Chapter 10-1, 11.06

Vocabulary:

1.This is a chapter of scraps废料 and morsels碎屑—small admonitions告诫，劝告 on many points that I have collected under one, as they say, umbrella总括.

2.Many verbs also carry in their imagery or in their sound a suggestion of what they mean: glitter, dazzle, twirl, beguile, scatter, swagger, poke, pamper, vex.

glitter: 1. to shine brightly with flashing points of light (ex. The river glittered in the sunlight.)

2. His blue eyes glittered with anger.

dazzle: 1. if a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you form seeing properly for a short time

2. to make someone fell strong admiration

twirl: to turn around and around or make sth do this 卷曲，快速旋转

beguile: 1.使陶醉 She was beguiled by his smooth talk.

2.哄骗 beguile sb into doing sth

pamper:悉心照料 pamper yourself

3.The second is necessarily longer and it has an insipid无生气的，平淡的 quality

Reflection:

1. Use precise verbs, adverbs and adjectives that do necessary work.

的确，我的写作老师也曾强调动词用好会让文章上一个档次，而不是通篇have, make 0.0

2. 如开篇所说，这章的确是一个umbrella, 作者总结了很多实用写作小技巧。