and whom I respect, confess at once that they have little idea where they are going when they first set pen to paper.
和尊敬的作家，都立即承认在他们动笔时，不清楚要写什么，怎么写。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 39 What every writer wants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
v. 供认;坦白;承认;悔过;
💡 con全部+fess说→全部说出→承认，坦白
"I confess it with shame -- shrunk icily into myself, like a snail."
我羞愧地忏悔了 —— 冷冰冰地退缩, 像个蜗牛.
近义：own, accept, acknowledge, avow, concede, honor
反义：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地;
n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought