unit6 How to Write a Rotten Poem with Almost No Ef

HowtoWriteaRottenPoemwithAlmostNoEffort1Soyouwanttowriteapoem.You’vehadarottendayoranastoundingthoughtoracaraccidentorasqualidloveaffairandyouwanttorecorditforalltime.Youwanttoorganizethoseemotionsthatarepoundingthroughyourveins.Youhavesomethingtocommunicateviaapoembutyoudon’tknowwheretostart.Rotten英['rɒtn]adj.腐烂的；腐朽的；口极坏的；讨厌的adv.非常adj.(形容词)rotten的基本意思是“腐烂的,腐朽的”,引申可指“令人不愉快的”“很差的,糟糕的”。rottenegg的本义指“坏蛋”,引申可指“品行不好的人”,常用作孩子们之间的戏语。rotten只有最高级,没有比较级用作形容词(adj.)Thisplacehasanodioussmell;somethingmustberotten.这个地方有一股臭味，一定有东西腐烂了。用作副词(adv.)Thechildisspoiledrotten.这个小孩被宠坏了。Squalid英['skwɒlɪd]adj.肮脏的；卑鄙的；悲惨的1.Thedowntownstreetslookedugly,squalid,andhostile.市中心的街道看上去丑陋、肮脏、充满敌意。2.Inthesesqualidsurroundingsshebecomesslovenlyherself.在这肮脏的环境中，她本人也变得十分邋遢懒散了。Vein英[vein]n.静脉；纹理；叶脉；岩脉vt.使有脉络；用脉络装饰1.Thedoctorinjectsglucoseintothepatient'svein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉.2.Theselectionofasuitableveinmodelisthekeyforveinanalysis.摘要选用适用的纹理模型是进行纹理分析的关键。2This,ofcourse,istheproblemwithpoetry.Mostpeoplefinditdifficulttowriteapoemsotheydon’teventry.What’sworse,theydon’tbotherreadinganypoemseither.Poetryhasbecomeanalmosttotallyforeignartformtomanyofus.Asaresult,seriouspoetseitherstarveorworkasaccountexecutives.Thereisnomiddleground.Goodpoetsandpoemsarelostforeversimplybecausethereisnomarketforthem,nopeoplewhowritetheirownverseandseekoutfurtherinspirationfromotherbards.Asaresult,seriouspoetseitherstarveorworkasaccountexecutives.Paraphrase:Asaresult,seriouspoetscouldnolongerdependonpoetrywritingforaliving;theyhavetoturntootherprofession,andmostprobablytobecomeabusinessman,whichisheldtraditionallydiametricallyoppositetotheprofessionofliterarycreation.Verse英[vɜːs]n.诗；韵文；诗节vi.作诗vt.诗化；在诗中表现；对...精通用作名词(n.)Therearefourversesineachpoem.每首诗有四个诗节。用作不及物动词(vi.)Itwasinblankversethatshesang.她以无韵诗体作诗。Bard英[bɑːd]词形变化:bardicbardedbardedbardingn.吟游诗人；诗人Asorrowfulbardtellsataleofhisimprisonedcomrades.一个悲伤的吟游诗人讲述了一个关于他被囚禁的战友的故事3Fortunately,thereisasolutionforthisproblem,asthereareforallimponderables.Theansweristomakeiteasyforeveryonetowriteatleastonepoeminhislife.Onceapersonhaswrittenapoem,ofwhateverquality,hewillfeelcomradeshipwithfellowpoetsand,hopefully,readtheirworks.Ideally,therewouldevolveaveritablesocietyofpoet-citizens,whichwouldelevatethequalityoflifeworldwide.Notonlythat,goodpoetscouldmakealivingforachange.Ideally,therewouldevolveaveritablesocietyofpoet-citizens,whichwouldelevatethequalityoflifeworldwide.Paraphrase:Anidealsituationwouldbethedevelopmentofasocietycomposedofcitizenswhoarededicatedtopoetrywriting,andfromdoingthispeoplewillhavebetterlifequality.Imponderable英[ɪm'pɒndərəbl]n.