【词汇大师】词汇style(2/2)

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        一曲“江南style”蹿红世界，不只是神曲才有style，词汇界也有！
        本篇听写嘉宾的话，主持人的话不需要听写。PS：在嘉宾的话中有直接引用的句子，请加上单引号。
        主持人的话："And what does that entail?
        HINTS
        Strunk
        Elements of Style
        Jack
         
"Actually I'm at a hospital today for a medical procedure and the nurses keep telling me to 'Lay down on the table.' And I keep saying 'No, no, no! It should be lie down on the table,' because I remember my Strunk and White.
"I think more important here are the principles of clarity and gracefulness in writing that White, who was an especially clear and witty and graceful writer himself, added in the Chapter Five of 'Elements of Style,' that he added in the published version."
"Well, first of all, to write direct sentences, to not back into sentences, to start with a subject and then follow up with a verb, a predicate, and an object. To avoid passive voice, to use active verbs, to write 'Jack hit the ball' rather than 'The ball was hit by Jack.' This is a way of expressing yourself that really has become standard throughout the English-speaking world."