人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高二上04

[00:05.80]A:Hello!Could you help me,please? I want to read some poems.
[00:12.28]B:Have you read any poetry before?
[00:16.04]A:Yes,we read some at school,but I didn't like it very much.
[00:22.80]I want to find something nice.
[00:27.48]B:There are different ways to choose a poem.
[00:31.56]If you have a favourite writer you can choose a book with his or her poems.
[00:37.90]But if you don't know any names,
[00:41.74]you'd better start with books that are collections of poems.
[00:47.07]In such books,you usually find poems by different writers.
[00:53.24]You see,here is a book called a garden of poems,
[00:58.49]or this one,1,001 Songs and Poems in English.
[01:05.04]A:Should I read all those poems?B:No,don't worry.
[01:11.92]what most people do is to go through them until you see a poem that you like.
[01:17.77]Maybe you like the title or the topic
[01:22.60] or you might like the first or last lines of the poem.
[01:27.85]A:I see,what else have you got?
[01:33.13]B:Some books bring together the work of writers from certain period of time.
[01:39.00]You see,English Poems of the Early 17 Century or Poetry between the World Wars.
[01:47.26]Other books have poems about the certain topic.
[01:51.83]The topic can be human feelings,such as humor¹ or love.
[01:58.39]There is also poetry about nature,
[02:02.54]you can look for poems about flowers,trees and plants
[02:07.69]or about the sea of the countryside.
[02:11.94]So,what would you like to read?
[02:16.41]A:I don't know,Shakespeare² maybe.
[02:20.96]B:I think Shakespeare is a little bit difficult for you.
[02:26.13]It will be easier if you choose something modern.
[02:30.67]What kind of topic would you like?
[02:34.23]A:I like reading about nature.
[02:38.38]B:Have a look at this book!
[02:41.33]It's called the Earth is Painted Green'.
[02:46.19]If you have anymore questions you can come and ask me.
[02:51.05]A:Yes,I'll do that. Thank you very much for your help.
[02:59.91]Work Book  Unit four  Listening
[03:06.25]People invented poetry as a help to remember things.
[03:11.50]Before the invention of writing there was no other way but to remember important things.
[03:18.16]People early discovered that the rhyme³ and rhythm⁴ are very helpful when they were trying to remember things.
[03:25.43]So they made poems to help them remember all the things they needed to know,
[03:31.49]and pass on from generation to generation.
[03:36.66]For example,to remember their history,
[03:41.34]they recited⁵ great stories about their ancestors⁶ and the wars that were fought.
[03:48.10]But people also needed to remember practical⁷ things,
[03:53.14]such as where to find good caves to sleep,
[03:58.00]where to find water that could be drunk,or when to plant crops.
[04:03.67]We no longer need poetry to remember things,
[04:08.42]but that doesn't mean that we should not or couldn't use it
[04:13.47] to help us remember and learn things better.
[04:17.54]In fact,there are a number of quite famous short poems
[04:23.11]that can help us with things that are difficult to remember.
[04:28.07]We can learn and remember important dates in history using rhyme.
[04:33.53]The most famous of these is,'In 1492,Columbus Sail the Ocean Blue.'
[04:41.10]to remember that it was in 1492,the Columbus discovered the America.
[04:48.37]There are also short rhymes⁸ to remember how many days each month has.
[04:54.84]30 days has September,April,June and NovemberAll the rest have 31.
[05:03.10]Fine,February,28 except when 29.
[05:09.29]We can even learn how to spell English words from a short poem.
[05:14.44]The word 'receive' sounds like 'believe but the spelling is not the same.
[05:21.59]Listen to the following short poem.
[05:25.56]It is very useful to help students learn
[05:30.11]and remember how to spells some difficult words in English and it always works⁹.
[05:36.98]I before E except after C,or when sounding like an A As in'neighbor'and 'way'

1 humor   

n.(humour)幽默，诙谐

参考例句：

• He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
• American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。

2 Shakespeare   

n.莎士比亚(16世纪英国剧作家、诗人)

参考例句：

• Shakespeare is a giant among writers.莎士比亚是作家中的巨擘.
• He read Shakespeare to help his English.他阅读莎士比亚的作品以提高自己的英语水平。

3 rhyme   

n.韵，押韵，韵文；vi.押韵，作诗；vt.使押韵，用韵诗表达

参考例句：

• I cannot find a rhyme to " hiccups ".我不能找到和 “hiccups”同韵的词。
• The last two lines of this poem don't rhyme properly.这首诗后两句不怎么压韵。

4 rhythm   

n.韵律；节奏

参考例句：

• He has an ear for the rhythm of Irish speech.他对爱尔兰语的节奏很敏感。
• His poem has a pleasing rhythm.他的诗有和谐的韵律。

5 recited   

v.背诵( recite的过去式和过去分词 )；详述，列举

参考例句：

• She recited a catalogue of her husband's sins to me. 她向我历数了她丈夫的一连串罪过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He recited Israel losses during the war. 他列举了以色列在战争中的损失。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 ancestors   

n.祖先( ancestor的名词复数 )；祖宗；原型；（动物的）原种

参考例句：

• His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
• The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people. 崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 practical   

adj.实际的，实践的；实用的，应用的；有实际经验的

参考例句：

• He is a practical person.他是位很讲实际的人。
• Your invention is clever,but not practical.你的发明很巧，但不实用。

8 rhymes   

n.韵；同韵的词；押韵诗；韵文；同韵词( rhyme的名词复数 )；押韵词；押韵的短诗vt.使押韵；作押韵诗；成韵v.（使）押韵，押…韵( rhyme的第三人称单数 )；（词或音节）押韵，和…同韵；（诗歌）押句尾韵

参考例句：

• Later, however, they delight in parodies of nursery rhymes. 可要不了多久，他们便乐于对它进行窜改。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• She almost proposed to her hero in her rhymes. 她差不多已经在诗行中向她的英雄提出了求婚。 来自辞典例句

9 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。