1·While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well-regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.
20世纪60年代之前，当人们伏案写作时，即使受教育一般的人也追求一种高雅的文风，而从那以后，即使是令人景仰的文章也在追求口语风格。
2·While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well-regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.
20世纪60年代之前，当人们伏案写作时，即使受教育一般的人也追求一种高雅的文风，而从那以后，即使是令人景仰的文章也在追求口语风格。
3·If you are a writer, put pen to paper.
如果你是个作家，拿起笔和纸。
4·She'll use the telephone before she'll put pen to paper.
她宁可打电话，而不愿意动笔写。
5·Even, he also dont know how to put pen to paper on painting.
甚至，他还不知道该把笔往纸上画。
6·I handle them with too much care, almost afraid to put pen to such high-quality paper.
我需要小心翼翼的用那种本子，有时候甚至不敢将笔放在那高质量的纸张上。
7·I have lots of ideas for short stories but find it difficult to put pen to paper.
我有许多写短篇小说的题材，但发现难于落笔。
8·If you need to write something, force yourself to sit down and write. Put pen to paper.
如果你需要写些什么，强迫你自己坐下来写。
9·When John Lennon put pen to paper, the result was usually inspired and occasionally sublime.
当约翰·列侬落笔的时候，笔尖流泻出来的通常都是充满灵感的甚至崇高的作品。
10·Research from Indiana University shows that neural activity spikes when we put pen to paper.
印第安纳大学的研究发现，我们在使用纸笔的时候，神经活动会迅速增加。