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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 164
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
As the proofs were to be brought back, Bok waited, and thus had an opportunity for nearly two hours to see the author at work. No man ever went over his proofs more carefully than did Stevenson; his corrections were numerous; and sometimes for ten minutes at a time he would sit smoking and thinking over a single sentence, which, when he had satisfactorily shaped it in his mind, he would recast on the proof.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位：Additional excerpt 164 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
因为校样要带回去，博克就在旁边等着，结果近两个小时里亲眼看到史蒂文森怎么工作。史蒂文森改校样极其仔细，改动很多；有时为一个句子，他会抽着烟坐上十分钟，反复琢磨，等在心里把句子改满意了，再在校样上重写一遍。这说明好文字不是一挥而就的，而是反复推敲、甚至逐句打磨出来的。对今天写东西的人来说，可学的做法是：别怕慢，关键句子多停一停，先想清楚再落笔，改的时候舍得大改，而不是只做表面润色。
上下文
博克在史蒂文森家中等待取回校样，近距离观察其写作习惯。
今日一问
你最近写的东西里，有没有哪个句子值得停下来想十分钟再改？
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