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stuf 2 Key Words & Phrases of How to read a poem

    reward
    This may seem difficult at first,but when you finally make your great discovery,your efforts will be rewarded.
    reward n.报酬;奖金;奖励;回报;悬赏金 vt.酬谢;奖赏,奖励

    give/offer sb. a reward for (doing) sth.为(做)某事而给某人报酬
    in reward (for)作为(对……的)报答/回报/奖赏
    reward sb. with sth. for (doing) sth.为(做)某事用……奖赏/酬谢某人

    例句
    (1)He gave the boy a reward of $100 for bringing back his lost dog.
    (2)She wanted to reward the cleaners with £1,000 for their efforts.
    (3)It’s extremely unfair that he gets very little in reward for his hard work.
    (4)In reward,I lent him a hand when he was in trouble last month.

    练习(完成句子)
    (1) ( 1 ),the successful businessman offered Mary a post in his company.
    作为回报,这位成功的商人在他的公司里给玛丽提供了一个职位。
    (2)They rewarded the young man( 2 ) .
    他们因那个年轻人炸了敌军的大楼而奖赏他许多礼物。
    (3)She got nothing( 3 ),which made her very sad.
    她的好心没有得到一点回报,这使得她很伤心。

    答案
    1.In reward
    2.with many gifts for blowing up the enemy’s buildings
    3.in reward for her kindness


    Poetry’s combination of “sound” and “sense” makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go beyond normal reality for the everlasting beauty.
    reality n.[U]现实;真实;[C]事实;实际经历;见过的事物
    (1)in reality 实际上
    bring…back to reality 使……面对现实/不再抱有幻想
    turn…into a reality 把……变为现实
    (2)real adj.真实的

    (1)However,this reality also worried my designers very much.
    (2)In reality,violent crime is rare in the remote urban area.
    (3)You are always dreaming.Let us bring you back to reality.
    (4)We ought to work hard together to turn our aim into a reality.
    单句语法填空/完成句子
    (1)We thought he was serious but in (real) he was joking.
    (2)We Chinese people fully understand that only through great efforts .
    中国人民深知,只有通过艰苦努力,才能实现我们的中国梦。
    答案
    1.reality
    2.can we turn our Chinese Dream into a reality


    So if you do not get it,set the poem aside and come back to it later.
    set aside 将……放在一边;为……节省或留出(钱或时间)
    set off 动身;出发;引爆;引发
    set up 建立;设立;开办
    set down 写下;放下;记下
    set out to do sth. 出发;开始做某事
    set about doing sth. 着手做某事

    (1)—You should set aside enough time to discuss these matters.
    —I know,but I have been too busy recently.
    (2)Having said goodbye to their friends,they set out/off for their destination.
    (3)Since the new stadium was set up,we have held a wide range of sports events.
    (4)He will set down all his important thoughts when they are fresh in his mind.
    (5)Together the four men set out in a hurry to look for the lost child.
    (6)As soon as she arrived home,she set about tidying up the room.
    单句语法填空/一句多译
    (1)The young man dreams of setting( 1 )his own company.
    (2)The bank set( 2 ) €1.1 billion to cover bad debts from business failures.
    (3)晚饭后,玛丽动手收拾餐桌。
    After supper,Mary .
    After supper,Mary .
    答案
    1.up
    2.aside
    3.set about clearing the table, set out to clear the table


    …approach the poem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.
    as if =as though“似乎,好像”,在句中可以引导表语从句或方式状语从句。
    (1)如果所引导的从句表示的是真实的或极有可能发生的情况时,从句用陈述语气。
    (2)当说话人所陈述的是不真实的或极少可能发生或存在的情况时,从句用虚拟语气。
    A.如果表示与现在的事实相反,从句用一般过去时,若有系动词be,则用were;
    B.如果表示与过去的事实相反,从句用过去完成时;
    C.如果表示与将来的事实相反,从句用would/could/might+动词原形。
    注意:如果as if 所引导的从句的主语和主句的主语相同,且含有be动词,可以省略从句主语和be动词,这样as if 后就只剩下名词、不定式、形容词(短语)、介词短语或分词。

    (1)Hurry up! It looks as if the train is going to move.(陈述语气)
    (2)The teacher loves the pupils as if she were their mother.(虚拟语气)
    (3)It was John who broke the window.Why are you talking to me as if I had done it?
    (4)Tom raised his right hand as if to say something.

