书名：On Writing Well英文写作指南
作者：William Zinsser
出版社名称：Harper Perennial
出版时间：2016
语种：英文
ISBN：9780060891541
商品尺寸：13.5 x 2.1 x 20.3 cm
包装：平装
页数：322

      如果大家对写作有兴趣，并且希望改进自己的文章，On Writing Well是一本必读的书。这本书是英文原版，但语言较为通俗，整体来说比较容易懂。它可以给人关于写作（不只是英语写作）的启示，而且语言富含哲理性。
这是给几代美国人带来启发的写作经典，文风流畅，非常朴实。经典永不过时，值得反复阅读，可以通过它提升自己的写作。

推荐理由：
       1.On Writing Well销售了100多万册，堪称创作非小说类文学作品的经典指南。
       2.被《纽约时报》誉为“写作圣经”。
       3.《图书馆杂志》称赞它是好看易懂的写作指南，字里行间充满对写作的热爱和尊重。

      More than one million copies sold. The classic guide to writing nonfiction.
      “On Writing Wellis a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose.” —New York Times
      “Not sinceThe Elements of Stylehas there been a guide to writing as well presented and readable as this one. A love and respect for the language is evident on every page.” —Library Journal

       On Writing Well英文写作指南因其实用的建议、清晰的思路和温馨的文风而备受赞扬。纽约时报评价On Writing Well是一本指导英文写作的圣经，任何想让要自己文章简洁的人都应该没事拿出来读一读，膜拜膜拜。本书详细地介绍了写作的准则、方法、形式以及写作的态度，不同的题材都有不同的讲解，不管是关于人物、地点、科学技术、商务、运动、人文还是自传，你都可以从中找到启发。书中的原则和观点已被已经被几代作家和学生分享，是一本文学创作的教科书和自学指导书籍。
本书于1976年发行首版，本版本是2016发行的新版（30周年纪念版是2006年发行的），内容与纪念版无差别，包含了如何写家族史和回忆录的章节。

     On Writing Wellhas been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and its warmth of style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write, whether about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself. Its principles and insights have made it a cherished resource for several generations of writers and students.

      William Zinsser（1922-2015）是一位作家、编辑和教师。他的事业开始于《纽约先驱论坛报》，并长期为优秀的杂志投稿。他的17本书包括Writing to Learn、Mitchell & Ruff、Spring Training、American Places、Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs和Writing About Your Life。20世纪70年代，他在耶鲁大学教授写作，是布兰福德学院的院长。后来他回到家乡纽约，在新学院和哥伦比亚大学新闻学院教书，是位受人爱戴的教授。
     William Zinsser (1922-2015) was a writer, editor and teacher. He began his career with theNew York Herald Tribuneand has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines. His 17 books includeWriting to Learn,Mitchell & Ruff,Spring Training,American Places,Easy to Remember:The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs, andWriting About Your Life. During the 1970s he taught writing at Yale, where he was master of Branford College. A beloved professor at the New School and Columbia University School of Journalism, he lived in his hometown, New York.

INTRODUCTION

PART I  Principles
1 The Transaction
2 Simplicity
3 Clutter
4 Style
5 The Audience
6 Words
7 Usage

PART II  Methods
8 Unity
9 The Lead and the Ending
10 Bits & Pieces

PART III  Forms
11 Nonfiction as Literature
12 Writing About People: The Interview
13 Writing About Places: The Travel Article
14 Writing About Yourself: The Memoir
15 Science and Technology
16 Business Writing: Writing in Your Job
17 Sports
18 Writing About the Arts: Critics and Columnists
19 Humor
PART IV  Attitudes
20 The Sound of Your Voice
21 Enjoyment, Fear and Confidence
22 The Tyranny of the Final Product
23 A Writer’s Decisions
24 Writing Family History and Memoir
25 Write as Well as You Can
SOURCES
INDEX
介绍
PART I 准则
1思绪转换成文字
2简单原则
3理清杂乱内容
4写作风格
5考虑读者群
6驾驭文字
7如何运用

PART II 方法
8统一性
9开头和结尾
10每个小部分
PART III形式
11非小说类文学
12写人物：访谈
13写地点：旅行文章
14写自传：回忆录
15科学技术
16商务写作：工作中的写作
17运动
18写人文：评论家和专栏作家
19幽默
PART IV态度
20自己的声音
21享受、恐惧和信心
22最终作品问世
23作家的决心
24写家族史和回忆录
25尽力而写

书名：The Elements of Style风格的要素
作者：William Strunk Jr.;E.B. White;Maira Kalman
出版社名称：Penguin Books
出版时间：2007
语种：英文
ISBN：9780143112723
商品尺寸：15.1x 1 x 21.6 cm
包装：平装
页数：154

