Unit 1 恰 到 好 处 Have you ever watched a clumsy man hammering a nail into a box
He hits it first to one side, then to another, perhaps knocking it over completely, so that in the end he only gets half of it into the wood
A skillful carpenter, on the other hand, will drive the nail with a few firm, deft blows, hitting it each time squarely on the head
So with language; the good craftsman will choose words that drive home his point firmly and exactly
A word that is more or less right, a loose phrase, an ambiguous expression, a vague adjective( 模 糊 的 形 容 词 ) , will not satisfy a writer who aims at clean English
He will try always to get the word that is completely right for his purpose
你 见 过 一 个 笨 手 笨 脚 的 男 人 往 箱 子 上 钉 钉 子 吗
只 见 他 左 敲 敲 , 右 敲 敲 , 说 不 准 还 会 将整 个 钉 子 锤 翻 , 结 果 敲 来 敲 去 到 头