WORD AND EXPRESSION
They will trot out the hard-won words of their college education...
trot out
1.PHRASAL VERB 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞反復(fù)提出，反復(fù)說(shuō)（陳舊的觀點(diǎn)或過(guò)時(shí)的信息）If you say that a person trots out old ideas or information, you are criticizing him or her for repeating them in a way that is not new or interesting.
【語(yǔ)法信息】：V P n (not pron)
【語(yǔ)法信息】：Also V n P
【語(yǔ)用信息】：disapproval
【語(yǔ)域標(biāo)簽】：INFORMAL 非正式
Was it really necessary to trot out the same old stereotypes about Ireland? 真的有必要反復(fù)提關(guān)于愛(ài)爾蘭的那套老看法嗎？
Criticism is the stage on which journalists do their fanciest strutting.
strut
the act of strutting; vain, swaggering walk or gait.
that old confident strut and swagger has returned. 那種原有的目中無(wú)人、昂首闊步、大搖大擺的步態(tài)又回來(lái)了。
It’s also where reputations for wit are born.
wit
N-UNCOUNT 不可數(shù)名詞（說(shuō)話的）風(fēng)趣，機(jī)智，巧妙 Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.
They love her practical attitude to life, her zest and wit. 他們喜歡她務(wù)實(shí)的人生態(tài)度、她的熱情和幽默。
It’s also too facile an approach if you want to write serious criticism, for the only epigrams that have survived are cruel ones.
facile?
ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞（主張、建議）膚淺的，粗淺的，輕率的 If you describe someone's arguments or suggestions as facile, you are criticizing them because their ideas are too simple and indicate a lack of careful, intelligent thinking.
【語(yǔ)用信息】：disapproval
The subject of racism is admittedly too complex for facile summarization. 無(wú)可否認(rèn)，種族主義這個(gè)話題太過(guò)復(fù)雜，不可能一言蔽之。
But to say why you think a play is good, in words that don’t sound banal, is one of the hardest chores in the business.
banal
ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞平庸的；平淡無(wú)奇的 If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
【搭配模式】：the N
【語(yǔ)用信息】：disapproval
The text is banal... 課文索然無(wú)味。
So don’t be deluded that criticism is an easy route to glory.
delude
VERB 動(dòng)詞欺騙，哄騙(自己) If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
【語(yǔ)法信息】：V pron-refl
【語(yǔ)法信息】：V pron-refl that
【語(yǔ)法信息】：V pron-refl into -ing
The President was deluding himself if he thought he was safe from such action... 總統(tǒng)如果認(rèn)為這樣的行為不會(huì)威脅到他，那他就是在自欺欺人。
The reader deserves a movie buff who will bring along a reservoir of knowledge, passion and prejudice.
buff?
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞迷；行家 You use buff to describe someone who knows a lot about a particular subject. For example, if you describe someone as a film buff, you mean that they know a lot about films.
【搭配模式】：supp N
【STYLE標(biāo)簽】：INFORMAL 非正式
Judge Lanier is a real film buff... 拉尼爾法官是個(gè)真正的影迷。
SUMMARY
要做一個(gè)領(lǐng)域的評(píng)論家，必須要有特別的技能和知識(shí)，要深入到該領(lǐng)域中去。這樣才能辨別好壞，評(píng)估作品，評(píng)價(jià)演出。有人因?yàn)樵u(píng)論里的妙語(yǔ)而出名，但是不要誤會(huì)，評(píng)論并不是通往榮耀的途徑。首先我們得區(qū)分critic和reviewer。Reviewer是為報(bào)刊、雜志寫(xiě)作，報(bào)道的是產(chǎn)品，他們的工作是報(bào)道，而不是美學(xué)評(píng)價(jià)。
作者提出了幾個(gè)原則，適用于good criticism and good reviewing：
1.評(píng)論者要喜歡（最好喜愛(ài)）他們報(bào)道的媒介。
2.不要透露太多情節(jié)。
3.運(yùn)用特別的細(xì)節(jié)。
4.避免虛浮夸張的形容詞。
什么是criticism？It's a serious intellectual act. 它的任務(wù)是評(píng)估嚴(yán)肅的藝術(shù)作品，并將其置于從前的作品背景中。所以你要深入了解你所報(bào)道的領(lǐng)域。
當(dāng)然，少不了的還有幽默這個(gè)潤(rùn)滑劑，善用幽默。
一篇好的criticism要立刻讓讀者進(jìn)入你要描述的這個(gè)特殊世界。
作者要堅(jiān)定地表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)，一篇有爭(zhēng)議性的評(píng)論比一篇含糊、中庸的評(píng)論好太多，沒(méi)有爭(zhēng)議性的評(píng)論不值得一寫(xiě)。你對(duì)報(bào)道的媒介有情感才會(huì)寫(xiě)得好，你的文章表達(dá)的事你的個(gè)性，有血肉有感情的文章才能喚起讀者的共鳴和情緒。
最后，我認(rèn)為寫(xiě)好一篇評(píng)論最重要的是對(duì)作品和背景的深入了解、真實(shí)的情感、堅(jiān)定的觀點(diǎn)。
一篇好的影評(píng)、書(shū)評(píng)應(yīng)該是讓沒(méi)看過(guò)作品的人有看的欲望，看過(guò)的人有更深層次的理解。
