# 成为更好的写作者

By [鞭炮0xfirework](https://paragraph.com/@0xfirework) · 2022-03-05

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_The Day You Became A Better Writer 成为更好的写作者_

> I went from being a bad writer to a good writer after taking a one-day course in “business writing.” I couldn’t believe how simple it was. I’ll tell you the main tricks here so you don’t have to waste a day in class.

在参加了为期一天的 "商业写作 "课程后，我从一个糟糕的作家变成了一个好作家。

我简直不敢相信它是如此简单。我在这里告诉你主要的技巧，这样你就不必在课堂上浪费一天时间了。

> Business writing is about clarity and persuasion.

商业写作是关于**清晰度**和**说服**的。

> The main technique is keeping things simple. Simple writing is persuasive.

主要技术是保持简单。简单的写作很有说服力。

> A good argument in five sentences will sway more people than a brilliant argument in a hundred sentences. Don’t fight it.

五句中的一个好的论点比一百句话中的精彩论点更能动摇人们。不要违背它。

> Simple means getting rid of extra words.

简单意味着**删除多余的词汇**。

> Don’t write, “He was very happy” when you can write “He was happy.” You think the word “very” adds something. It doesn’t. Prune your sentences.

当你可以写“他是快乐的”时，不要写成“他是非常快乐的” 。

你认为「非常」这个词增加了一些东西。其实并没有，请修剪你的句子。

> Humor writing is a lot like business writing. It needs to be simple. The main difference is in the choice of words. For humor, don’t say “drink” when you can say “swill.”

幽默写作很像商业写作，它需要保持简单，区别在于**词语的选择**。 关于幽默，当你能说「吨吨吨」时，不要说「喝」。

> Write short sentences. Avoid putting multiple thoughts in one sentence. Readers aren’t as smart as you’d think.

**写短句**。避免在一句话中包含多个想法。读者并不像你想象的那么聪明。（hhhh）

> Learn how brains organize ideas. Readers comprehend “the boy hit the ball” quicker than “the ball was hit by the boy.”

了解大脑如何组织思想。读者理解“男孩打了球”比理解“球被男孩打了”更快。

> Both sentences mean the same, but it’s easier to imagine the object (the boy) before the action (the hitting).

这两个句子的意思相同，但在动作（打球）之前更容易想象出对象（男孩）。

> All brains work that way. (Notice I didn’t say, “That is the way all brains work”?)

所有的大脑都是这样工作的。（注意到了吗？我没有这样说：“这就是所有大脑的工作方式”）

> That’s it. You just learned 80% of the rules of good writing. You’re welcome.

搞定，你刚刚学会了80%的良好写作规则。

鞭炮的bb：这是Naval提到的一篇关于写作的文章，有点远古，但都是大实话！我很喜欢。

原文链接：

[https://twitter.com/naval](https://twitter.com/naval)

The Day You Became A Better Writer

[https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the\_dilbert\_blog/2007/06/the\_day\_you\_bec.html](https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/06/the_day_you_bec.html)

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