One general message which cannot be overstated is that we must think before we write - not just think of how we are to express ourselves, but think first of what exactly it is that we wish to express.

先思考而后下笔，这是最基本的写作准则，无论怎么讲都不过分。这倒不是说我们需要在如何表达自己的层面上大伤脑筋，而是说，我们最起码得想想我们要说的话能否正确表达我们希望表达的意思，是否有辞不达意的现象。

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One general message which cannot be overstated is that we must think before we write - not just think of how we are to express ourselves, but think first of what exactly it is that we wish to express.

先思考而后下笔，这是最基本的写作准则，无论怎么讲都不过分。这倒不是说我们需要在如何表达自己的层面上大伤脑筋，而是说，我们最起码得想想我们要说的话能否正确表达我们希望表达的意思，是否有辞不达意的现象。

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