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Section Ⅳ Extended reading, Project and Assessment
①romantic adj.浪漫的 n.浪漫的人
②dare vi.& vt.敢于,胆敢;激(某人做某事)
③scare vt.惊吓;使害怕vi.受惊吓
④dweller n.居民,居住者
⑤striking adj.引人注目的,显著的;妩媚动人的,标致的
⑥characterize
(also characterise) vt.是……的特征,以……为典型;使……具有特点;描述,刻画
⑦contribute to有助于;导致;为……做出贡献;为……撰稿
⑧Confucianism n.儒家,儒学,孔子学说
⑨Taoism n.道教,道家
⑩legend n.传说,传奇故事;传奇人物
⑪historical adj.(有关)历史的
⑫familiarize vt.(使)熟悉,了解,通晓
⑬acquire vt.获得;购得
⑭encounter vt.偶然碰到,意外地遇见;遭遇,碰到 n.相遇,遭遇,冲突
⑮nourish vt.培养,助长;抚养,滋养
⑯numerous adj.众多的,许多的
⑰context n.上下文;语境;背景
⑱glorious adj.荣耀的,光荣的;壮丽的,辉煌的
⑲boom n.(贸易和经济活动的)激增,繁荣;vi.迅速发展,激增,繁荣昌盛
⑳stability n.稳定(性),稳固(性)
tolerant adj.宽容的,容忍的;能耐……的
liberty n.自由(自己选择生活方式而不受政府或权威的过多限制)
unconstrained adj.不受约束的,自由的
vitality n.生命力,活力,热情
distinguish vt.& vi.成为……的特征,使有别于;区分,辨别;认出;使出众
exaggeration n.夸张,夸大
metaphor n.暗喻,隐喻
representative adj.典型的,有代表性的n.典型人物,代表性人物;代表
frost n.霜;霜冻,严寒天气
cast vt.(cast,cast)投射;向……投以(视线、笑容等);投,抛;选派角色 n.全体演员;投,抛
owe vt.欠(情);欠(债)
debt n.人情债,情义,恩情;借款,欠款,债务
fascinate vt.& vi.深深吸引,迷住
collection n.作品集;收集物;收藏品
entitle vt.(usually passive)给……命名;使享有权利,使符合资格
Li Bai and his romantic① poetry
A hundred feet the temple towers;
I can reach out for the stars in the sky.
But I dare② not speak in a voice loud,
For fear of scaring③ dwellers④ on high.
(“A Night Stay at a Mountain Temple”)
It is believed that this poem was written by Li Bai in his teenage years.With striking⑤imagination in expressions like “scaring dwellers on high”, this early poem already displayed signs of a romantic style, which was later to characterize⑥ Li Bai's poetry.
Li Bai's love of reading and travelling from an early age contributed to⑦ his romantic style.He started studying the classics when he was only five years old, and was reading ancient philosophers of different schools at the age of ten, including Confucianism⑧ and Taoism⑨.By reading books of all kinds, from legends⑩ to historical⑪ stories, he familiarized⑫ himself with classical Chinese culture, and more importantly, he acquire