Questions:
(passage 1)
John Milton’s work became famous for ________.
his work is exactly written with sounds, words and grammar
his work calls up the feelings, curious images of a dream world
his work has a special pattern of rhyme at the end of each line
The style and atmosphere in Shelley’s poems is just like the poems of____.
Marvell and Donne
Li Bai and Du Fu
Auden and Robert Frost
John Milton
From the passage, we got the idea(s)_______.
poetry belongs to all human beings
poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar
poetry often follows special patterns of rhythm and rhyme
all of above
I like song words because _______.
they are bright
they are colorful
they are greedy
my feelings given by them are more special
Choose the best explanation of “e-pal”.
a machine
a person
a piece of information
a friend online
From paragraph 4, we can learn _______
we should read poems aloud
poems are strange
poems are difficult to understand
I am special
What’s the main idea of passage 1?
Poetry is a good ridge to connect the East with the West.
Different periods of English poems
Modern poems of English
Differences between Chinese and English poetry.
What’s the main idea of passage 2?
We should read poems with doors closed.
We should first sing songs then read poems.
Reading poems can bring people pleasure just like singing a song.
We should first read poems then long ones.
From passage 1, we can infer that _______.
we’d better read poems in English
translated poems can’t express intrinsic meaning of original poems
there is no advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese tanslation
Chinese translation poems are good as English poems
From Passage 2, we can infer that ________
the writer used to like poetry very much
songs and poems are the same
the writer fell in love with poems as soon as his e-pal told him something
now reading poems is part of the writer’s life
Section ＩWarming-up, listening and speaking
get through
通過，穿過
We managed to get through the forest with his help.
在他的幫助下我們設法通過了那座森林。
They succeeded in getting the bill through.
他們已使這項議案得以通過。
（2）到達，抵達
The message got through (to us ) at last.
這消息終于送到（我們這里）。
（3）辦完，做完，結束
He got through the book in one evening.
他一個晚上看完了那本書。
Can you get through with your work today?
今天你能完成工作嗎？
（4）考試及格
I am glad to hear that she got through the exam.
聽到她考試及格的消息，我感到很高興。
（5）接通電話
I rang you several times yesterday, but couldn’t get through.
昨天我給你打了好幾次電話，但都沒打通。
whether……or……表示讓步，“不管……還是……”還可表示“或者”等等。
Whether we go to your planes or stay here, we will still find something to eat.
不管我們是到你那兒去，還是呆在這兒， 我們都需要找點吃的東西。
Whether by accident or design, he broke the mirror on the table.
不知是偶然還是有意，他打破了桌子上的鏡子。
Whether he drives or takes the train, he will be here on time.
不管他是開車還是乘火車來，他總會準時到達的。
3 belong to 屬于；是……的成員之一；沒有進行時和被動語態
The car belongs to my uncle.
這輛車屬于我叔叔的。
Who dose this bag belong to?
這個包是誰的？
I belong to the tennis club.
我是這個網球俱樂部的會員。
Do you belong to any party?
你有沒有參加哪個政黨？
但常用belong to 的-ing 形式做定語
China is a country belonging to the third world.
中國屬于第三世界。
belong 的名詞belonging 常用復數形式，“動產”
4．I am interested to read some Romantic poetry about love and friendship.
我想讀一些關于愛情和友誼的浪漫主義詩歌。
①interest v. 使感興趣 n. 興趣
interested adj. 感興趣的，關心的
be interested in…… 對……感興趣
be interested to do …… 想做某事；有興趣做某事
of interest 有意思（= interesting 作表語或定語）
with interest 感興趣地
take /have/ feel interest in …… 對……感興趣
They are interested in what is going on in the art world.
他們對藝術界發生的事情感興趣。
I couldn’t make out why he was so interested to know all about you.
我不理解為什么他如此地想知道有關你的一切。，
All this is of no interest to me.
這一切對我來說一點意思都沒有。
He listened with great interest
他饒有興趣地傾聽著。
There is nothing that can interest him.
沒有什么能使他感興趣。
② romantic 浪漫的，傳奇的， 不現實的
Romantic （文藝等）浪漫主義的， 浪漫派的， 浪漫主義作家（n.）
READING
More than any other form of literature, poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar.
