（译文）怎么寻找写作灵感（上）
- Children.
I have six kids, and they are my favorite people in the world (my wife and siblings and parents being right up there too). I love to spend quiet time with them, taking walks or reading. I love to have fun with them, playing board games or having pillow fights. And during these times I spend with them, I’m often reflective, about life, about humanity, about love. I suggest that children, with their fresh outlook on the world, can change the way you view things.
- 孩子。
我有六个孩子，他们是我在这个世界上最挚爱的人（还有我的妻子，兄弟姐妹和父母）。我喜欢和他们一起共度时光：散步或者与阅读。我喜欢和他们一起玩乐：棋盘游戏或者枕头大作战。在和他们一块度过的这些时光里，我通常反思生活、人类和爱。我给孩子们建议，用崭新的眼光看世界，可以改变看待事物的方式。
- Exercise.
I get my best ideas most often while running. There’s something about the quietness, combined with the increased flow of blood through your brain, combined with being out in the fresh air with nature, that really stimulates the mind.
- 运动。
通常，在跑步的时候我会获得最好的想法。安静的环境，更多的血液流经大脑，再加上大自然清新的空气，确实易于激发灵感。
- Religion.
Many of you aren’t religious (and many are) but it doesn’t matter much — the great religions in the world have ideas in them that are beautiful and inspiring. I’ve studied some of the writings of not only Christianity and Judaism but Islam, Bahai’i, Buddhism, Taoism, and many cultures with multiple nature gods. I can’t say I’m an expert at any of these religions, but I can say that any time I’ve spent reading the ideas of religion have paid off for me in inspiration.
- 宗教。
你们中的许多人不是宗教信仰者（也有很多是宗教信仰者），但这并不是最要紧的。世界上最伟大的宗教都美丽而激发人。 我不仅研究了基督教和犹太教的著作，还研究了伊斯兰教，巴哈伊教义，佛教，道教以及许多具有多个自然神的文化。 我不能说我是上述任何一种宗教的专家，但是我可以说，我花任何时间阅读宗教观念，都为我带来了启发。
- Newspapers.
I used to be a newspaper reporter and editor, and I’ve become jaded to newspapers. The news seems like an endless cycle of the same thing, happening over and over again. However, if you know how to look, you can find human-interest stories that are inspiring. Stories about people who have triumphed over adversity.
- 报纸。
我曾经是一名记者兼编辑，变得厌倦新闻。那些新闻就像是相同的东西在无尽的循环。但是，如果你知道如何查找，你会发现鼓舞人心的消息同样能激发灵感，尤其是那些在逆境中取得成功的故事。
- Dreams.
I’m not very good at this, but at times in my life I’ve tried keeping a dream journal by my bedside and writing down what I can remember when I wake up. Not because I think it’ll tell me something about myself or my future or past, but because dreams are so interesting in their complete disregard for the rules of reality, for their otherworldness and plot twists.
- 梦境。
这个我并不是非常擅长，但是通常我会在身边放一个梦境日记本，来记录那些睡醒之后依稀记得的那些片段。这样做，并非是我认为梦能够告诉我关于我自己的过去和未来，而是因为梦完全是脱离现实规则的，超越现实且曲折离奇，是那么有趣。
- Writing journal.
I highly recommend this for any writer. It doesn’t have to be fancy, or something you write in every day. Just a plain notebook will do, although a nice journal can be motivating. Write down thoughts and inspirations and quotes and snippets of good writing you find and pieces of dialog and plot ideas and new characters. Then go back to this journal when you need ideas or inspiration.
- 记日记。
我极力推荐每一位作者记日记。不需要多么华丽的辞藻，也并不需要每天都写。尽管可能一个漂亮的笔记本能让你更有动力，但是不需要，一个普通的笔记本就够了。可以用来记录想法、灵感和你发现的好文章的片段，一段对话，一个人物形象。当你需要想法和灵感的时候，翻翻这个日记本。
- Del.icio.us.
This popular bookmarking site is a treasure trove of great articles and blog posts and resources. I don’t do this much, but sometimes I’ll browse through these links to find examples of great writing by others. While you shouldn’t steal these ideas, you can often adapt them to your particular blog topic, or use the ideas to spark new ones of your own.
- 美味书签。
这个受欢迎的书签是好文章，博客和资源的宝藏。我并不经常翻阅，但有时我会浏览一些链接去发现别人好文章中的一些例子。当然，不应该剽窃别人的想法，你可以用于你的特定主体的博客，或者用以激发灵感。
- Poetry.
How can poetry inspire prose? Through its beauty and flow and style and use of rhythm and play on words. Through its use of language and music.
- 诗歌。
诗歌如何激发写散文？通过她的整体美，灵动，风格，节奏和字词。通过诗歌的语言和配乐。
- Shakespeare.
