1.words and expressions

suffocate

We don't want to go anywhere with a mind that expresses itself in such suffocating language.

verb 1. [I,T] to die or make someone die by preventing them from breathing

• （使）窒息而死，（使）闷死:

»The animal seizes its prey by the throat and suffocates it to death.

  这种动物抓住猎物的喉咙，使其窒息而死。

»One of the puppies suffocated inside the plastic bag.

  其中一只小狗在塑料袋里闷死了。

2. be suffocating, to feel uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air

• 感到窒息，感到呼吸困难:

»Can you open a window? I'm suffocating.你能开扇窗吗？ 我觉得很闷。

3. [T] to prevent a relationship, plan, business etc from developing well or being successful

• 压制，扼杀，阻碍:

»Jealousy can suffocate any relationship.妒忌可以扼杀任何人际关系。

squander

His is squandering a rich resource: himself.

verb[VN]

  ~ sth (on sb / sth) to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way

  浪费,挥霍(金钱、时间等):

  He squandered all his money on gambling.

  他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。

sludge

Scholarship hath no fury like that of a language purist faced with sludge,

1[N-VAR 可变名词] 烂泥;淤泥;工业废物；Sludge is thick mud, sewage, or industrial waste.

All dumping of sludge will be banned by 1998.

从1998 年起，将禁止所有倾倒淤泥的行

turgit

Perhaps that’s why bureaucratic prose becomes so turgid, whatever the bureaucracy.

1. (of language, writing, etc. 语言、文章等) boring, complicated and difficult to understand

  枯燥无味的；晦涩难懂的

2. swollen; containing more water than usual

  肿胀的；膨胀的；肿大的:

  the turgid waters of the Thames

  上涨的泰晤士河水

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2.summary

本章讲解business 相关写作方法，

一件好的作品始终需

遵循clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity的原则。