书籍介绍

它薄得几乎可以单手翻完，却让无数写作者摸爬滚打多年后才真正读懂。这不是教你语法技巧的手册，而是一套近乎偏执的删减哲学：把废话清干净，让每个词都承担重量。书中那些斩钉截铁的规则——用主动语态、话从正面说、省略不必要的词——初看像教条，细读才发现它们指向同一件事：清晰是一种道德。它适合放在手边反复查阅，而非从头读到尾；适合需要为文书、学术或任何正式文字较真的人。争议也在于此：它不提供灵感，只要求克制，读快了会觉得它'没那么好读'。但正因没有一个单词是废话，它才值得被反复打开。

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核心看点

经典英文写作指南，强调简洁与清晰
提供具体语法规则与标点使用规范
倡导主动语态，反对冗长模糊表达

读者共识

写作经典，但部分规则略显陈旧
篇幅短小精悍，实用性极强
入门门槛较高，非初学者首选读物

精彩摘录

"规则十四：使用主动语态：使得文章显得生动有力。 eg.There were a great number of dead lives lying on the ground 应为：Dead leaves covered the ground. 规则十五：话要从正面说，避免使用沉闷单调，吞吞吐吐，含糊暧昧的语言。例如：他认为学习拉丁语不是一种明智的利用时间的方法。应为：他认为学习拉丁语浪费时间。规则十六：使用肯定、明确、具体的词语说话务必明确、肯定、具体，切忌笼统、含糊、抽象。例如：一段不佳的天气开始了。应为：一星期来天天下雨。例如：他获得应有的报酬之后很满意。应为：他一面把钱装"
"Careful writers, watchful for small conveniences, go which-hunting, remove the defining whiches, and by so doing improve their work."
"“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.” This moral observation would have no place in a rule book were it not that style is the the writer, and therefore what you are, rather than what you know, will at last determine your style. If you write, you must believe — in the truth and worth "
"“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.” This moral observation would have no place in a rule book were it not that style is the the writer, and therefore what you are, rather than what you know, will at last determine your style. If you write, you must believe — in the truth and worth "
"Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one. Start sniffing the air, or glancing at the Trend Machine, and you are as good as dead, although you may make a nice living."
"Full of belief, sustained and elevated by the power of purpose, armed with the rules of grammar, you are ready to exposure."
"Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one. Start sniffing the air, or glancing at the Trend Machine, and you are as good as dead, although you may make a nice living."
"Full of belief, sustained and elevated by the power of purpose, armed with the rules of grammar, you are ready to exposure."

用户评论

A MUST-HAVE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS

我觉得与其说是读过，不如说是应该放在手边随时记得查阅才更能发挥作用吧。

为什么写作不是学习初期的内容，而是摸爬滚打这么多年才开始明白的事。

很久以前看过刘墉的一篇文章，里面解释了在写作上要先学聪明再学笨，此书的理念与其有异曲同工之妙。As you become proficient in the use of language, your style will emerge.

峰哥一直推荐的这本书果然令人惊喜。读完后才发现写作真是艰苦卓绝却又乐趣无穷啊！英文也好，中文也罢，写得清楚是底线，写得“好听”，写出自己的风格，都需要历练啊。

bible type

写作者应该与读者共情，从心出发，满足自己，而非读者；用最标准的语言说简单易懂的人话。 “The beginner should err on the side of conservatism, on the side of established usage. Style takes its final shape more from attitudes than from principles of composition. Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar. And writing good standard English is no cinch.”

2016 这书到底对我写作有一些很基础性的帮助，真的。比如我现在用however一般不用在句子开头。

All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation — it is the Self escaping into the open.

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