1、 1. More than any other type of literature, it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page. imply vt. to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly 含有含有的意思；暗示；暗指的意思；暗示；暗指 eg He is implying that l am wrong. 他的他的意思意思是我错了是我错了。 vt. 意味意味(某事可能是真的某事可能是真的) eg The high lev
2、el of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin. 这些岩石内部的高辐射水平这些岩石内部的高辐射水平意味意味着它们是由火山作用形着它们是由火山作用形 成的。成的。 2. Even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp, you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you read loud. grasp n. your ability to understand a
3、 complicated idea, situation, or subject 理解，领会；理解，领会； beyond ones grasp 无法理解无法理解 eg This essay is beyond the grasp of an average high school student. 这篇散文是一般中学生这篇散文是一般中学生不能理解不能理解的的。 抓紧，握紧，控制；抓紧，握紧，控制； eg He had allowed the ball to slip from his grasp. 他他让球从手里滑了出去。让球从手里滑了出去。 能力所及能力所及 eg An agreement
4、to end the war seemed within their grasp. 签订签订协议结束战争似乎在他们的掌握之中。协议结束战争似乎在他们的掌握之中。 vt. 抓紧；抓紧； eg Kay grasped him by the wrist. Kay紧紧紧紧抓住抓住他的手腕他的手腕。 领会，理解领会，理解 eg Some people find the idea of relativity difficult to grasp. 有些有些人觉得相对论的概念很难理解人觉得相对论的概念很难理解。 【语境应用语境应用】翻译下面句子。翻译下面句子。 1) 有些人发现理解这个观点很难有些人发现理解
5、这个观点很难。 2) 她准备好抓住任何机会来扩大自己的生意。她准备好抓住任何机会来扩大自己的生意。 3) 这个课程将提高学生们对这一语言的理解这个课程将提高学生们对这一语言的理解。 Some people find the idea (is) difficult to grasp. / Some people find it is difficult to grasp the idea. She is ready to grasp any opportunity to expand her business. The course will improve the students grasp
6、 of the language. 3. Do you detect a rhythm? detect v. to notice or discover something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear etc 发现，查明，侦察出发现，查明，侦察出 eg Many forms of cancer can be cured if detected early. 【拓展拓展】 detectable adj. 可觉察的可觉察的;可发现的可发现的;可查出可查出 detector n. 探测器，检测器探测器，检测器 detecti
7、ve n. 侦探，警探侦探，警探 detection n. 察觉，发现察觉，发现; 侦察侦察 4. As you slowly explore your surroundings, you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem. dig up: to discover information about somebody/something 发发 现，搜集，查明现，搜集，查明 eg They tried to dig up something from his past to s
8、poil his chances of being elected. 他们试图从他的过去他们试图从他的过去挖出挖出些东西来破坏他当选的可能性些东西来破坏他当选的可能性。 The paparazzi love to dig up the scandals of famous people. 狗仔队热衷于狗仔队热衷于打探打探名人的丑闻。名人的丑闻。 掘起掘起；挖掘出；挖掘出 eg An old Roman vase was dug up here last month. 上个月上个月在此地在此地出土了出土了一个古罗马花瓶。一个古罗马花瓶。 dig out 挖掘挖掘；发现，翻；发现，翻出出 dig
9、into 探查探查，探究，探究，探寻探寻 clue n. a fact or a piece of evidence that helps you discover the answer to a problem 线索线索，提示提示 eg Give me a clue. What does the word begin with? 给我点给我点提示提示。这个词是以什么开头的。这个词是以什么开头的? I didnt have a clue as to this problem. 关于这个问题关于这个问题，我我一无所知一无所知。 5. Third, if you are still struggl
10、ing to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort, Just have some patience. interpret vt. to explain the meaning of something 解释，阐释解释，阐释 eg Tom was asked to interpret the poem. Tom被要求被要求诠释诠释那首诗的意义那首诗的意义。 把把理解为；领会理解为；领会 eg I didnt know whether to interpret her silence as accept
11、ance or refusal. 我不知该把她的沉默我不知该把她的沉默看作看作是接受还是拒绝是接受还是拒绝。 演绎演绎 eg If Shakespeares plays are to reach a large audience they need to be interpreted in a modern style. 要要使莎士比亚的戏剧得到广大观众的接受，就需要用现代的使莎士比亚的戏剧得到广大观众的接受，就需要用现代的 风格去演绎。风格去演绎。 vi. 口译口译 eg They spoke good Spanish and promised to interpret for me. 他们
