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This temptation to cover the distance between himself and the reader, to study his image〔诗、书、电影等中的〕意象；比喻 in the sight of those who do not know him, can be his undoing毁灭: he has begun to write to please【动词】取悦. A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that  the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow. For this reason also the writer, like any other artist, has no resting place, no crowd or movement in which he may take comfort, no judgment from outside which can replace the judgment from within.   A writer makes order out of the anarchy of his heart...
这种企图消除自己和读者之间距离的作法，企图用不了解自己的人的观点来研究自己塑造的形象的作法，会导致作家的毁灭，因为他已经开始为取悦他人而写作了。一两年前，一位年轻的英国作家发表了中肯的看法。他说，初稿是才华，以后各稿是艺术。也是由于这个原因，作家同任何艺术家一样，找不到可休息的场所，找不到伙伴和活动使自己得到安逸。任何局外人的判断也比不上他内心的正确判断。一旦作家从内心的紊乱中理出头绪，...

be sb’s undoing   是某人蒙羞[失败]的原因[祸根]；败的原因，毁灭；取消；毁灭的原因
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His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing.
缺乏经验可能就是他失败的原因。
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In the end, drink was his undoing.
最后，喝酒害了他。

please【动词】使高兴，使欢喜；使满意，讨好
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a business that wants to please its customers
希望让顾客满意的一家公司
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She did everything she could to please him.
她千方百计讨好他

go into【动词词组】 (时间、精力或钱等) 被投入
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Is there a lot of effort and money going into this sort of research?
有大量精力和金钱在被投入到这种研究中吗？

the talent goes into the first draft, and the art （省略了goes）into the drafts 定语从句that follow“跟随”
天才在初稿中投入精力，然后艺术融入以后的手稿中

makes order out of 从.......理出头绪

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