1、What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it?Form Rhythm RhymeWords Step 1 Pre-reading 3.Do you have any difficulty in reading a poem?4.Do you know how to read a poem?Lets learn how to read a poem!Global readingGlobal readingScan the lecture transcript and finish A1.ReadingSoundSe
2、nseHow does it sound?an explorer in an unfamiliar landscapepatient when interpreting its meaningfully understand a poem to appreciate itA 1 Complete the chart about how to understand a poem from 2 aspects.Im a fast reader!Poetry is a combination of“sound”and“sense”.More than any other type of litera
3、ture,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.So,how to reveal this hidden dimension?Para.1 Para.1(1)How is poetry different from other types of literature?More than other types of literature,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.Im a focused reader
4、!Poetry is a combination of“sound”and“sense”.More than any other type of literature,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.So,how to reveal this hidden dimension?诗歌是诗歌是“音音”与与“意意”的融合。与其他任何文学类型相比,诗歌通常隐含着超的融合。与其他任何文学类型相比,诗歌通常隐含着超越字面的更深层含义。那么,如何揭示隐藏的这个方面呢?越字面的更深层含义。那么,如何揭示隐藏的这个
5、方面呢?more than1.more than+n,意为意为“不仅仅不仅仅”2.more than+adj,意为意为“十分,非常十分,非常”3.more than+数词,意为数词,意为“超过,多于超过,多于”e.g.This is more than a book.She was more than kind to us.para1.的结合的结合不仅仅不仅仅First,follow your ears.While you may ask“What does it mean?”as you begin reading a poem,it is better to ask“How does it
6、 sound?”Even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp,you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you read it aloud.Do you detect a rhythm?Are there any repeated words,rhymes or other special effects?All of these are good qualities to notice,and they may lead you to a bett
7、er understanding of the poem in the end.Read these lines to feel how they sound.Para.2:Para.2:When you begin reading a poem,what should you pay special attention to?Im a focused reader!First,follow your ears.While you may ask“What does it mean?”as you begin reading a poem,it is better to ask“How doe
8、s it sound?”Even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp,you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you read it aloud.para2 首先,凭听觉的指引首先,凭听觉的指引(跟从你的耳朵跟从你的耳朵)。当你刚开始读一首诗时,你可能会问:。当你刚开始读一首诗时,你可能会问:“这是什么意思?这是什么意思?”但最好问一句:但最好问一句:“它听起来怎么样?它听起来怎么样?”即使你似乎无法理解即使你似乎无法理解这首诗的真正含义,但是你总
9、是可以说说这首诗在朗读时听上去如何。这首诗的真正含义,但是你总是可以说说这首诗在朗读时听上去如何。为为.无法理解无法理解最好做某事最好做某事似乎似乎 Do you detect a rhythm?Are there any repeated words,rhymes or other special effects?All of these are good qualities to notice,and they may lead you to a better understanding of the poem in the end.Read these lines to feel how
10、 they sound.para2你发现韵律了吗?有没有重复词、押韵或其他特别的效果?所有这些都是值得注你发现韵律了吗?有没有重复词、押韵或其他特别的效果?所有这些都是值得注意的特质,并且它们可能最终会引导你更好地理解这首诗。朗读下面这几句诗,感意的特质,并且它们可能最终会引导你更好地理解这首诗。朗读下面这几句诗,感受它们听起来如何。受它们听起来如何。最后最后引领某人去引领某人去.(2)What aspects should you pay special attention to when you read a poem aloud?The aspects of rhythm,repeate
11、d words,rhymes and other special effects.Lets feel the sound!Repeated words:“_”.Rhyming words:“low”rhymes with“_”,“_”.“sea”rhymes with“_”,“_”.Detailed reading Detailed reading Para.2 Sweet and low,sweet and low,Wind of the western sea,Low,low,breathe and blow,Wind of the western sea!Over the rolling
12、 waters go,Come from the dying moon,and blow,Blow him again to me;While my little one,while my pretty one,sleeps.Rhyming wordsHow do you feel when you read them aloud?Sweet and low,sweet and low,Wind of the western sea,Low,low,breathe and blow,Wind of the western sea!Over the rolling waters go,Come
