

sitting at the typewriter.

the only other objects are ashtray and a nail keg.

write?by?day / night

a ream of & a galaxy of?

go in search of?

fuss endlessly with sth. / fiddle endlessly with ...

writing as a vocation/ an avocation

The first question went to him.?

As America has steadily changed in 30 years, so has the book. (So do I)

He is going ?broke.

a man of letters

They usually occur in proportion to education and rank.

to keep pace with the train of thought. ? ? (trace)

2. 個(gè)人感悟

Since then writing has gone electronic. Computers have replaced the typewriter.... But nothing has replaced the writer.? ?同樣的，翻譯機(jī)器一樣無(wú)法完全替代譯者。因?yàn)椋笳呤怯兄鲃?dòng)性思維的，仍處于鏈條的頂端。

What if you're feeling depressed or unhappy? ...Won't that affect your writing? ?剛看到這個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí)很期待答案，因?yàn)楦杏X(jué)作家創(chuàng)作過(guò)程中如何度過(guò)不順心的日子，猶如自己如何度過(guò)生活中的憂郁日子一樣。看了本書作者的回答，感覺(jué)從某種程度上來(lái)說(shuō)，life is also a kind of craft，and whatever happens, you must move on.

?This is the personal transaction that's at the heart of good nonfiction writing. 也許，這個(gè)指兩方面的內(nèi)容。抽象的思想：作者通過(guò)其作品想要表達(dá)什么？具體的手法：作者以何種邏輯、風(fēng)格、寫作技巧等完成作品，從而實(shí)現(xiàn)這一目標(biāo)。

第一次參加讀書會(huì)，第一次嘗試寫電子筆記，此時(shí)的我只想說(shuō)，過(guò)去的自己太不像話，對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)，對(duì)生活。希望以后的自己，認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)，認(rèn)真生活。

以上，留念。