PoemsandPoetsPoemsareimagesinyourmind.Theyletyougobeyondthesurfaceanddiscoveryourdeepestfeelings.FurtherReading1.Discusswithyourpartnerwhatabiographyis,andthenreadtheTIPStomakesure.FurtherReadingPre-reading2.Readthefollowingsentencesandguessthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachofthem.1)GeorgeBush’sson,GeorgeBushJr.,wasexpectedtosucceedhimaspresident.2)Hedroppedoutofhighschoolattheageof16andbeganhisworkasapublisher.3)Expenseisthemoneythatsomethingcostsyouorthatyouneedtospendinordertodosomething.4)Tuberculosisisaseriousdiseasethataffectssomeone’slungsandotherpartsoftheirbody.5)Ifyouassumethatsomethingistrue,youimaginethatitistrue,sometimeswrongly.FurtherReadingPre-reading2.Readthefollowingsentencesandguessthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachofthem.1)GeorgeBush’sson,GeorgeBushJr.,wasexpectedtosucceedhimaspresident.2)Hedroppedoutofhighschoolattheageof16andbeganhisworkasapublisher.3)Expenseisthemoneythatsomethingcostsyouorthatyouneedtospendinordertodosomething.4)Tuberculosisisaseriousdiseasethataffectssomeone’slungsandotherpartsoftheirbody.5)Ifyouassumethatsomethingistrue,youimaginethatitistrue,sometimeswrongly.FurtherReadingPre-reading2.Readthefollowingsentencesandguessthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachofthem.1)GeorgeBush’sson,GeorgeBushJr.,wasexpectedtosucceedhimaspresident.2)Hedroppedoutofhighschoolattheageof16andbeganhisworkasapublisher.3)Expenseisthemoneythatsomethingcostsyouorthatyouneedtospendinordertodosomething.4)Tuberculosisisaseriousdiseasethataffectssomeone’slungsandotherpartsoftheirbody.5)Ifyouassumethatsomethingistrue,youimaginethatitistrue,sometimeswrongly.FurtherReadingPre-reading1.1880Fatheriselectedas…父亲当选为……1891ElectedchiefeditoroftheBulletinfor…当选为校刊主编……electv.1）选举；推选TheyelectedBush（as）President.TheyelectedmetotheBoardofDirectors.他们选举我当董事。【注意】在职称前无冠词。2）（正式）选择；决定Heelectedtobecomeateacher.electionn.选举，大选FurtherReadingPre-reading2.1882Dropsoutofschoolandiseducatedathome.辍学并在家接受教育。educatev.educatesb（insth）教育某人Wherewereyoueducated?=Whichschooldidyougoto?Hewaseducatedatakeyschool.Parentsshouldeducatetheirchildreninhowtorespecttheold.FurtherReadingPre-reading3.1892BecomesengagedtoElinor.与伊丽娜订婚。1）engagev.（1）engagesb.（as）sth.雇佣Iwasengagedasareceptionistattheofficebuilding.（2）engageoneself（正式）允诺Heengaged（himself）topaybackthemoney.（3）引起（注意）Hisstrangebehaviorengagedtheattentionofthepolice.FurtherReadingPre-reading3.1892BecomesengagedtoElinor.与伊丽娜订婚。2）engagedadj.（1）（指人）忙碌的Ican’tseeyouoffattheairporttomorrow;I’motherwiseengaged.（2）占线的，美国英语用busySorry!Theline/thenumberisengaged.（3）beengaged（tosb.）（与某人）订婚Thefirstdaughterwasengagedtoalawyerlastweek.FurtherReadingPost-reading1.ReadRobertFrost’sbiographytofillinthetablebelow.EventsFrost’sfatherdied./Frostentered3rdgrade.1890Frostworkedasareporter.1906Frostmetnumerousliteraryfigures.FurtherReadingPost-reading2.Readthebiographyagainanddecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue(T)orfalse(F).Correctthefalseone(s).____1)RobertFrost’snamewasgiventohimbyConfederateGeneralRobertE.Lee.____2)RobertFrostattendedkindergartenforyearsandthenenteredhisfirstgrade.However,hesoondroppedout.____3)RobertFrost’sfatherdiedofTBwhenhewasjust11yearsold.____4)ElinorMiriamWhitewastwoyearsyo...