與其他任何形式的文學相比， 詩歌更能集聲、字、語法為一體。
more than “比……多， 多于” 之意， 它還可以表示 “不僅僅，非�！钡纫�。
European countries are now making an active effort to reuse materials more than they used to.
為了比過去更多地再用舊材料，歐洲國家正在進行著積極的努力。
Peace is much more than the absence of war.
和平不僅僅意味著沒有戰爭。
A library is more than a place where books stored.
圖書館不僅僅是個藏書的地方。
He is more than glad to receive the letter.
他收到信非常高興。
more than + 從句時，常常具有否定的意義，譯成“并非，不是”
At least you enjoyed yourself, which is more than I did.
至少你玩得開心，而我卻不是。
That’s more than I can tell you.
這一點我是不能告訴你的。
The beauty of Hang Zhou is more than words can describe.
杭州之美是言語所不能描述的。
That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read.
這使得詩歌寫起來很難，但讀起來有趣。
Structure: S.+O.+C. 此句的補足語為形容詞短語。表語形容詞其后的不定式用主動形式。
He is difficult to deal with.
他很難對付。
The problem is easy to work out.
該題很容易做。
The stone is heavy to lift.
這塊石頭抬起來很重。
This type of car is expensive to buy.
這種型號的車買起來很貴。
Poetry also calls up all the colors, feelings, experiences and curios images of a dream world.
詩歌也能把所有的色彩、感情、經歷，以及夢幻世界的各種奇異的幻想展現于人們的頭腦。
call up:
① 召喚；使人想起 (=remind sb. of sth.)
The sound of seagulls called up happy memories of his childhood.
海鷗的叫聲喚起了他童年的幸福的記憶。
Your letter calls up the pleasant days when we worked together.
你的來信使我回想起往日我們共同工作的快樂的日子。
The smell of the ink called up happy memories of my school days.
墨水的香味喚起了我對學生時代的回憶。
② 給……打電話 （= ring up）
When he got back the city, he called up the office.
他回到城里時給辦公室打了個電話。
Please call me up at 8:00 this evening.
請今晚八點給我打電話。
③ 征召，召集；傳訊
When the war broke out, they were at once called up.
戰爭一爆發，他們立刻就被征召入伍了。
The general called up his forces for the attack.
將軍召集其全部兵力來進行這次的進攻。
Harry was called up by the police.
哈利被警方傳訊。
④ 叫醒，喚醒
Please call me up at 6:00 tomorrow morning.
明早六點叫醒我。
The doctor was called up three times during the night to attend the urgent cases.
醫生夜里三次被叫醒去看急診病人。
拓展：
call on 訪問、探望（人）
call at 訪問（地）
call for 需要，邀請
call back 叫回，回電話
call around 來訪，作短暫的逗留，叫（出租車等）
China has a long history during which many of the world’s greatest poets were active.
中國有著悠久的歷史，其間活躍著許多世界上最偉大的詩人。
Has a long history 有著悠久的歷史
has a history of….. 有著……（之久）的歷史
in history 在歷史上
in the history of the cinema 在電影史上
① Our school has a history of about 100 years.
我們學校有著大約一百年的歷史。
② There are many such examples in history.
歷史上有很多這樣的事例。
③ Charlie Chaplin is considered one of the greatest actors in the history of the cinema.
查理.卓別林被認為是電影史上最為的演員之一。
5． Poems by Du Fu, LI Bai and Wang Wei among others stand out in the halls of glory.
在其他一些最偉大的詩人中杜甫，李白以及王維的詩在光輝的藝術店堂里特別引人注目。
Stand out: ①突出，顯眼，引人注目，
He was very tall and stood out from the crowd.
他個子高，在人群中顯得很突出。
The road sign is easy to read: the words stand out well.
路標很容易辨別，字很顯眼。
In this list two names stand out particularly.
在這個名單中有兩個名字尤其引人注目。
His red hair made him stand out in the crowd.
他的紅頭發使得他在人群中特別引人注目。
Our classroom building stood out clearly against the sky.
藍天清晰地襯托出我們的教室大樓。
② 有拒不屈服，堅持反對或抵抗，常常與介詞for 或against 連用
I’m standing out against his idea.
我堅決反對他的主張。
The workers are standing out for higher pay and better conditions.
