像真相一样清晰简单
Clear and simple as the truth
Francis-Noël Thomas · 初版 1994 年
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为什么值得读
- 不把内容简单化也能权威清晰地讲透复杂事物
- 深入剖析古典文风背后的理性思考假设
- 是构思与撰写思想随笔的绝佳写作指南
人人都谈论风格，却无人阐明其究竟。本书作者不仅做到了这一点，更借此促使读者去思考：风格绝非有力散文的优雅配饰，而是其真正的核心所在。在写作技能几乎消失殆尽的当下，我们能做些什么？如果人们只要学会用词正确的原则和核心规则，优秀的散文难道不会水到渠成吗？Thomas 和 Turner 给出了否定的答案。仅仅关注语法、文意和句式结构规则，就如同指望仅凭了解高尔夫挥杆机制就能打出一杆……
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……主要是反对 S&W 里的文风建议，称其“乏味”但“基本无害”。真正的反对意见是针对其中的语法论断和建议的。）我强烈推荐两本关于写作的书：《Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose》[2]，节选戳这里[3]。《Style: Towards Clarity and Grace》——这本书出了无数个版本，出版商似乎每个学年都会重新发行一次。（去买二手版……
…primarily object to the stylistic advice in S&W, which it calls "vapid" but "mostly harmless". The real objections are to the grammatical claims and advice.) Two books on writing I strongly recommend: Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose[2], exerpt here[3]. Style: Towards Clarity and Grace - this one has gone through countless versions as the publisher seems to re-release it every academic year. (Make used copies…
……https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3393233-the-sense-of-str... 可惜在我看来，[3] 有点枯燥，直接选 [1] 吧，那绝对是写作方面最好的书，没有之一。理论上排第二好的是 Thomas 和 Turner 写的《Clear and simple as the truth》，但它几乎不适用于科技（或技术类）写作。如果你打算写散文随笔，入一本 T&T 吧。
…https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3393233-the-sense-of-str... Unfortunately, [3] is a bit tedious, IMO, go for [1], which is the best book about writing, bar none. Second best in principle is Thomas' & Turner's "Clear and simple as the truth", but it is hardly applicable to scientific (or technical) writing. If you're thinking about writing essays, get T&T.
……Grace、《The Basics of Clarity and Grace》），哪本都行。随便买本最便宜的或者送货最快的，纠结买哪本没意义。另一本关于写作的绝妙好书是 Thomas & Turner 的《Clear and Simple as the Truth》。它教的是经典文风（Classical Style），不过正如作者自己讨论的那样，这套不太适合写技术文档。
…Grace, The Basics of Clarity and Grace), all of them are fine. Get the cheapest or fastest to deliver or whatever. Don't think about which one to get. The other great book about writing is Thomas&Turner's Clear and Simple as the Truth. It teaches Classical Style, which is less fitting to technical documentation, as the authors discuss themselves.
我很喜欢《Clear and Simple as the Truth》，它的语调极具权威感，能把复杂的事物讲透而无需刻意简化：(非推广链接) http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Simple-As-Truth-Writing/dp/06910... 还有《Style: Towards Clarity and Grace》……
I love "Clear and Simple as the Truth" for a very authoritative voice which can present complex things without dumbing down: (Non-aff) http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Simple-As-Truth-Writing/dp/06910... And "Style: Towards Clarity and Grace"…
……提醒我们“记住，你写的东西往往是你向需要其业务、资金或善意的人展现自己的唯一机会”；诸如此类。• 同样优秀的还有《Clear and Simple as the Truth》[2]。在这部严谨的著作中，Thomas 和 Turner 阐述了一种写作风格，这种风格立足于“这样一种假设：人是有可能做到客观超脱地思考，知晓客观思考的结果，并且……
…reminds us to "remember that what you write is often the only change you'll get to present yourself to someone whose business or money or good will you need"; and much more. • The equally excellent book, Clear and Simple as the Truth[2]. In this rigorous work, Thomas and Turner describe a style of writing that rests "on the assumptions that it is possible to think disinterestedly, to know the results of disinterested thought, and…
……加进去。它们不一定非得留到定稿里——但也不是不行。:-) 你可能也想读一些教人写好文章的书。Strunk & White 那本不错，他们的建议是“保持简单”。《Clear and Simple as the Truth》算是更进了一步，追求更有艺术感的文风。我还很喜欢的一本书是《The Artist's Way》，虽然书名看起来不像，但里面讲了很多写作的东西。我对专业治疗一窍不通，……
…to include. They don't have to make it into the final draft---but they could. :-) You might also want to read some books about good writing. Strunk & White is good. Their advice is "keep it simple." Clear and Simple as the Truth is sort of a step past that to a slightly more artful style. Another book I enjoyed was The Artist's Way, which despite the title has a lot about writing. I don't know anything about professional therapy,…