The Elements of Style《风格的要素》在中国赴美国的留学生中享有广泛的声誉，经过口口相传，几乎成了每一个出国留学者必备的英文写作指南。一个人必须首先了解规则才能够去打破它。这本经典的指导书是每个英语学生和写作者的必读之书。
推荐理由：
1.本书是美国康乃尔大学英文系教授威廉·斯托克（William Strunk Jr.）于1918年初版，其学生著名散文作家怀特（E.B.White）将师作重新编修、补充后出版；
2.一上市便名列畅销榜，问世至今，历久不衰，全球畅销逾千万本，成为英文界的传奇，全球千万英语学习者一致见证的实用英文写作书；
3.美国亚马逊书店、博客来书店、《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》学习类畅销书榜榜首，入选美国图书博览会20世纪百佳英文书；
4.各大高中、大学、TOFEL、GRE、GMAT指定参考书，受到《夏洛特的网》作者E. B. White及英文导师、小说家史蒂芬·金极力推崇。
Every English language writer knows The Elements of Style. The book’s mantra, make every word tell, is still on point. This much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to guide when in need of a hint to make a turn of phrase clearer or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. The only style manual to ever appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principals of plain English, and Kalman’s fifty-seven exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear.
Reviews:
“What makes this new edition so friendly, so classic, so delightful,is the addition of Maira Kalman’s whimsical paintings, with sample sentences from the text serving as their captions... Kalman has taken ‘the little book’ and made it even more elegant and uplifting.” —Los Angeles Times
“While The Elements of Style has never lacked fans or dutiful adherents, appreciation for this slim volume has taken a turn toward the whimsical and even surreal.” —The New York Times 
“The pictures are playful and subtle, which suits the spirit of this beloved bestseller.” —USA Today

The Elements of Style《风格的要素》是由美国康奈尔大学英语系教授威廉·斯特伦克所著的一本英文写作指导书，阐明了英文朴实风格必须具备的基本原则，集中阐述了英文用法和英文写作基本规则以及写作格式、常犯的写作错误等。
The Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr., in 1918, and published by Harcourt, in 1920, comprising eight “elementary rules of usage”, ten “elementary principles of composition”, “a few matters of form”, a list of 49 “words and expressions commonly misused”, and a list of 57 “words often misspelled”. E. B. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in 1959. That was the first edition of the so-called “Strunk & White”, which Time named in 2011 one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923. 

William Strunk Jr. (1869-1946) was professor of English at Cornell University. He wrote The Elements of Style in 1918 for the use of his students, who dubbed it “the little book.”
威廉·斯特伦克（1869-1946）是著名的康奈尔大学英语系教授，英语语法和写作文法方面的专家。《风格的要素》是作者在1918年完成的，从那时起本书就成为英文写作方面的经典必读书，几乎每个美国人人手一册。

E. B. White(1899-1985) was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet, and literary stylist whose wide range of writing includes Charlotte’s Web.
E.B.怀特（1899-1985），美国当代著名散文家、评论家，以散文名世，“其文风冷峻清丽，辛辣幽默，自成一格”。生于纽约蒙特弗农，毕业于康奈尔大学。作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人的怀特一手奠定了影响深远的“《纽约客》文风”。他还为孩子们写了三本书：《精灵鼠小弟》《夏洛的网》与《吹小号的天鹅》，同样成为儿童与成人共同喜爱的文学经典。

Maira Kalman has illustrated twelve children’s books, numerous covers for The New Yorker, fabrics for fashion designers Isaac Mizrahi and Kate Spade, and many other projects.
Maira Kalman麦拉·卡尔曼，美国知名插画家和设计师，《纽约客》《纽约时报》《新闻周刊》等著名杂志专栏画家，其个性鲜明的风格深受大众喜爱，她为畅销书The Elements of Style《风格的要素》创作的插图本成为人们争相收藏的书籍。

