Unit 12 A Poem for the Young at Heart.

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1 Unit 12 A Poem for the Young at Heart

2 Paragraph 1:  either…or… 不是…就是…  readers of all ages 各年齡層的讀者 the best-loved poets = the poets who are loved (the) best  best­loved是「Adv. + V­en」的 複合形容詞， well­educated (受過良好教育的)、well­behaved (規矩的)、 much­praised (深受讚美的)等等。

3 Paragraph 2: bring laughter and joy to readers. bring sth to sb為某人帶來，致使某人…  sense of humor 幽默感  neither…nor… 既不…也不…

4 Please finish the work in this way.
find + N + Adj Children find these ways funny. Silverstein likes to tease adults in ways that children find funny.

5 ► In modern medicine, garlic is used to lower
A mean V-ing ( A = V-ing ) A mean to V ( A 故意 要 V ) I am sorry . But I didn’t mean to hurt you. …and is never used as a way to criticize others. 物 + be used to + V 某物被用來做某事 ► In modern medicine, garlic is used to lower blood pressure and cure heart disease.

6 與「used to」相關的常見用法 1 人 + used to + V (以前習慣做某事) 2 人 + be/get used to N (V-ing) (現在習慣(做)某事) ► I am/get used to cold weather. 3.物 + be used to + V (某物被用來做某事)

7 Paragraph 3: imaginary 想像的 The unicorn is an imaginary beast.  imaginative 具有想像力的 He is a very imaginative child. (creative) imaginable 可能想到的 We have had every imaginable difficulty. (difficulty imaginable)

8 …such as a bear living in a refrigerator, or a girl eating a whale.
 such as用於舉例說明，可以like代換。 …such as a bear living in a refrigerator, or a girl eating a whale. such + N like + N ► I like to eat fast food such as/like hamburgers and French fries.

9  課文所列舉的兩個例子分別是選自 Light in the Attic的“Bear in There”， 以 及 Where the Sidewalk Ends的“Melinda Mae”。

10 ► The young are generally energetic.
 mix A with B …the serious with the funny and the common with the strange.. 「the + adj. = N」的用 法， 此類名詞當主詞時，後面的動詞要用複數動詞，例： the rich = the rich people the poor = the poor people ► The young are generally energetic.

11 remind + sb + of + sg These pictures remind me of my classmates.

12 Paragraph 4:  live on 持續存在，繼續活著 ► Although Rose’s husband passed away last year, his love for her lives on.  live on另有「以…為主食」的意思， = feed on。 ► People in Taiwan live on rice.

13 She loves her career as a teacher.
 teach school 教書 ► Ann has taught school for twenty years. She loves her career as a teacher.

14  hang…up 把…吊起來，將…掛起來 ► Ian took off his coat and hung it up
behind the door. hang當「把…掛起來」的意思時  hang | hung | hung  hang 另有「絞死」的意思， hang | hanged | hanged

15 寫作技巧： 誇飾法是透過作者的思想情感，把人、事、物描述得偏離客觀事實。通常作者會用過分誇張的詞句，製造不同於平時的氣氛，藉此引起讀者的注意及共鳴。本詩作者用誇飾法顯示詩裡說話者 (即學生) 的不滿與憤怒，也滿足了讀者對老師 (即詩中被處罰對象) 的報復想像。而詩中過度誇張造成喜劇效果，也化解了文字的尖銳。 本詩韻腳是abcb，也就是每節第二行和第四行押韻，十分工整。 誇飾法(exaggeration) 韻腳(rhyme)

16 全詩的意象都跟學習活動相關，大致可分為： a 作業：摸黑倒立著背誦百冊歷史書籍；到蒙
意象(imagery) 全詩的意象都跟學習活動相關，大致可分為： a 作業：摸黑倒立著背誦百冊歷史書籍；到蒙 古邊界連夜趕種二十呎長的紫色木 蘭花。 b 體罰：讀書時不准開燈、要求學生倒立、 揪學生耳朵、捏學生。 c 情境：教室、師生、成績、答問、上課講話 嘻笑、「學生」哭叫，以及「老師」 滿意。

17 縮短字(contraction) 例如 teachin’ (= teaching)和 ‘em (= them)是比較口語且非正式的講法，適合青少年的口吻。hist’ry (= history)和 ‘til (= until) 則各省掉一個音節，以配合詩行的節奏。