Unit 12 A Poem for the Young at Heart

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

best loved 是「 Adv. + V en 」的 複合形容詞，

well educated ( 受過良好教育的 ) 、 well behaved ( 規矩的 ) 、much praised ( 深受讚美的 ) 等等。

Paragraph 2:① 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…

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.

④ 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.

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 )

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)

such as 用於舉例說明，可以 like 代換。…such as a bear living in a refriger

ator, or a girl eating a whale.such + N

like + N

► I like to eat fast food such as/like

hamburgers and French fries.

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” 。

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.

remind + sb + of + sg

These pictures remind me of my classmates.

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.

teach school 教書 ► Ann has taught school for twenty years.

She loves her career as a teacher.

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

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)

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。

意象 (imagery)

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。

縮短字 (contraction)