1.words and expressions
prime
It announces total contrast with what has gone before, and the reader is thereby primed for the change.
prepare sb 使某人做好准备, to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to do
• 使准备好〔应付某个情况〕:
»prime sb with sth
»Did you prime her with what to say? 你事先提醒她要说些什么了吗？
»prime sb for sth
»He had a shower and primed himself for action. 他冲了个淋浴准备行动。
»prime sb to do sth
»He had been primed to say nothing about it. 有人事先关照过他叫他什么也别说。
sap
A style that consists of passive constructions will sap the reader's energy
noun 1. [U] the liquid in a plant or tree that carries food to all its parts
(植物体内运送养分的)液,汁:
2. [C] (informal, especially NAmE) a stupid person that you can easily trick, or treat unfairly
笨蛋；易上当的人
verb ~ sth | ~ sb (of sth) to make sth / sb weaker; to destroy sth gradually使虚弱；削弱；逐渐破坏:
The hot sun sapped our energy. 火辣辣的太阳烤得我们虚软无力。
Years of failure have sapped him of his confidence.连年失败使他逐渐丧失了自信。
3.get around doing sth
Use active verbs unless there is no comfortable way to get around using a passive word
[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词] 规避，避开法律或规章；If you get around a rule or law, you find a way of doing something that the rule or law is intended to prevent, without actually breaking it. [V P n]
Although tobacco ads are prohibited, companies get around the ban by sponsoring music shows.
虽然严禁为烟草做广告，但一些烟草公司却通过赞助音乐会来打擦边球
2.thoughts
文章中最印象深刻的是标点符号，有幸高中遇到一位好老师，讲究标点细节，所以现在我对标点相关内容总想好好学一下
句号：短句多，控制句子长短
感叹号：一般情况下不用，除非有相应目的。
分号：谨慎使用，推荐使用句号或破折号
破折号：推进故事 起突出作用
冒号：说话不可说得太快，得有短暂停顿
