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Unit 4 Exploring poetry
1．One reason to write a poem(动词不定式短语作后置定语，修饰名词reason) is to dig(vt.发
掘) from yourself some thought，feeling，comprehension or question that was in you，or in the
world.
动词不定式作定语用来修饰的词一般是抽象名词，常见的还有 chance，ambition，offer，
anxiety，attempt，belief等。
2．You can’t write an image，a metaphor，a story，a phrase without(双重否定表肯定)
approaching the shared world，without recognizing that your supposed solitude is at every point
touching some others.
双重否定句式，表示肯定意义。,Not a student has access to the library without showing his
student card.
3．That the rearrangement(re-[前缀]重新；再一次) of words can reopen the potential of both
inner and outer worlds(内心和外部的世界)—I cannot say why I feel this to be true，except(除
了……；只有……) that I feel it so when I read good poems.
4．Indeed loneliness is now widely recognized as(被公认为……) a major public health
problem.
It is recognized that...人们公认……
beyond recognition认不出来
5．What is perhaps less obvious(what 引导的主语从句) is one answer to the problem：the
healing power of poetry to make us feel more connected to others.
6．I remember one woman starting to cry as(相当于when，引导时间状语从句) she read Derek
Walcott’s poem “Love After Love” during a workshop held at my local hospital in West
London(过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰workshop)．
7．She had，in Walcott’s phrase，struggled to[努力(做)……] “love again the stranger who
was yourself”．
struggle to do...努力做……；挣扎着做……
struggle against/with同……作斗争；与……抗争
struggle for 为……而斗争/奋斗
struggle to one’s feet挣扎着站起来8．Given(鉴于) my own experience，I think having a poem to keep us company can help us all
feel a greater sense of belonging(归属感)．
9．Even successful poets may be frightened the first time(引导时间状语从句，表示“第一
次……时”) they sit down to write a poem.
10．Don’t be absorbed in(全神贯注于……) your first line.
11．Some synonyms listed in a dictionary(过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰名词 synonyms)
will be different from(与……不同) the meaning you wish to convey(vt.传达，表达)．
12．My poetry classes helped me to view(v.看待) the world with a different set of eyes(以不同
的角度) and have taught me to accept criticism with open arms.