    完成句子
    (1)I still remember my first trip to Mount Tai .
    我还记得我第一次去泰山的情景,仿佛就在昨天。
    (2)Henry looked around as if .Actually,he was just bored.
    亨利向四周环视,似乎在寻找什么。其实,他只是无聊罢了。
    答案
    1.as if it were yesterday
    2.(he were) in search of something


    More than any other type of literature,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.
    more than后面可以跟名词、形容词、数词,意思各不相同。
    1more than+名词,意为“不仅仅”
    2more than+形容词,意为“十分,非常”
    3more than+数词,意为“超过,多余”

    (1)We need money and we need time,too.
    我们需要的不仅仅是钱,我们也需要时间。
    (2)I have known Professor Li for .
    我认识李教授有30多年了。
    (3)I was to see the lion standing next to the baby.
    看到狮子站在婴儿旁边,我非常惊讶。
    答案
    1.more than
    2.more than 30 years
    3.more than surprised


    As long as the journey of poetry reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning,it will have been worth your effort.
    as/so long as 意为“只要”,引导条件状语从句
    引导条件状语从句的连词短语有:
    as/so long as 只要
    in case如果,万一
    on condition that只要

    (1)You can write anything relevant it’s interesting and informative.
    你可以写任何相关的内容,只要是有趣的和增长知识的。
    (2) condition that you keep studying hard,you can improve your math.
    只要你继续努力学习,你可以提高你的数学水平。
    (3) it rains,please take your umbrella.
    万一下雨,请带上你的伞。
    答案
    1.as long as
    2.On
    3.In case


    Instead,they advocated going back to nature.
    advocate vt.拥护,支持,提倡 n.拥护者,支持者,辩护律师
    advocate sth.拥护,支持,提倡……
    advocate doing sth.支持,提倡做某事
    advocate that+从句 拥护,支持,提倡……

    (1)The group does not advocate the use of violence.
    (2)He is a strong advocate of nuclear power.
    (3)Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behavior.
    (4)The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors.
    一句多译
    我们提倡循环利用纸张和塑料。
    (1)We papers and plastics.
    (2) that papers and plastics should be recycled.
    答案
    1. advocate recycling
    2.We advocate


    …and which distinguishes him from other landscape poets.
    distinguish vt.& vi.成为……的特征,使有别于;区分,辨别;认出;使出众
    (1)distinguish between…and…区分/辨别……和……
    distinguish…from…使……有别于……
    distinguish oneself (as…)使某人自己(作为……)表现突出
    (2)distinguished adj.卓越的;著名的;杰出的
    be distinguished for…因……而出名

    (1)They can distinguish their mother’s voice from that of a female stranger.
    (2)To his mother’s satisfaction,he has already distinguished himself as an athlete.
    (3)The Chinese nation is distinguished for its diligence and courage.
    单句语法填空
    (1)Honestly speaking,I admire your (distinguish) achievements.
    (2)Keep working hard and you are bound to distinguish yourself others.
    答案
    1.distinguished
    2.from


    Generations of poets,both in China and abroad,owe a debt to his inspirational poems.
    owe vt.欠(账、钱、人情等);归功于;归因于
    (1)owe sb.sth./owe sth.to sb.欠某人某物
    owe sth.to sb./sth. 把某事归功于某人或某事
    owe it to sb.that… 把……归功于某人
    (2)owing to 因为,由于