He’s not the only playwright, of course, but he’s undoubtedly the greatest, and the greatest master of the English language as well. While his writing can be difficult for those not used to the language of his time, a study of even one of his plays pays off immensely. The Bard wrote beautifully, used the largest vocabulary of any English writer, invented his own words, made up interesting phrases that are used to this day, had more puns and twists of words than any writer I know. There is no writer more deserving of our study and more inspirational to other writers.
- 莎士比亚。
当然，他不是唯一的剧作家，但他无疑是最为的剧作家，也是最好的英语语言大师。他的作品可能对于那些不习惯他那个时代语言的人来说很难，可研究他的作品也能带来巨大的回报。诗歌优美，使用了英语作家中最大的词汇量，创造了自己的风格，发明了有意思的单词，沿用至今，比我认识的任何作家用了更多的双关和绕口令。除了莎士比亚， 没有其他作家更值得我们的研究，也没有谁更能激发灵感。
- Google.
Stuck for ideas? The old standby, Google, has often helped me out. I’ll just search for the topic I’m writing about and find tons of great resources.
- 谷歌。
被不同的想法卡住了吗？谷歌经常将我拉出来，我是用谷歌查找我想要写的主题，并且找到大量有用的资源。
- Freewriting.
One of the best ways to get unstuck if you’re uninspired. Just start writing. Anything. It doesn’t matter. Don’t edit, don’t pause, don’t think. Just write and let it flow. You’ll end up with a lot of garbage, probably, but it’ll help you get out of your rut and you might just write some really good stuff among all that garbage.
26.自由写作。
当你缺乏灵感时，最佳的方式就是自由写作。写什么都没关系，不要编辑，不要暂停，不要思考，让思绪自由流淌。最终可能得到一些乱七八糟的文字，但，这样或许能够让你摆脱困境，通过编辑能找到一些不错的素材。
- Brainstorms.
Similar to freewriting, but instead of writing prose you’re writing ideas. Just let them flow. Speed and quantity is more important than quality. Within this brainstorm of ideas, you’ll most likely find a few nuggets of greatness. One of my favorite ways to get ideas.
- 头脑风暴。
和自由写作相似，用写想法代替写文章。让思绪流淌，速度和数量比质量更重要。透过头脑风暴的这些想法，你很可能发现一些伟大的点滴。这是我最喜欢的获取想法的方式之一。
- Flickr.
If fine paintings and sculpture inspire you to greater heights, photography of some of the most talented people in the world can show what everyday humans can do if they try. I like Flickr.com, a real wealthy of amazing photography. Just browse through to find some wonderful inspiration.
- Flickr。（一个图片存储和视频托管网站）
如果精美的绘画和雕塑作品将您带向更高的高度，那么最有才华的人的摄影作品可以展示，如果他们愿意尝试的话，能够做些什么。 我喜欢 Flickr.com，这真摄影作品的宝库。只需浏览即可找到一些奇妙的灵感。
- Breaking your routines.
Get out of your rut to see things from a new perspective. If you usually take one route to work, try a couple others. If you usually get up, get ready for work, and leave, try exercising in the morning or watching the sunrise. If you usually watch TV at the end of the day, try reading or writing instead. Shake things up.
- 打破常规。
从一些崭新的视角看实物能帮助你摆脱困境。如果你总是按照常规来工作，尝试一些不同的方式吧。如果你通常起床，准备去上班，离开家。不妨练习在早上看看日出。如果你你在睡前看电视，不妨用阅读和写作代替。让一切变得顺利。
- Success stories.
Another of my favorites. When I was training for my first marathon, for example, I read all kinds of success stories of people who had run their first marathon. It inspired me to keep going. There are success stories for writing, or anything else you’d like to do, that will inspire your brains out.
- 励志故事。
另一个我最喜欢的寻找灵感的方式。当我为我第一次马拉松做训练的时候，我阅读了所有未自己人生第一场马拉松做准备的人的成功故事。这些故事激励我持续训练。可用来写作的成功故事，和其他你喜欢做的事情，能够激发你的灵感。
- People watching.
This is an interesting activity for any writer. Go to a busy public place and just sit and watch people. They’ll amuse you, inspire you, fascinate you. There’s nothing more inspiring than humanity.
- 观察。
这是对任何一位作家来说，最有意思的一项活动。去那些繁忙的公共场所，坐下来观察不同的人。他们会让你开心，激发你的灵感，甚至让你着迷。没有什么能比人类更能激发你的灵感。
“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” ———— Vincent van Gogh
对我而言，什么都一无所知、无法确定，但是抬头仰望星空却让我浮想联翩。————文森特·梵高
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