13、from the dying moon,and blow,Blow him again to me;While my little one,while my pretty one,sleeps.(From“Sweet and Low”by Alfred Tennyson)轻轻地,柔和地;轻轻地,柔和地,西边的海风,吹过,拂过,轻轻,轻轻,西边的海风!来自月色朦胧,拂过波涛汹涌,请将他再吹向我;当我的小宝贝,小可爱,已入梦。Second,approach the poem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.Ask some
14、 basic questions about the poem.Who is talking?Who is being talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?As you explore the poem,you will begin to see images in your mind.What are those images,and what happens when they are put together?This com
15、bination is often complex or even contradictory.As you slowly explore your surroundings,you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem.Read these lines,pay attention to the image of the caged bird and try to find out what it means.Para.3:Para.3:What are the basic qu
16、estions you should ask to understand a poem?Im a focused reader!Detailed Reading:read Para.3 and the second poem and finish the chart.Approach the poem as if you were an _ in an unfamiliar_?As you approach the poem,you should ask:As you explore the poem,you should ask:As you slowly explore your surr
17、oundings,you willWho is talking?Who is being talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?What are the images?What happens when they are put together?start to _ that give you a greater _ of the poem.dig up cluesunderstandingSecond,approach the p
18、oem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.Ask some basic questions about the poem.Who is talking?Who is being talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?As you explore the poem,you will begin to see images in your mind.para3第二,
19、走进诗歌,就像你是一个陌生风景中的探索者。问一些关于这首诗的基本问第二,走进诗歌,就像你是一个陌生风景中的探索者。问一些关于这首诗的基本问题。谁在说话?在和谁说话?描述了什么?有没有地域感?那里还有其他人或物吗?题。谁在说话?在和谁说话?描述了什么?有没有地域感?那里还有其他人或物吗?当你探索这首诗的时候,你的脑海会开始看到一些画面。当你探索这首诗的时候,你的脑海会开始看到一些画面。What are those images,and what happens when they are put together?This combination is often complex or even
20、 contradictory.As you slowly explore your surroundings,you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem.Read these lines,pay attention to the image of the caged bird and try to find out what it means.para3这些画面是什么?把它们组合起来会发生什么?这种组合通常是这些画面是什么?把它们组合起来会发生什么?这种组合通常是复杂的复杂的,
21、甚至是,甚至是矛盾的矛盾的。当你慢慢探索周围环境时,你会开始挖掘线索,这些线索会让你更好地。当你慢慢探索周围环境时,你会开始挖掘线索,这些线索会让你更好地理解这首诗。读下面这几句诗,注意理解这首诗。读下面这几句诗,注意“笼中鸟笼中鸟”的形象,尝试弄清它意味着什么。的形象,尝试弄清它意味着什么。发现发现组合,放在一起组合,放在一起Detailed reading Detailed reading Ask some basicquestionsabout the poemWho is talking?Who is being talking to?What is being described?I
22、s there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?(3)What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem?The caged bird sings 笼中之鸟,笼中之鸟,with a fearful trill 撕心裂肺,啼啭啾啾撕心裂肺,啼啭啾啾of things unknown 所唱是未知之物,所唱是未知之物,but longed for still 却依然渴求却依然渴求and his tune is heardon the dist
23、ant hill 歌声传到了远处的山丘歌声传到了远处的山丘for the caged bird sings of freedom.因为笼中的鸟儿在歌唱自由。因为笼中的鸟儿在歌唱自由。(From“Caged Bird”by Maya Angelou)(摘自玛雅(摘自玛雅 安吉洛笼中鸟)安吉洛笼中鸟)Detailed reading Detailed reading Para.3 The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the d
24、istant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.What is being described?What images come into your mind when you are reading it?(From“Caged Bird”by Maya Angelou)Lets figure out the image!The poem describes a bird that is_ in a cage,only able to sing about the _ it has never had.This caged bird can b