12、西班牙语说得很好他们西班牙语说得很好，答应替我答应替我翻译翻译。 patience n. the ability to stay calm and accept a delay or sth annoying without complaining 耐心耐心，忍耐力忍耐力 eg I wouldnt have the patience to sit sewing all day. 我我可没有耐心整天坐着缝缝补补可没有耐心整天坐着缝缝补补。 【拓展拓展】 patient adj. 有耐心有耐心的，能忍耐的的，能忍耐的 eg This teacher is very patient with you
13、ng children. 这这位老师对幼儿非常有位老师对幼儿非常有耐心耐心。 patient n. 病人病人 eg Doctors are very patient with patients. 医生医生对对病人病人很很有有耐心耐心。 【语境应用语境应用】翻译句子翻译句子 1) 警方仍在寻找能帮助搜索失踪女孩的线索。警方仍在寻找能帮助搜索失踪女孩的线索。 Police are still looking for _ in their search for the missing girl. 2) 这份资料可以从多方面解读这份资料可以从多方面解读。 The data can be _. 3) 我
14、要把那棵植物挖出来，挪个地方。我要把那棵植物挖出来，挪个地方。 Ill _and move it. clues interpreted in many different ways dig up that plant 6. So if you do not get it, set the poem aside and come back to it later. set sth aside: to not consider something, because other things are more important 把把放一边放一边 eg Business is business. L
15、ets set our personal feelings aside for now. 公事公办公事公办。这会儿咱们就先把个人情感。这会儿咱们就先把个人情感放一边放一边吧吧。 留出留出(钱或时间钱或时间) eg She tries to set aside some money every month. 她每个月都尽量她每个月都尽量存存点钱点钱。 【语境应用语境应用】翻译下面句子。翻译下面句子。 1) Try to set aside some time each day for exercise. 2) He set his pen aside and read over what he
16、had written. 尽量尽量每天留出些时间锻炼每天留出些时间锻炼。 他他把钢笔搁到一边，将写的东西细读了一遍。把钢笔搁到一边，将写的东西细读了一遍。 7. As an explorer, you will not reach your goal immediately you need to go on journey to a remote and unknown destination. remote adj. far from towns or other places where people live 偏远的偏远的，偏僻的偏僻的 eg After two hours walk,
17、 they arrived at a remote mountain village. 走了两个小时之后走了两个小时之后，他们来到了一个他们来到了一个偏僻偏僻的山的山村。村。 遥远的遥远的；久远的久远的 eg in the remote past / future 在在遥远的遥远的过去过去/将来将来 关系较远的；远亲的关系较远的；远亲的 eg a remote cousin 远房远房表亲表亲 相差很大的相差很大的；极不相同的；极不相同的 eg His theories are somewhat remote from reality. 他的理论有点儿他的理论有点儿脱离脱离现实现实。 (机会机会
18、或或可能性可能性)渺茫渺茫的，微乎其微的，微乎其微的的 eg There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive. 他们仍然有他们仍然有一线一线希望能把她活着找到希望能把她活着找到。 8. This may seem difficult at first, but when you finally make your great discovery, your efforts will be rewarded. reward vt. to give something to someone because they have
19、 done something good or helpful or have worked for it 奖励，奖赏奖励，奖赏 eg Finally, Marys patience was rewarded. 最终最终，玛丽的耐心有了玛丽的耐心有了回报回报。 常用结构：常用结构：reward sb with sth reward sb for (doing) sth eg The company rewarded her for her efforts. 公司因为她工作努力对她进行了公司因为她工作努力对她进行了奖励奖励。 The guest rewarded us handsomely fo
20、r helping him. 客户对于我们给他的帮助大加酬谢。客户对于我们给他的帮助大加酬谢。 reward n. 奖励，奖励，回报回报；悬赏金；悬赏金 eg You deserve a reward for being so helpful. 你帮了这么大的忙你帮了这么大的忙，理应受到理应受到奖励奖励。 【拓展拓展】 in reward 作为报酬作为报酬 as a reward for . 作为作为的的报酬报酬 【语境应用语境应用】汉译汉译英。英。 1) 警方出警方出300美元赏金悬赏有关那起抢劫案的消息美元赏金悬赏有关那起抢劫案的消息。 2) 作为对他通过考试的作为对他通过考试的奖赏奖赏，
21、父母亲父母亲送给他一块新的手表送给他一块新的手表。 3) 对于他的对于他的帮助帮助，我我会酬谢他的会酬谢他的。 4) 我不指望得到任何东西作为报酬我不指望得到任何东西作为报酬。 The police are offering a reward of $300 for information about the robbery. As a reward for his passing the examination, his parents gave him a new watch. I shall reward him for his help. I dont expect anything