    (1)As a matter of fact,you owed the lady an apology.
    →As a matter of fact,you owed an apology to the lady.
    (2)The winner said that he should owe his success to his patient coach.
    (3)I owe it to you that we have made such a great breakthrough.
    (4)The sports meeting was put off owing to the bad weather.
    单句语法填空/完成句子
    (1)The actor said that he would owe his success his dear teachers.
    (2)She owed to the doctor that her son was brought back to life.
    (3)Thanks for helping me so much.I .
    谢谢你帮了我那么多。我欠你一个人情。
    (4)It was that they had to change the schedule of leaving.
    因为恶劣的天气他们不得不改变了离开的日程。
    答案
    1.to
    2.it
    3.owe you a favo(u)r
    4.owing to bad weather


    debt
    n.欠款;债务;人情债,恩情,情义

    短语
    in debt 负债
    out of debt 不欠债
    pay off debt 还清债务
    get/run/fall into debt陷入债务中
    be in debt to sb.=be in sb.’s debt欠某人的钱;欠某人的情

    例句
    (1)Don’t get him to lend you any money any more,because he himself is in debt.
    (2)She is a person who doesn’t like to be in debt to anyone for any reasons.
    (3)The manager got/ran/fell into heavy debt and was arrested yesterday evening.

    练习(完成句子)
    (1)If we have a good harvest this year,we( 1 ) .
    如果我们今年有个好收成,我们就不会负债了。
    (2)We’ll( 2 )if you spend more than our income.
    要是你花的比我们挣的还多,我们就要欠债了。
    (3)What makes me happy is that I’ll( 3 )next year.
    让我高兴的是我明年就能还清债务了。
    答案
    1.won’t be in debt
    2.get/run/fall into debt
    3.pay off my debt


    blame
    vt.责备;谴责;把……归咎于 n.过失;责备;指责

    短语
    be to blame (for sth.) (对某事)负有责任,应受责备
    blame sb.for sth. 因某事责备某人;把某事归咎于某人
    blame sth.on sb./sth. 把某事归咎于某人/某事
    put/lay the blame for sth.on sb.将某事归咎于某人
    bear/take the blame (for sth.) (对某事)承担责任

    例句
    (1) It is the driver,rather than the passengers that is to blame for the accident.
    (2) The managing director was blamed for the accident,although it was not really his fault.
    (3) Don’t always blame your own failure on others,which is of no good to you.
    (4) Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning,and put the blame on the alarm clock.
    (5) In conclusion,everyone should take the blame for our community.
    (6) Are losing theirs and blaming it on you

    练习(完成句子)
    (1) The polluted water( 1 )the spread of cholera.
    被污染的水造成了霍乱的传播。
    (2) ( 2 )by his teacher,the boy was in low spirits.
    被老师责备后,这个男孩心情低落。
    (3)Police( 3 ) .
    警方把事故归咎于危险驾驶。
    (4)If that happens, the coach( 4 ) .
    如果发生那样的事,教练将对此负责。

    答案
    1.was to blame for
    2.Blamed
    3.blamed the accident on dangerous driving
    4. will take the blame for it


    adj.宽容的;容忍的;能耐……的

    be tolerant of…容忍……
    tolerate vt.容忍;忍受
    tolerate (doing) sth.忍受(做)某事

    例句
    (1) He( 1 )opinions different from his own.
    他不太能容忍与他自己不同的意见。
    (2) I can tolerate the house( 2 ),but I hate it if it’s not clean.
    我可以容忍房间里不整齐,但是我讨厌房间里脏乱不堪。

    答案
    1. is not very tolerant of
    2.being untidy


    It is believed that

    It is believed that this poem was written by Li Bai in his teenage years.
    本句属于“It+be+过去分词+that…”结构,其中that引导主语从句,it是形式主语。

    短语
    It is believed that…人们相信……
    It is said that…据说……
    It is reported that…据报道……
    It is thought that…人们认为……
    It is known that…众所周知……
    “It+be+过去分词+that…”可以改写为:“Sb./Sth.+be+过去分词+不定式”。

    例句
    (1) ( 1 )global warming is due to human activities.
    人们相信,全球变暖归因于人类的活动。
    (2) ( 2 )one third of citizens plan to buy a car.
    据报道,三分之一的市民打算买车。
    (3) ( 3 )the air in this city will become much cleaner.
    人们希望这个城市的空气会变得更干净。
    [句型转换]
    (4)It is said that his son is studying in a foreign country now.
    →His son( 4 )in a foreign country now.

    答案
    1.It is believed that
    2.It is reported that
    3.It is hoped that
    4. is said to be studying