Words and expressions
1. So don’t be deluded that criticism is an easy route to glory.
declude: Someone who is deluded believes something that is not true.
仿写: The politician deluded the voters with election promises.
2. But even in this world of evanescent notes a good critic can make sense of what happened by writing good English.
evanescent: does not last very long
仿写: Something that is evanescent gradually disappears from sight or memory.
3. What seems to be moreimportant is his unvarying ability to put over a piece.
unvarying: stays the same and never changes
仿写: That is the unvarying standard of my feelings.
4. It could represent progress for the economy, the writer would reply, “or then again it might destabilize the whole political situation.
destabilize: to make something such as a government or economy become less successful or powerful, or less able to control events
仿写: Their sole aim is to destabilize the Indian government.
Reflection
今天读的是关于评论和专栏写作，作者提到了几个观点:
Don't be deluded that criticism is an easy route to glory.
Use specific detail.
Take your stand with conviction.
Put your readers in your theater seat. Help them to see what you saw.
Good criticism needs a lean and vivid style to express what you observed and what you think.
我一直在发表评论方面都很是小心谨慎，所谓外行看热闹，也是因为怕不懂装懂引起尴尬，所以很多时候就选择了沉默。很多时候让我评论一幅画，一曲古典音乐，尤其是艺术类的高雅之作，都觉得不知从何说起它的“好”，就是简单苍白的感觉很不错。所以我认为此类文章的写作，需要作者丰富的专业知识和实践经验的，经过切身体会和赏析，查看各种评论，再反复赏析，综合自己的体验，总会产生和评论者不谋而合的体会，最后形成自己的评价。
