2017.10.30
Part 1 Words
1.arduous
原文：Coming home from an arduous day at the hospital,he would go straight to his yellow pad and write his tensions away.
解释：ADJ，something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort艰巨的，艰难的
仿句：This work will be very arduous ,but we have to overcome the difficulty.
短语： make arduous effects 努力奋斗 arduous paths 陡峭的道路
2. stick to it 坚持下去
原文：I then said that the professional writer must establish a daily schedule and stick to it .
仿句： So stick to it !这样坚持下去！
If you know what you are doing is important and right ,stick to it !
3. gusto 名词，意思为“热情，嗜好”
原文："I love symbols!" Dr. Brock exclaimed, and he described with gusto the joys of weaving them through his work.
仿句：Hers was a minor part, but she played it with gusto.
她的角色是个次要人物，但她仍带着热情去表演。
Do you have gusto? 你有嗜好吗？
4. clutter
原文：Clutter is the disease of American writing.
A. N-UNCOUNT,Clutter is a lot of things in a messy state, especially things that are not useful or necessary. 乱七八糟
例：Caroline prefers her countertops to be clear of clutter.
卡罗琳喜欢把她的厨房台面弄得整整齐齐。
B.V-T If things or people clutter a place, they fill it in a messy way. (物或人) 拥塞
例：Empty soft-drink cans lie everywhere. They clutter the desks and are strewn across the floor.
软饮料空罐到处都是，堆满了桌面，还扔了一地。
C.PHRASAL VERB Clutter up means the same as . 拥塞
例：The vehicles cluttered up the parking lot.
车辆停满了停车场。
Part 2 Thoughts
之前还在犹豫要不要继续这个月的读书会，On Writing Well看这个名字就是针对写作，可能学生会比较适合，而且也看了很多的写作书，不是很感兴趣。
但是我还是很相信Eric选择的书，而且如果读书断了一个月后，下个月就不知道能不能再坚持下去，所以早早地把书买回来了。
今天读了2章，觉得这本书和平常的写作指南书还是有点不一样的，至少我还是非常期待后面的章节。
最深刻的一点就是作者说的写文章就是要简单明了。
Simplify,simplify.
Part 3 Summary
Chapter 1 shows us two completely different opinions between Dr.Brock and the author .Both of them are invited to talk about writing . Dr. Brock is an avocation and the author is a vocation. They have different methods. We can not say which one is better . The best and right method is to help you say what you want to say .
Chapter 2's title is simplicity . The title is what the author want to say . Simplify ,simplify . It is better to give the readers clear and short words,not to confuse them by writing unclear and long words.
