Unit 4 A Garden of Poems Word Study

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

1. more than

II. 是… 而不是… The child was more frightened than h

urt.

The book seems to be more a dictionary than a grammar.

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 come

dy 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.

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

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

4. BelongHis 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?

5. Light upQuietly 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.

6. Come into beingModern 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 be

ing.

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

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.

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 i

mmediately.

2. I’m so busy today. Homework apart, I have to do a lot of housework.

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.