FOREWORD by Roger Angell 前言（罗杰·安吉尔）
    INTRODUCTION to the 3rd edition by E. B. White第三版简介（E.B.怀特）
I.ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 英文用法的基本规则
      1. From the possessive singular of nouns by adding’s. 单数名词加’s，构成名词所有格。
      2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last. 三个以上的词并列时，除了最后一个词外，其他词用逗号隔开。
      3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas. 将作附加说明用的插入语放在两个逗号中间。
      4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause. 引导独立分句的连词前使用逗号隔开。
      5. Do not join independent clauses with a comma. 不可用逗号直接连接两个完整的句子。
      6. Do not break sentences in two. 不可将句子任意拆成两部分。
      7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation. 在介绍细节、同位语、详述或引证的独立分句之后使用冒号。
      8. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a longappositive or summary. 文章中途中断及插入一个长的同位语或总结语之前可用破折号隔开。
      9. The number of the subject determines the number the verb. 主谓语数量一致。
      10. Use the proper case of pronoun. 准确使用代词的所有格。
      11. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject. 句首的分词短语所指代的主语应与主句的主语保持一致。
II. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION英文写作的基本规则
      12. Choose a suitable design and hold to it. 在段落的开始使用主题句点题，段落的结尾与主题句相呼应。
      13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition. 将每个段落视为一个单位，每个段落有其中心主旨。
      14. Use the active voice. 使用主动语态。
      15. Put statements in positive form. 使用肯定句陈述。
      16. Use definite, specific, concrete language. 使用确切的、详细的、具体的语言写作。
      17. Omit needless words. 省略赘词。
      18. Avoid a succession of loose sentences. 避免连续使用结构松散的句子。
      19. Express coordinate ideas in similar form. 以相似的句型结构叙述对等的概念。
      20. Keep related words together. 将相关的词放在一起。
      21. In summaries, keep to one tense. 总结叙述时，要使用同一时态。
      22. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end.将需要强调的词或词组放在句子末尾。
III. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM关于格式的几个问题
IV. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED容易用错的词和表达法。
V. AN APPROACH TOSTYLE (with a list of Reminders) 学习风格的入门（附有提醒清单）
      1. Place yourself in the background. 让你自己置身于特定背景中。
      2. Write in a way that comes naturally. 自如地书写。
      3. Work from a suitable design. 使用适当的构思写作。
      4. Write with nouns and verbs. 使用名词及动词进行写作。
      5. Revise and rewrite. 修订或重写。
      6. Do not overwrite. 不要赘述。
      7. Do not overstate. 不要夸大。
      8. Avoid the use ofqualifiers. 避免使用限定词。
      9. Do not affect a breezy manner. 不要渲染一个轻松的方式。
      10. Use orthodox spelling. 使用正规的发音。
      11. Do not explain too much. 不需要解释过多。
      12. Do not construct awkward adverbs. 不要使用不确切的副词。
      13. Make sure the reader knows who is speaking. 让读者明白谁是说话者。
      14. Avoid fancy words. 避免华丽的辞藻。
      15. Do not use dialect unless your ear is good. 尽量避免使用方言，除非你听得懂。
      16. Be clear. 清晰明确。
      17. Do not inject opinion. 不要加入个人想法。
      18. Use figures of speech sparingly. 偶尔使用修辞手法。
      19. Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity. 不要为了简洁而失去清晰。
      20. Avoid foreign languages. 避免使用外语。
      21. Prefer the standard to the offbeat. 喜欢规范多于标新立异。
VI. SPELLING (from the first edition) 拼写（来自第一版）
      GLOSSARY术语
      INDEX索引
      BACKWORD后记
      COPYRIGHT PAGE版权页 

Elementary Rules of Usage
1. Form the possessive singular of nounsby adding’s.
Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,
Charles’s friend
Burns’s poems
the witch’s malice
Exceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names in-es and-is, the possessiveJesus’, and such forms asfor conscience’ sake,for righteousness’ sake. But such forms as Moses’ laws, Isis’ temple are commonly replaced by
the laws of Moses
the temple of Isis
The pronominal possessiveshers,its,theirs,yours, andours have no apostrophe. Indefinite pronouns, however, use the apostrophe to show possession.
one’s rights
somebody else’s umbrella
A common error is to writeit’s for its, or vice versa. The first is a contraction, meaning“it is.” The second is a possessive.
It’s a wise dog that scratches its own fleas.
2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last.
Thus write,
red, white, and blue
gold, silver, or copper
He opened the letter, read it, and made a note of its contents.
This comma is often referred to as the“serial” comma.
In the names of business firms the lastcomm. is usually omitted. Follow the usage of the individual firm.
Little, Brown and Company
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette

书名：Penguin Writer’s Manual 企鹅写作手册 
作者：Martin Manser;Stephen Curtis
出版社名称：Penguin Books
出版时间：2002
语种：英文
ISBN：9780140514896
商品尺寸：12.9 x 2 x 19.7 cm
包装：平装
页数：344