22、in reward. Language points 9. Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings. constantly adv. all the time 始终始终，一直一直 eg He talked constantly about his work. 他他不断地不断地谈到他的工作谈到他的工作。 constant adj. 连续发生的连续发生的；不断的；
23、不断的；重复的重复的 eg constant interruptions 无休止无休止的干扰的干扰 始终如一始终如一的，恒久不变的，恒久不变的的 eg travelling at a constant speed 以以恒定的速度行驶恒定的速度行驶 Language points 10. 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. percei
24、ve vt. to notice, see, or recognize something 注意到注意到，意意 识到识到，察觉到察觉到 eg I didnt perceive anything unusual about his behaviour that morning. 那天早上我没那天早上我没看出看出他有什么异样他有什么异样。 将将理解为；将理解为；将视为视为 eg I perceived his comment as a challenge. 我我认为他的批评是对我的认为他的批评是对我的激励激励。 【语境应用语境应用】翻译句子翻译句子 1) 人们普遍认为他们的运气不佳。人们普遍认为他
25、们的运气不佳。(perceive) They were widely perceived to have been unlucky. 2) 此入口经常使用此入口经常使用。(constant) This entrance is in constant use. The passage below is about a students experience of reading poetry. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. I love reading
26、poetry and I try to (1) _ some time each day to read poems. Poetry can take me to (2) _ mountaintops covered with mist; it can also take me inside someone elses mind. set aside remote B1 complex constantly contradictory dig up interpret remote reward set aside Poetry can describe things that are too
27、 (3) _ to express in any other way; it can also display the hidden beauty of simple and ordinary things. I like poems that are (4) _: it is exciting when the poet starts with one particular image, and then adds something that seems to be out of placeit is the lines which stick out that make a poem i
28、nteresting. contradictory complex constantly contradictory dig up interpret remote reward set aside complex (5) _ poetry can be difficult, but what I love about poetry is that it makes me wondersometimes it is like a riddle that I want to solve, or a question that I want to answer. When I start read
29、ing a new poem, I may say to myself, “This is confusingI dont like it.” However, many of my favourite poems are the ones I did not like at first. With poetry, I know I have to be patient: I will not be (6) _ immediately, complex constantly contradictory dig up interpret remote reward set aside Inter
30、preting rewarded but when I finally understand a poem, it will stay with me for a long time. Also, when I read poetry regularly, I (7) _ discover new thingseven in poems that I have read many times before. Reading poetry is like trying to find and (8)_ a treasure: I can use a poem as a treasure map
31、that will eventually guide me to exciting new discoveries. complex constantly contradictory dig up interpret remote reward set aside constantly dig up noun + verb-ing noun + verb-ed noun + adjective adverb + verb-ing B2 The lecture transcript uses some compound adjectives. Note the following words a
32、nd think of more compound adjectives formed in similar ways. Then fill in the table with as many compound adjectives as you can. painstaking, heartbreaking, time-consuming, eye-catching snow-covered, handmade, tongue-tied, sun-dried lifelong, world-famous, homesick, duty-free everlasting, fast-flowing, bestselling, far-reaching