无法估量的事物adj.无重量的；无法计算的；不可估价的用作名词(n.)Wecan‘tpredicttheoutcome.Therearetoomanyimponderables.我们无法预测结果。难以逆料的情况太多了。用作形容词(adj.)Theeffectofhisnewmethodisimponderable.他的新方法所起的作用是无法正确估计的4So,tobegin,haveyourpaperready.Youmustfirstunderstandthatthepoemyouwriteherewillnotbebrilliant.Itwon’tevenbemediocre.Butitwillbebetterthan50%ofallsonglyricsandatleastequaltooneofRodMcKuen’sbestefforts.Youwillbeinstructedhowtowriteafour-linepoembutthebasicstructurecanberepeatedatwilltocreateworksofepiclength.5Thefirstlineofyourpoemshouldstartandendwiththesewords:“Inthe—ofmymind.”Themiddlewordofthislineisoptional.Anywordwilldo.Itwouldbebestnottouseawordthathasbeenoverdone,suchas“windmills”or“gardens”or“playground.”Justthinkofasmanynounsasyoucanandseewhatfitsbest.Theruleofthumbistopickanounthatseemstotallyoutofcontext,suchas“filingcabinet”or“radiator”or“parkinglot.”Justremember,themoreunusualthenoun,themoreprofoundtheimage.Windmill英['wɪndmɪl]n.风车v.(使）像风车一样旋转用作名词(n.)Thegrinderwaspoweredbyawindmill.这磨盘由风车提供动力。用作动词(v.)Thepropellerwillwindmillandcranktheengine.螺旋浆将旋转并转动引擎的曲柄。ruleofthumb经验法则,靠经验估计IneverweighanythingwhenI‘mcooking-Ijustdoitbyruleofthumb.我烹饪从来不称重量——只是凭经验下料。Asaruleofthumb,youshouldcookachickenfor20minutesforeachpoundthatitweighs.凭经验估计，每磅鸡肉应烹调20分钟filingcabinet美['kæbɪnət]档案橱柜Thatfilingcabinetcontaininvoiceorderedbydate.那个文件柜中的发票是按日期顺序整理好的。radiator美[‘reɪdieɪtər]n.暖气片；散热器；辐射体Profoundadj.深奥的；渊博的；极度的；意义深远的6Thesecondlineshouldusetwoormoreofthehumansensesinaconflictingmanner,asperthefamous,“listentothewarm.”Thisisasurewaytoconjureup“poetic”feelingandatmosphere.Sincetherearefivedifferentsenses,thepossibilitiesareendless.Acouplethatcometomindare“seethenoise”and“touchthesound.”Ifmorecomplexityisdesiredothersensescanbeadded,asin“tastethecolorofmyhearing,”or“Icuddledyoursightinthearomaofthenight.”Rhyming,ofcourse,isoptional.Thisisasurewaytoconjureup“poetic”feelingandatmosphere.Paraphrase:Thisisawaythatwillevokepoeticfeelingandatmosphereforcertain.Cuddle美['kʌdl]vt.怀抱；拥抱vi.拥抱；依偎n.搂抱；拥抱用作及物动词(vt.)1.Thelittlegirlcuddledherpetcat.这个小女孩搂抱着她的宠物猫。用作不及物动词(vi.)1.Thecubscuddleuptogetherforwarmth.幼兽挤在一起取暖。Aroma英[ə'rəʊmə]n.浓香；香气用作名词(n)1.Thearomaofcoffeealwayscheersmeup.咖啡的浓香总能给我一份好心情。2.Theirattributesareagoldencolour,afruityaromaandasmoothflavour.他们的归属是一个金制的颜色，水果的浓香和一个平滑的滋味。7Thethirdlineshouldbejustasimplestatement.Thisisusedtobreakuptheinsightfulimagesthathavebeenpresentedinthefirsttwolines.