Reading POEMS

1. Reading POEMS

2. Language points 1. There are various reasons why people write poetry. 一首诗 a poem 1) various: different, its root is vary. 2) poetry is a collective noun, used as an uncountable noun.

3. 2. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. [翻译]有些诗讲述一个故事，或者描述某件事情，这样给读者留下强烈的印象。 [点拨]该句中的in a way意为“用一种方式”，由于way后接一个that引导的定语从句且在从句中作主语，故在此理解为“用一种能给读者留下强烈的印象的方式”。

4. 如： We should help the poor student in a way that won’t hurt his self-respect. 我们应该以一种不伤害到这个贫困生的自尊的方式来帮助他。

5. 3. Others try to convey certain emotion. Some …others…/One… the other (s) …常常以固定的搭配形式出现

6. 1) convey: to make ideas, feelings, etc, known to sb. Colors like red convey a sense of energy and strength. Body language conveys much more information than language spoken.

7. 4. …are still a common type of children’s poetry. existing in large numbers or in many places 常见的,普遍的 common usual normal happen most of the time or in most cases 惯常的 of what you would expect 正常的

8. common diseases usual time normal temperature normal state(状态） usual work common spelling mistakes

9. 5….they delight small children because… delight: give sb. a lot of pleasure and enjoyment 使欣喜 1) be delighted to do Children will be delighted to receive presents from Santa Claus. 2) be delighted at/by sth. 3) delight in doing sth.以…取乐

10. 6. We would have won if Jack had scored that goal. score v.得分 1) to win points or goals in a game or a competition Yao Ming scored 23 points in the first quarter. 2) gain marks in an exam

11. Shescored 98out of 100. scoren. 二十 score与数词many, several 等连用时, 不加 “s”, 所修饰的名词前常省去 “of” two score of people 中应加of , 但three score and ten people 中不加 of，scores of people 指”许多人” 。

12. 7. We would have won if we hadn’t taken it easy. 1) relax and avoid working too hard 松散，松懈 2) used to tell a person not to worry.放心别着急

13. 8. if we hadn’t run out of energy. I have run out of money. My money has run out. run out of patience

14. [考点2] run out of 是及物短语，后接宾语，表示“用完……”，而run out是不及物短语，表示“被用完”。 [考例] The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery _____ quickly. (上海2005春) A. shuts up B. ends up C. runs out D. turns out [点拨]根据主句的句意“摄影师需要每天给数码相机充电”，可知电池很快用完了，故选C。shut up关闭，关紧；end up结束；turn out关掉。

15. 9. A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. [考点] branch在此意为“树枝”，它还可意为“分部；分行”。 [考例] The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has ___ all over the country. (辽宁2005) A. companies B. branches C. organizations D. businesses [点拨]根据前半句的句意“这家银行的总部在北京”可知后半句是说“但是它在全国有分行”，故选B。

16. 10. Snow having melted, the whole village is brimful of happy children. =As snow has melted, the whole village is … melt, melted, melted/molten be brimful of = be full of

17. 练习 I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式。 1. Our English teacher asked each of us to write a p______ (诗) after class. 2. My p______ (诗集) was published last year. 3. Parents always give their children names that r______: Donnie, Ronnie, Connie. poem poetry hyme

18. 4. Six weeks later we heard, to our great s______, that he had died. 5. She wore a pair of ________ (钻石) earrings at last night’s party. sorrow diamond

19. II. 根据句意, 选择适当的单词或短语并用其适当形式填空。 1. poet; poem; poetry a. As a piece of ______, it seems to be a selection of Renaissance. b. He is both a soldier and a ______. c. I decided to write a ______ about what I felt. poetry poet poem

20. 2. run out; run out of a. By the time his patience had completely ______. b. Unluckily, we have __________ gas when we are still on the highway. run out run out of

21. 3. be made up of; be made of; be made from a. The medicine team _______________ 5 doctors and 10 nurses. b. This kind of paper _____________ wood. c. The bridge ____________ stones over a century ago. 4. translate into; translate from a. “Red Mansion Dream” has been ______________ several languages. b. This text is _________________ one of Shakespeare’s famous works. is made up of is made from was made of translated into translated from

22. III. 每空填一词, 使该句与所给句子的意思相同。 1. The doctor told me to relax when examined. The doctor told me to ____ ___ ____ when examined. 2. I have used up my money. Please lend me some. I ____ ____ ____ ____ my money. Please lend me some. take it easy have run out of

23. 3. The football team consists of 11 players. The football team __ ____ ___ ___ 11 players. 4. I failed in the exam. That’s because I didn’t study hard. ____ ______ ___ I failed in the exam was ______ I didn’t study hard. 5. People write poems for various reasons. People write poems for __ ____ ___ reasons. is made up of The reason why that a variety of

24. IV. 根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻 • 译成英语。 • 他讲了一些笑话, 使观众很开心.(delight) • 2. 医生叫我休息几周。(take it easy) He delighted the audience by telling some jokes. The doctor told me to take it easy for a few weeks.

25. 3. 这是一种很受说英语的人欢迎的日本诗。(be popular with) It is a Japanese form of poetry that is very popular with English speakers. 4. 我们的汽油昨天就用完了。(run out of) We ran out of petrol yesterday.

26. 5. 这个团体是由医生和教师组成的。 (make up of) 6. 她的书已经被译成了10种语言。 (translate ... into) The group is made up of doctors and teachers. Her book has been translated into 10 languages.