Penguin Writer’s Manual《企鹅写作手册》是由英国著名学者Martin Manser和Stephen Curtis合著的英语写作指导手册，本书适合所有想要学习英文写作或提高写作水平的读者，尤其是出国留学学生、英语专业，或需要用英文写作的外企员工。
推荐理由：
1.包含日常生活或工作中常用的文体如书信、报告、论文、总结、个人简历等，实用性强；
2.特别介绍相关的英语基础知识如语法、词汇、拼写、标点符号等，清晰详细，容易入门；
3.讲解全面，从如何准备写作到改进写作技能及风格等都有专门的指导篇章；
4.语言通俗易懂，并提供实例解析，读起来并不枯燥乏味。
5.内含较多的写作亮点词汇或高级替换词，书后附术语词汇解析，也适合一般的英语学习者使用。
The essential guide to writing well
The Penguin Writer’s Manual is the essential companion for anyone who wants to master the art of writing good English. Whether you’re composing an essay, sending a business letter or an email to a colleague, or firing off an angry letter to a newspaper, this guide will help you to brush up you communication skills and write correct and confident English.
－Provides clear and detailed explanations of basic building blocks of the English language: grammar, usage, spelling and punctuation
－Includes tips on improving your written style
－Give advice on how to prepare and plan a piece of writing
－Contains guidance on tackling everyday writing tasks such as letters, presentations and reports

Penguin Writer’s Manual《企鹅写作手册》全书主要分为“英语基础知识”及“写作指导”两大部分，涵盖书信、报告、论文、演讲稿、个人简历、工作申请等常用写作文体，讲解专业细致、内容全面、条理清晰，遣词用语规范且容易读懂，是一本很值得推荐的英文写作“教程”。
With usage notes including details of common pitfalls and how to avoid them, the author presents the reader with advice on how to write essays, letters, speeches and CVs. This book is a complete guide to every aspect of the art of writing.

Martin Manser，毕业于英国约克大学，长期从事工具书编辑工作，曾参与多部英语词典的编写，如Macmillan Student’s Dictionary《麦克米伦学生词典》、Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary《牛津袖珍词典》等。
MartinH.Manser has been a professional reference-book editor since 1980. He received a BA Honours degree in linguistics at the conclusion of his studies at the university of York, England, and Regensburg, Germany, and went on to gain an M.Phil. Degree for research into the influence of English on Modern German. A developing interest in lexicography led him to take up a post as a reference-book editor. Since 1980 he has worked on about hundred reference books with a contemporary appeal. His English-language reference titles include thePenguin Wordmaster Dictionary, the Bloomsbury Good Word Guide, Chambers’ Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, the Macmillan Student’s Dictionary, the Facts on File Visual Dictionary, the Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary, the Guinness Book of Words, the New Penguin Thesaurus and The Wordsworth Crossword Companion (withStephen Curtis).

Stephen Curtis，毕业于牛津大学王后学院、英国约克大学，曾经担任过英语讲师，1984年进入麦克米伦出版社从事词典编纂工作，1988年后成为自由编辑、翻译和作家，其参与编写的词典有Encarta World English Dictionary和Chambers’ Dictionary of World History等。
Stephen Curtis was educated at The Queen’s College, Oxford, where he took a first-class degree in Modern Language, and at the University of York. He was an English lecture for ten years and, after a brief spell as a Co-op milkman and call-centre interviewer, joined the publishing firm of Collier Macmillan as a lexicographer in 1984. Since 1988 he has worked as a freelance lexicographer, translator and writer. He has recently contributed to, among others , the Encarta World English Dictionary, The New Penguin English Dictionary and Chambers’ Dictionary of World History. He is author of Increase Your Word Power and (also with Martin Manser) The Wordsworth Crossword Companion. He lives in Bath.

  Acknowledgments
  Introduction
  Part one
1 Grammar 
2 Usage 
3 Vocabulary 
4 Spelling 
5 Punctuation
6 Abbreviations 
  Parttwo 
7 Communication, preparation, and revision
8 Style
9 Letters and other communications
10 Reports, presentations, essays, and theses
11 Notes, summaries, agendas, and minutes
12 Using information technology
  Glossary of grammatical terms
  Index

Grammar
Introduction
In Tom Stoppard’s play Travesties, there is a scene in which the Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara takes a copy of Shakespeare’s sonnet“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, cuts it up into individual words with a pair of scissors, puts the words into a hat, and proceeds to draw them out again one at a time at random to create a new“poem”.
If there were such a thing as a language without grammar, it would be rather like the words in that hat－a jumble, a meaningless collection－and the process of communicating in that language would be as haphazard as the Dadaist method of creating poetry. In fact, all language have a grammar, and all users of language must know something of the grammar of the language they are using in order to be able to communicate in it at all. Children, unknowingly, learn grammar as they learn to speak and as they gradually increase the range and sophistication of the things they are able to say. They quickly learn the difference between a statement (I want some), a question (Can I have some?), and a command (Give me some)－three types of utterance to which grammar books might devote whole chapters.