工人們堅持要求提高工資改善勞動條件。
③ 出列， 站出來
The teacher asked the boy to stand out for the line so that she could speak the him later.
老師讓哪個男孩總隊列中站出來以便等會和他談話。
Stand out that in the back row, the one with the dirty boots.
后排穿臟靴子的那一個， 站出來！
Glory: n.[u] 光榮；榮耀；壯觀，[c]光榮的人和事
They fought for the glory of their country.
他們為了國家的榮譽而戰。
He did it for his own personal glory.
他為了自己的榮譽做了那件事。
the glory of the sunset 落日的壯觀
glories of our past history 我們歷史上榮耀的事
He is a glory to his profession.他是他所從事的專業的光榮。
6The next period that produced a great number of fine poets was the nineteenth centry.
下一個產生大量優秀詩人的時期是十九世紀。
Produce vt. 生產；產出，造成，帶來；拿出，出示
Australia produces wool.
澳大利亞出產羊毛。
A hen produces eggs.
母雞能產蛋。
Their efforts produced no results.
他們的努力沒有什么結果。
Hard work produces success.
努力能帶來成功。
7．When you have read some Chinese poems, you will have seen and heard some of the features that all good poetry shares.
你讀過一些中國詩歌之后，你就會看到和聽到所有好的詩歌所共有的一些特點。
will have done: 將來完成時
By the end of this month, we shall have finished the work.
到本月底我們就會完成這項工作。
Once you have understood it, you will find it very interesting.
一旦你理解了，你就會發現很有意思。
Share: 共有，共享，共用，分擔，常接介詞 with, between, among.
May I share you umbrella?
可以跟你合用你的傘嗎？
We haven’t enough books for everyone, so some of you will have to share.
我們的書不夠每人分一本，所以你們當中有些人將只好合用一本。
I will share your joys and sorrows.
我愿與你同甘共苦。
They shared the same tastes and interests.
他們有著共同的興趣和愛好。
Share the cake equally among all the children.
把蛋糕平均分給孩子們。
拓展：
share in 分享，分擔
He wished we were there to share in his joy.
他希望我們也在那兒共享他的喜悅。
I shall share (in) the cost with you.
費用我和你分擔。
Newspapers help us to share in the events of the outside world.
報紙幫我們了解世界大事。
share with sb.…… 與某人合用
share out 分配，合用
The money was shared out between them.
這筆錢他們兩人分。
How shall we share out the money that we have collected?
我們收來的錢怎么個分法。
See that these things are shared out fairly.
設法使這些東西得到平均分配。
8．Greatly loved in China are the English Romantic poets.
英國浪漫主義詩人深受中國人愛戴。
為強調表語而引起的倒裝，
On the desk are two English-Chinese dictionaries.
桌子上是兩本英漢詞典。
Behind the farmhouse was a great pool. 在農舍的后面是一個大池塘。
Around the fire were over thirty students and their teacher.
圍火而座的是三十多位學生和老師。
Inside the pyramid were the king’s and queen’s burial rooms and the long passages to these rooms.
在金字塔里面是國王和王后的墓室和通向這些墓室的長長的通道。
9. Reading poetry in English also opens the door to finding new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese.
open the (a) door to (for)……意為“為……創造條件，向……開門，給……以方便”
Learning to read and write opens the/a door to a better living conditions.
學會讀寫為擁有較好的工作和生活條件創造了條件。
This agreement opens the door to advances in technology.
這項協議為該技術的進步打開了方便之門。
Copying other’s exercise may open the door to cheating in the exam.
抄襲別人的作業可能會為考試作弊創造條件。
Integrating Skills
They are like bright and warm colors in the middle of grays and shades.
它們如同灰暗中出現的明快、溫暖的顏色。
Like prep. 象
喜歡
She is very tall and pretty, just like her mother.
她長的很高很漂亮，就象她的母親。
They are like brother and sister.
他們象兄妹倆。
They like the same type of clothes.
他們倆喜歡同樣類型的衣服。
回顧
What’s he like?
What does he like?
What does he look like?
I also like reading, though I used to avoid poetry.
我也喜歡閱讀，盡管我過去常常避開詩歌。
Avoid 逃避，回避，躲避（+n/pron/doing）
Luckily, we were able to avoid an accident.