25、e read as portraying the experience of _.oppressed people trappedfreedomThird,if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort,just have some patience.You cannot really understand a poem that you have only read once.Sometimes reading a poem can be a li
26、felong job.So if you do not get it,set the poem aside and come back to it later.As an explorer,you will not reach your goal immediatelyyou need to go on a journey to a remote and unknown destination.This may seem difficult at first,but when you finally make your great discovery,your efforts will be
27、rewarded.Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.Read these lines and try to find out what they mean.Para.4:What should you do when you have difficulty in understanding the meaning of a poem?Im a focus
28、ed reader!Third,if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort,just have some patience.You cannot really understand a poem that you have only read once.Sometimes reading a poem can be a lifelong job.So if you do not get it,set the poem aside and come
29、 back to it later.para4第三,如果你下了很大的功夫可还是纠结于理解一首诗的意思,那就耐心一点吧。第三,如果你下了很大的功夫可还是纠结于理解一首诗的意思,那就耐心一点吧。你不可能真正理解只读过一遍的诗。有时,读懂一首诗可能是一辈子的事。所以如你不可能真正理解只读过一遍的诗。有时,读懂一首诗可能是一辈子的事。所以如果你不明白,可以把这首诗先放下,以后再回来读。果你不明白,可以把这首诗先放下,以后再回来读。把把.放一边放一边努力做某事努力做某事adj.刻苦的,艰苦的刻苦的,艰苦的下了很大的功夫下了很大的功夫As an explorer,you will not reach yo
30、ur goal immediately-you need to go on a journey to a remote and unknown destination.This may seem difficult at first,but when you finally make your great discovery,your efforts will be rewarded.para4作为一个探索者,你不会立刻达成你的目标作为一个探索者,你不会立刻达成你的目标你需要踏上旅程,去一个遥远未知你需要踏上旅程,去一个遥远未知的目的地。这一开始可能看起来很难,但当你最终有了重大发现时,你的努
31、力将得的目的地。这一开始可能看起来很难,但当你最终有了重大发现时,你的努力将得到回报。到回报。有重大发现时有重大发现时 Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.Read these lines and try to find out what they mean.para4相比容易理解的诗,那些不断展现更加深刻的、先前未发现的意义的诗常常更加有相比容易理解的诗
32、,那些不断展现更加深刻的、先前未发现的意义的诗常常更加有趣。读下面这几句诗,试着弄清它们是什么意思吧。趣。读下面这几句诗,试着弄清它们是什么意思吧。Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.我想我知道这片林子的主人,我想我知道这片林子的主人,尽管他住在山村。尽管他住在山村。他不会见我驻足于此,他不会见我驻足于此,凝视着他积满白雪的树林。凝视着他积满白雪的树林
33、。摘自罗伯特摘自罗伯特弗洛斯特雪夜林边小驻弗洛斯特雪夜林边小驻(4)What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand?They are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.(From“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”by Robert Frost)Lets dig out the implications!P
34、erhaps the narrator is enjoying a moment of peace to appreciate the beauty of Nature out of his daily grind.Finally,remember that you do not have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true inner beauty.As long as the journey of poetry
35、reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning,it will have been worth your effort.Para.5:What does the lecturer mean by saying that one does not need to fully understand a poem to appreciate it?Do you agree with him?Im a focused reader!Finally,remember that you do no
36、t have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true inner beauty.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.para5最后请记住,欣赏一首诗,并非得完全理解
37、它不可。也许你需要抛开逻辑思维以最后请记住,欣赏一首诗,并非得完全理解它不可。也许你需要抛开逻辑思维以发现它真正的内在美。只要读诗之旅能让你有所感触,或者让你领悟到另一层含义,发现它真正的内在美。只要读诗之旅能让你有所感触,或者让你领悟到另一层含义,那你的努力就是值得的。那你的努力就是值得的。值得你努力值得你努力抛弃逻辑思维抛弃逻辑思维Poetrys combination of“sound”and“sense”makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go beyond normal reality for the ever
38、lasting beauty.Enjoy your journey in the world of poetry!Para.6:Para.6:What can poetry bring for us?Do you think the ending part is well written?Why?The last paragraph echoes(呼应)the beginning by repeating“poetry is the combination of“sound”and“sense”.Im a focused reader!Poetrys combination of “sound
