在散文写作中,最糟糕的是向词汇投降。你开首想到一件具体东西时,你是不用词汇的。然后,如果你想要描述你心目中看到的某件东西,你就会搜寻看起来是合适的确切词汇。但你若是想到某件抽象的东西,你就比较会从一开首就使用词汇。除非你有意识地加以避免,现成的用词就会一拥而来,为你代劳,其代价则是模糊甚至改变你的原意。也许最好是尽可能推迟使用词汇,通过图像或感觉尽可能弄清楚自己的原意。然后你就可以选择——不是 In essay writing, the worst thing is to surrender to the vocabulary. When you first think of a specific thing, you do not need words. Then, if you want to describe something you see in your mind, you’ll search for the exact words that seem appropriate. But if you think of something abstract, you are more likely to use the vocabulary from the very beginning. Unless you consciously avoid it, ready-made terms will come in for you, at the expense of obscuring or even changing your original intent. Perhaps it is best to postpone the use of words as much as possible to clarify your original meaning as much as possible through images or feelings. Then you have the choice - no