I. Words and express

1. The logic is the glue that holds it together, that tension must be maintained from one sentence to the  next and from one paragraph to the next and from one section to the next.

将逻辑比作胶水，从句子、段落到章节层层粘合，这一句十分有层次感。

2. The first sentence of that paragraph grows out of the last sentence of the previous paragraph; the reader is given no chance to squirm away.

squirm    to feel very embarrassed or ashamed

3. Its language is an amusement in itself and a window into the grandiosity of the promoters.

grandiosity   high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

4. Banality is the enemy of good writing; the challenge is to not write like everybody else.

banality    a trite or obvious remark  陈腐的，平庸的

5. Self-discipline bordering on masochism is required.

masochism    受虐狂，被虐待狂

6. But I'm always replenished when I get back home.

replenished    fill something that had previously been emptied

II. Summary

Writing is about making decisions. When we prepared our writing, we should decide what to write, how to write it, how to organize every sentences. The hardest decision is how to begin our article. We should grab the reader at the lead and then gradually adding information. In addition, article estiblished on our personality and voice. The crucial decision is where to end our article. Maybe we still have something to say, but as long as the article tell us where it wants to stop, we should stop it.  

III. Thoughts

本章的核心观点是“写作的过程就是做决定的过程”。的确，在一开始，我们需要决定写作的内容、如何谋篇布局。在文章一开始，需要吸引读者的注意力，之后再层层深入，不断的在接下来的部分中增加信息，而不是一开始就急于传递大量信息给读者，这种“不动声色，诱敌深入”的开头方式十分有趣。另外，在叙事的过程中，要注重文章的连贯性与逻辑性，既然在一开始吸引了读者的兴趣，那么接下来的每一句、每一段要精心考虑读者想要了解什么。

其次，写作是要发出自己的声音，展现自己的个性。读者在阅读作品时，能够从中了解作者的个性，比如读一篇游记时，读者想要了解的并不是千篇一律的风景介绍，而是作者自己亲身经历的、充满个性与思想的游记。因此，在写作中要拒绝平庸与陈旧的思维与用词，写我所思，正所谓“情动于中而形于言”。