1. get through 1. Vt. 通过，穿过；吃完，用完 e.g. I get through every subject expect biology. We got through the coal too quickly. 2. vi. （工作）完成；接通电话 e.g. When you get through (with your work), let’s go out. I rang you several times but couldn’t get through. I can’t get through to Paris. Shall I get you through to your parents. 1.

2. reach a decision = make/come to decisions 作出决定，下决定，作出判断 be interested in sth. 对 … 感兴趣 be interested to do 想做某事，有兴趣做某事 2. 3.

3. Write down five key words that you would expect to find in a text about poetry. 1. (adj. ) 关键的，重要的，基本的 2. ( n.) 关键（人物），要害 3. (n.) 钥匙，线索 e.g. a key middle school, a key position, key man, key industry e.g. John is the key of their team. e.g. the key to the mystery the key to the door 4..4..

4. In collections of poetry, poems are put together Because they belong to the same group. put… together 把 … 放在一起，组成 e.g. They were putting the machine together. They are having a meeting to put together a proposal. make clear 解释清楚，表明，显示 e.g. I don’t want this to happen again ---- do I make myself clear? 5. 6.

5. More than any other form of literature, poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. play with 可以利用，可得到，玩，玩弄 e.g. The boy is playing with a toy. He who plays with fire gets burned. lead to + n/ v-ing 通到，导致 7. 8.

6. the introduction of English poetry to China 英文诗歌传入中国 introduction + of + 具体内容 to + 动作方向 come into being ( 事物，局部 ) 形成， 成立，产生 e.g. We do not know when the universe first came into being. When did the first railway come into being in China? 9. 10.

7. send for 派人去叫，邮购，订购 next to 离 … 近，仅次于，几乎，差不多 e.g. She has eaten next to nothing. Next to biology, I like English best. contribute to 为 … 作贡献，有助于 … the late 1930s 二十世纪三十年代末期 recommend sth. to sb. 向某人推荐 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

8. Poetry also calls up all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world. call up 召唤；使人想起 ; 调动（力量、人员 ）； 提出；（给。。。）打电话 Eg: Please call me up tomorrow. The sound of happy laughter called up memories of the childhood. call at + sw. 访问（某地） call on + sb. 拜访（某人） 17.

9. Poems by DuFu, LiBai and Wang Wei among others stand out in the halls of glory. stand out 显得突出；引人注目 Yao Ming stands out in a crowd. 姚明在人群中引人注意。 Liu Xiang stands out as a track star. 刘翔是一个杰出的径赛明星。 18.

10. Chinese readers admire his works because of his use of surprising images that reminds them of the works of poets such as Su Dongpo. remind …of…. 提醒某人某事 这些照片让我想起学校的日子。 These pictures remind me of my school days. 19.

11. Once published,his works became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line. absence n. 不在，缺席； absence from school / classes n. 缺乏，缺少 absence of sth. 我很快注意到他缺席。 I soon notice his absence from school. Absence of rain caused the plants to die. adj. absent 缺席的 20.

12. Reading poetry in English also opens the door to finding new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese. open the door to sth./ doing sth. “ 为 … 创造条件 ” “ 向 … 开门 ” 例如：学好英语为将来找好工作创 造了条件。 Leaning English well open the door to finding a good job in the future. 21.

13. light up 照亮，点上 Quietly, we embrace In a world lit up by words. He lit up before speaking. 22.

14. That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read. 英语中有许多形容词，其后的不定式与其前 面的名词或代词构成动宾关系 ，该不定式 通常需用主动形式。 1The problem is easy to work out. 2He is difficult to deal with. 3This kind of computer is expensive to buy. 4This story is interesting to read.

15. Sentence patterns 1. But whether buses or trains or boarding aeroplane, there wasn’t a door she’d get through. 2. When you have read some Chinese poems, you will have seen and heard some of the features that all good poetry shares.

16. 3. I like reading poems about friendship and I think Romantic poetry will be very nice to read. 4. Modern English started around the time of Shakespeare, towards the end of sixteenth century. 5. Besides, no matter how well translated, something of the spirit of the original work is lost.