译林版牛津高中英语(必修1):Unit1 School life-Project(2)

Our school club 'Poets of the Next Generation' is a literary¹ club that was started by our English teacher Mr Owen.

我们学校的“未来诗人”俱乐部是一个文学俱乐部，是由我们的英语老师欧文先生创办。

We meet on the last Friday of every month to talk about poems and poets that we like.

我们在每月最后一个周五聚会，讨论我们喜爱的诗歌和诗人。

In the club meetings, we first select poems that we love, and then read them loud.

俱乐部聚会时，我们首先选择钟爱的诗歌，然后大声朗读。

We also discuss poems in our meetings.

我们还在会上相互讨论诗歌。

When I attended the first meeting, I was required to write a poem and I had to read it to the club.

我参加第一次聚会的时候，大家要求我写一首诗，还要向会员朗读。

I was a little nervous at first, but everyone was so nice and friendly that I soon stopped worrying.

我起初有些紧张，但是大家都很友好，很快我就不再焦虑。

I once read a poem about nature in the school courtyard².

我曾经在学校花园里读过一首描写自然的诗。

I chose an old tree and gathered everyone under it before I read.

在我读之前，我选了一棵老树，让大家聚集在大树下。

The club members said it was one of the best compositions they had heard. (Bob Shaw)

俱乐部的成员们都说那是他们听到过的最好的一首创作。（鲍勃·肖）

1 literary   

adj.文学（上）的

参考例句：

• Literary works of this kind are well received by the masses.这样的文学作品很受群众欢迎。
• The book was favourably noticed in literary magazines.这本书在文学杂志上得到好评。

2 courtyard   

n.庭院，天井

参考例句：

• Tell children to go and play in the courtyard.叫孩子们到院子里耍去。
• This passage leads into the courtyard.这条路通向院子。