39、”and“sense”makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go beyond normal reality for the everlasting beauty.Enjoy your journey in the world of poetry!para6诗歌诗歌“音音”与与“意意”的结合,让你用一种新的方式看待世界,让你超越平常的现的结合,让你用一种新的方式看待世界,让你超越平常的现实去追求永恒的美。在诗歌的世界里享受你的旅程吧!实去追求永恒的美。在诗歌的世界里享受你的旅程吧!adj.永恒的永恒的永恒的美永恒的美超越一
40、般的现实超越一般的现实Apart from the four tips given by the lecturer,what other tips can you give on how to read a poem?From my point of view,to understand a poem better,we should also know more about the _ and the _ in which the poem was created-the theme of a poem usually has a close relationship with the ba
41、ckground in which the poet wrote it.Im a critical reader!poet backgroundBesides the poets message,we can also appreciated its easy flowing rhythm and rhymes.暗指,表明揭示隐藏的一面即使似乎让人无法理解复杂的相矛盾的探索周围环境发掘线索努力诠释一首诗的含义苦工,心血把放一边;留出 一个遥远又陌生的目的地不断揭示之前未领会到的意思抛弃逻辑思维imply implicationreveal the hidden dimensionappear
42、to be beyond ones graspcomplex/complicatedexplore the surroundingsdig up cluesstruggle to interpret the meaning of a poemset sth asidea remote and unknown destinationeven if(辨:even though 尽管;as if 仿佛)contradictory (v.contradict )painstaking effortabandon logical thinkingconstantly reveal previously
43、unrecognized meanings1.Poetry is a combination of“sound”and“sense”.诗歌是“声”和“意”的结合体。【词汇精讲】combination n.结合;组合【词汇拓展】a combination of.的结合_vt.结合;联合_ 把A和B结合起来combined adj.联合的;结合的;共同的be combined with与结合【迁移应用】The study of traditions should with practice.His treatment was a of surgery,radiation and drugs.be
44、combinedcombinationcombine combine A with/and B2.【词汇精讲】imply v.含有的意思,暗示,暗指【词汇拓展】_n.言外之意,暗示,暗指【迁移应用】用imply的适当形式填空(1)She said it was late,that we ought to go home.(2)The seems to be that we cannot have a holiday this year.implyingimplicationimplication imply(doing)sth 意味着做.imply that.意味/暗示着it is impli
45、ed that.意味着.3.【词汇精讲】grasp n.理解,领会;抓紧,握紧,控制;能力所及 v.抓紧;领会,理解【词汇拓展】_ the grasp of sb 为.所不能理解 _ ones grasp 能力所及 have a good grasp of _ to do.抓住机会去做.beyondwithin 掌握得好掌握得好 grasp the opportunity/chance4.Do you detect a rhythm?(Page 44)你发现节奏了吗?【词汇精讲】detect vt.发现;查明;侦察出 _ n.探测;侦查;察觉;发现 _ n.探测器 _ n.侦探 adj.侦探的
46、 _ adj.可觉察的;可发现的;可查出detection detectordetective The noise is barely几乎不 _by the human ear.Some skin cancers can be cured if _ and treated early.Now _ are looking for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious last night.Their approach is to scan every checked-in bag with a bomb _.detectabledetec
47、teddetectivesdetectordetectable5.Third,if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort,just have some patience.(Page 45)第三,如果你花了很大的心血,仍然难以理解一首诗的意思,那么请耐心一点。【词汇精讲1】interpret v.解释,阐释;把理解为,领会;演绎;口译【词汇拓展1】interpret._.把理解为Interpret _._.把译为_ n.译员_ n.解释;说明;阐明
48、【迁移应用1】单句语法填空(1)She interpreted his silence rudeness.(2)Im not satisfied with his (interpret)of this sentence.(3)我们需要一个把俄语口译为英语的人。We need somebody to Russian English.asinterpretationinterpret fromintointerpreterinterpretationasfrominto【词汇精讲2】patience n.耐心,忍耐力n./adj.patient adj.impatient n.impatience
49、 1.The earlier the treatment is given,the better the chances_ have.2.Sarah was becoming increasingly _ at their lack of interest.3.She was eager with _ to tell me the news.4.She was clearly _ to leave.patientsimpatient impatienceimpatient impatience n.不耐烦、无耐心 patient adj.有耐心的 n.病人 impatient adj.没耐心的
50、 _ 对.有耐心=_ 对.失去耐心_ 耐心地=be patient with.patientlyhave patience with.lose patience with.with patience 6.This may seem difficult at first,but when you finally make your great discovery,your efforts will be rewarded.(Page 45)这在一开始可能看起来很难,但当你最终做出伟大的发现时,你的努力会得到回报。【词汇精讲】reward vt.奖励,奖赏 n.奖励,回报;悬赏金reward sb