1、M4 U4Welcome+reading-language points1. Life is a barren field; Frozen with snow. 生命就像贫瘠的荒野；大雪冰封。（1） 冰冻的；frozen wastes of the Arctic 在北极荒芜地区（2） 冻僵的be absolutely frozen 完全冻僵了（3） 吓呆；惊呆be frozen with. 因.吓呆freeze vi./vt. 结冰freeze to death 冻死freezing adj. 极冷的freezing point 冰点2. imply More than any other t
2、ype of literature, it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page. 比任何其他类型的文学作品相比，它通常意味着比页面上的单词更深的意义。（1） 含有.的意思，暗示，暗指the implied meaning 隐含之义（2） 表明The fact implies her lack of interest in this party.3. grasp Even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp, you can always s
3、ay something about how the poem sounds when you read it.（1） 理解（understand/comprehend/appreciate）have a good grasp of sth 掌握.精通.（2） 控制lose your grasp on the situation 对局面失去控制（3） 能力所及within his grasp 能力所及（4） 动词， 抓住（take/grab/seize）grasp the opportunity 抓住机会4. complex what are those images, and what ha
4、ppens when they are put together? This combination is often complex or even contradictory.（1） 形容词 复杂的，难懂的a complex state of affairs 错综复杂的时态（2） 名词，建筑群build a new shopping complex（3）名词，情节have a complex about the weight 对体重有心理负担5. dig up 发现；崛起，挖掘出As you slowly explore your surroundings, you will start
5、to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem. （1） 发现dig up some fresh evidence 搜集一些证据（2） 挖掘出an ancient Roman statue was dug up. 一尊古罗马雕像被挖出。dig out 挖掘出dig into 探究6. clue 线索，提示 As you slowly explore your surroundings, you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understa
6、nding of the poem. 当你慢慢摸索周围环境，你会开始挖掘线索线索，这些线索会让你更好理解这首诗。discover a clue 发现线索have no clue about 对.一无所知7. interpretThird, if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort, just have some patience. 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，那就耐心吧。（1） 解释interpret the me
7、aning of dreams 试图解析梦的含义（2） 领会interpret sth as.把.理解为.（3） 口译interpret for the president 为总统做口译interpreter 口译员interpretation 解释8. patienceThird, if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort, just have some patience. 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，那就耐心吧
8、。run out of patience 耗尽耐心have the patience to do sth 有耐心做某事patient adj. 有耐心的impatient adj. 不耐心的patiently adv. 耐心地9. aside adv. 在旁边；留；存So if you do not get it, set the poem aside and come back to it later. 所以如果你没有理解某首诗，那就暂且先放在一起，以后再读。（1） set sth aside 把.放在一边（2） Push.aside 把.推开aside from=apart from 除了
9、.外10. reward vt. 奖励 n. 奖励This may seem difficult at first, but when you finally make your great discovery, your efforts will be rewarded. （1） 奖励reward sb for doing sth（2） 回报金deserve a reward 应该得到回报rewarding adj. 值得做的；报酬高的11. perceiveVt. 注意到.;将.理解为，将.视为As long as the journey of poetry reading makes y
10、ou feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning, it will have been worth your effort. （1） perceive 注意到，意识到perceive the danger 察觉到危险（2） perceive+宾语+do（强调结果） Perceive +宾语+doing（正在） Perceive+宾语+to be/as sth 12. Reality n. 现实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 everlasting beauty.诗歌音与意的结合，让你用一种新的方式看待世界，让你超越普通的事实，追求永恒的美。（1） 现实in reality 事实上（2） 事实上，实际经历become a reality 成为现实realizerealisticunrealistic realize ones dreams/hopes/ambitions 实现某人的梦想/希望/抱负