幸運的是，我們逃過了一場車禍。
I tried to avoid meeting him because he always bored me.
我盡量避免遇見他，因為他總是使我厭煩。
He tried to avoid the punishment/being punished by the police after the accident.
車禍以后，他想逃避警方的懲罰。
拓展
avoidance n. 逃避，回避
avoidable adj. 可避免的
3．Reading aloud gives you a strange feeling, but when you have some practice and fall into the rhythm, the rhyme and the sounds of the words, it is a really special experience.
大聲朗讀給你一種奇怪的感覺，但當你經過一番練習，進入詩詞的節奏、韻律以及聲音中時，那的確是一種非常特殊的體驗。
Fall into: 掉入還可以表示陷入某種狀態，養成……習慣，開始……起來
He fell into a deep sleep.
他進入熟睡狀態。
They have fallen into poverty.
他們陷入窮困中。
I fell into conversation with a writer at the party.
在聚會中我與一位作家談起來。
It’s easy to fall into a bad habit.
染上一種壞習慣很容易。
4．I started with small poems, but now I think I most like long poems.
我是從閱讀小詩開始的，但是現在我覺得我還是喜歡讀長詩。
Start with,從……開始，以……開始（= begin with）
Let’s start with Ex2.
讓我們從練習2開始吧。
A thousand-li journey starts with the first step.
千里之行，始于足下。
His illness started with a slight cough.
他的病開始于輕微的咳嗽。
拓展：to start with作為開始；首先；第一點
To start with, we have the correct leadership of the Party.
首先，我們要有黨的正確領導。
Our group had five members to start with.
我們小組開始時只有五名成員。
5．When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.
詩讀完了，我把書和上，我的悲傷也無影無蹤了。
gone 為go 的過去分詞，可作為形容詞使用，表示“過去了的；不見了的；已死的；用光了的”等等。如：
Summer is gone. 夏天已經過去了。
All my hope is gone. 我的所有希望都破滅了。
With all his money gone, he had to return home.
錢都用光了（或：錢都丟了），他只好返回家去了。
When I returned there, I found the book gone.當我返回那里時，我發現那本書已經不見了。
Ask your teacher to recommend poems to you. 請老師向你推薦詩歌。
recommend vt. 推薦，介紹；勸告，建議
recommend sb. … (=recommend …to sb.) 向某人推薦/介紹
recommend sb. for … 推薦某人做（某職位）
recommend sth. for …推薦某物作某種用途
recommend sb. as … 推薦某人為…
recommend doing sth. 建議做某事
recommend +that-clause 建議……（從句中用shoud+動詞原形）
Can you recommend me a good doctor? 你能給我推薦一個好的牙醫嗎？
Perhaps you can recommend me another hotel. 或許你能給我再介紹一家旅館。
I’ll recommend him for the job. 我要推薦他做這項工作。
I recommend these pills for your cough. 我向你推薦這種要治療咳嗽。
I’ll recommend him as her secretary. 我要推薦他當她的秘書。
I recommend buying this dictionary. (=I recommend you to buy this dictionary.)
我建議你買這本字典。
He recommended that we (should) read the novel. (He recommended us to read the novel.)
他建議我們讀一讀那部小說。
7. Collect your favorite poems in a notebook and ask your friends to contribute to it.
把你最喜歡的詩集在筆記本里，并請你的朋友也出一份力。
Contribute “捐獻，貢獻，投稿；提供（時間 精力等）”，多與介詞to連用。
He contributed to the church.他向教會捐款。
She contributed a lot of good ideas to the discussion. 她在這次討論中提出了一些好的建議。
He contributed a lot of money to the charity. 他向慈善機構捐獻了很多錢。
He often contributes to newspapers. 他經常給報社投稿。
提示：contribute to 還可意為“有助于，促使（發生某事），為……出力/做貢獻”
A proper amount of exercise contributes to good health.
適度的運動有意健康。
The driver’s carelessness contributed to the accident.
司機的粗心大意導致了事故的發生。
Cigarette smoking is a major
吸煙是致癌的要素。
When they do so, they’re contributing to British economy.
他們這樣做就是在為英國經濟做貢獻。
[拓展] contribution n. 貢獻
make a contribution to…為……做貢獻（to為介詞）