1、M4 U4Extended reading-language points1. dareBut I dare not speak in a voice loud, for fear of scaring dwellers on high. （1） 不及物动词；敢于dare( to) do sth （2） dare not do sth 2. characterize （1） 是.的特征Bright colors characterize his drawings.明亮的色彩是他绘画的特点。（2） 具有.的特点be characterized by.特点是.（3） 描述；刻画characteri
2、ze sb as. 把.描述成.character 品质；人物；特点characteristic adj. 典型的；独特的Out of character 不符合.的个性3. EncounterDuring his travels, he visited mountains and greet rivers, encountering different customs and practices.（1） 偶然遇到come across（2） 遇到encounter difficulties 遇到困难（3） 名词；相遇，冲突an encounter with sb 与.的相遇4. Tolera
3、nt adj. 宽容的；能耐.的This open and tolerant atmosphere allowed Liai the liberty to develop a free and unconstrained personality, which, in turn, had a huge impact on his poetic production. （1） 宽容的be tolerant to sb 对.某人宽容的（2） 能耐.的These plants are tolerant of frost. 这些植物耐霜。toleratetolerationintolerant5. Th
4、is open and tolerant atmosphere allowed Liai the liberty to develop a free and unconstrained personality, which, in turn, had a huge impact on his poetic production. Personal liberty 个人自由fight for liberty and freedom 为自由和平等斗争at liberty to do sth 自由去做某事take the liberty of doing 自作主张做某事6. GivenGiven h
5、is personal experiences and historical background, （1）考虑到，鉴于，considering（2）给定的A given topic 一个给定的话题7. Distinguish（1） 区分distinguish a from B （2） 使.出众be distinguished for.因为.而出名distinguishabledistinguished8. RepresentativeThe poem below, written in his fifties, is representative of his romantic style.
6、（1） 代表a sales representative 销售代表（2） 是.的代表be representative of represent 代表；作为.的象征9. cast （1） 投射cast a shadow over sth 给某事蒙上阴影（2） 向.投以（视线，笑容）cast a glance at 瞥了一下（3） 选派角色cast sb as sth 选派某人演某角色（4） 全体演员a member of the cast 剧组的10. Owe 欠情；欠债Generations of poets, both in China and abroad, owe a debt to
7、his inspirational poems. 他的诗篇滋养着中国乃至海外一代又一代诗人（1） owe sb sth=owe sth to sb 把.归功于（2） owe ab a debt 感激某人（3） owe ab money 欠某人钱（4） owing to 因为；由于=（because of/ as a result of/ on account of ）11. Debt Generations of poets, both in China and abroad, owe a debt to his inspirational poems. 他的诗篇滋养着中国乃至海外一代又一代诗
8、人（1） owe a debt of gratitude 欠某人的恩情（2） 借款 have debts （3） 还债 pay off debts12. Entitle vt. 给.命名He was fascinated by Libais poem and translated some of them in his 1915 poetry collection entitled Cathy. 他倾慕李白的诗，选译了多首收入1915年出版的诗歌集华夏集。（1） be entitled by.名为.（2） 使.享有权利，有资格做.be entitled to do.有权利，有资格做某事.13.
9、 Blame Vt. 把.归咎于.N. 责任If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you. 如果周围的人都失去理性，并怪罪你，而你保持清醒。（1）blame sb for sth blame sth on sb sb be blame for sth （2）责任，责备，指责accept/bear/take the blame 承担责任put/lay the blame for sth on sb 把某事的责任推到某人的某人身上。14. make allowance for 体谅；考虑到，估计到If you can trust yourself when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you. 如果周围的人都失去理性，并怪罪你，而你保持清醒。（1） make allowance for 体谅；考虑到（2） 津贴，补助an allowance of 300 a month（3） 限额a package allowance of 5 kilos包裹限重5千克（4） 零花钱earn our allowances 赚点零花钱
