我是文科和技术复合背景出身。好文章就是好文章：清晰、质朴且好读。对我影响深远的书有：F.L. Lucas 的《文风》（Style），雅克·巴赞（Jacques Barzun）的《简明直接》（Simple and Direct）。对于技术写作，我额外建议四项原则：1.）保持文档最新。2.）允许并鼓励读者对不明确的地方提供反馈。……
I'm from a hybrid humanities and technical background. Good writing is good writing: clear, simple, and easy to read. Books that influenced me: Style, by F.L. Lucas Simple and Direct, by Jacques Barzun For technical writing, I recommend four additional disciplines: 1.) Keep the documentation up to date. 2.) Allow and encourage your readers to give you feedback about what's unclear.…
我认为这篇文章、《写作的要素》（The Elements of Style）以及雅克·巴赞的《Simple and Direct》堪称清晰直接写作指南的“三位一体”。
I consider this essay, "The Elements of Style", and "Simple and Direct" by Jacques Barzun to be the Holy Trinity of guidance on clear, straightforward writing.
……某种语调、距离感、亲近感、庄重或随意。我们在文化上有一种奇怪的偏执，死磕写作的清晰、简练和质朴。雅克·巴赞甚至写了本名为《Simple and Direct》（简明直接）的写作手册，搞得好像写作就只有这些优点值得追求一样。但我觉得，为了达到你想要的效果，手头的工具自然是越多越好。这背后有极其丰厚的传统，而我们却大部分都弄丢了，……
…certain tone, distance, closeness, formality, or lack of. We have this weird cultural obsession with the clarity, brevity, and simpleness of writing. Jacques Barzun even wrote a writing manual called Simple and Direct, as if these are the only virtues to be found in writing. But I think you want as many tools as possible to achieve the effects you want. There is a huge rich tradition here, that we've largely lost,…
我是文科和技术复合背景出身。好文章就是好文章：清晰、质朴且好读。对我影响深远的书有：F.L. Lucas 的《文风》（Style），雅克·巴赞（Jacques Barzun）的《简明直接》（Simple and Direct）。对于技术写作，我额外建议四项原则：1.）保持文档最新。2.）允许并鼓励读者对不明确的地方提供反馈。……
I'm from a hybrid humanities and technical background. Good writing is good writing: clear, simple, and easy to read. Books that influenced me: Style, by F.L. Lucas Simple and Direct, by Jacques Barzun For technical writing, I recommend four additional disciplines: 1.) Keep the documentation up to date. 2.) Allow and encourage your readers to give you feedback about what's unclear.…
我认为这篇文章、《写作的要素》（The Elements of Style）以及雅克·巴赞的《Simple and Direct》堪称清晰直接写作指南的“三位一体”。
I consider this essay, "The Elements of Style", and "Simple and Direct" by Jacques Barzun to be the Holy Trinity of guidance on clear, straightforward writing.
……某种语调、距离感、亲近感、庄重或随意。我们在文化上有一种奇怪的偏执，死磕写作的清晰、简练和质朴。雅克·巴赞甚至写了本名为《Simple and Direct》（简明直接）的写作手册，搞得好像写作就只有这些优点值得追求一样。但我觉得，为了达到你想要的效果，手头的工具自然是越多越好。这背后有极其丰厚的传统，而我们却大部分都弄丢了，……
…certain tone, distance, closeness, formality, or lack of. We have this weird cultural obsession with the clarity, brevity, and simpleness of writing. Jacques Barzun even wrote a writing manual called Simple and Direct, as if these are the only virtues to be found in writing. But I think you want as many tools as possible to achieve the effects you want. There is a huge rich tradition here, that we've largely lost,…