1. Unit 4 A Garden of Poems Word Study

2. More than any other forms of literature, poetry plays with sounds, words and grammars. I. More than 可以用比较级结构表达最高级意 思。 The Emperor cared more about new clothes than anything else. Rural life has changed more in the last 40 years than any other time. No one knows more about the history of my hometown than my grandpa. 1. more than

3. II. 是 … 而不是 … The child was more frightened than hurt. The book seems to be more a dictionary than a grammar.

4. 2. Play with The boy is playing with a toy plane. I have no sisters to play with. He who plays with fire gets burned. What comedians have in common with the players in comedy is their way of playing with words. We haven’t got a lot of time to play with. 玩耍、玩弄、可以利用 More than any other forms of literature, poetry plays with sounds, words and grammars.

5. 3. glory I. --- n. He took part in the competition for the glory of the school. ( ) The museum is one glory of our city. ( ) I was fascinated by the glory of the sunset. ( ) China now is in its greatest glory. ( ) Pomes by Du Fu, Li Bai and Wang Wei among others stand out in the halls of glory. 荣誉 骄傲 壮观 繁荣

6. II. --- vi 1. My father gloried in my success. 2. He gloried his winning the championship. 3. glory 为 … 而得意；为 … 而自豪： glory in sth/ doing sth

7. 4. Belong His sonnets, however belongs to the best English poetry. I. --- belong to… 表示 “ 属于 …, 应归入 …” 1. They belong to a younger generation. 2. It has belonged to our family for a long time. 3. To whom does this house belong?

8. 5. Light up Quietly we embrace. In a world lit up by words. --- 点燃、使亮光（其中 up 可省略；但在表示 “ 照亮 ” 时，一般不省略 up ） 1. He lighted (up) a cigarette. 2. Suddenly a smile lit (up) her face. 3. The candles on the Christmas tree lighted up the room. 4. Her face lit up with joy when she saw him coming.

9. 6. Come into being Modern english came into being from about the end of the 16th century. --- ( 事物 ) 形成、产生、成立 1. We don’t know when the universe first came into being. 2. To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up. Thus the Great Wall came into being. 3. When did the first railway came into being in China. 类似词组： come into fashion/ come into existence/ come into sight

10. 7. apart I. --- adv. 分离, 分成零件, 分别地, 分离着 1. He lives apart from his family. 2. At that time we were never apart. 3. Their houses are two miles apart. 4. John took the engine apart. 5. Viewed apart, all she said sounds right. Oceans apart, day after day.

11. 7. apart II. --- ( 用在名词或动名词之后 ) 除 … 之外 1. All joking apart, we should set to work immediately. 2. I’m so busy today. Homework apart, I have to do a lot of housework.

12. 7. apart apart from 除 … 外 1. All the children like music apart from Bobby. 2. Apart from being too large, the trousers don't suit me. 3. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.