my notes can do; and I recommend it (apart from the

我推荐它(一部分原因是这本书本身就很趣)
great interest of the book itself) to any who think such elucidation of

给任何对诗存有疑问的人
the poem worth the trouble.

它值得一看
To another work of anthropology I am indebted in general,

还有一部让我受益匪浅并对我们这一代人
one which has influenced our generation profoundly;

影响深远的人类学作品
I mean The Golden Bough; I have used especially the two

我说的是《金枝》尤其是阿多尼斯
volumes Adonis,Attis,Osiris.

阿提斯和奥希里斯这两卷
Anyone who is acquainted with these works will immediately recognize in

任何熟知这些作品的人都会立刻认出
the poem certain references to vegetation ceremonies.

诗中提到的植物盛典
And then there are particular notes for the different parts of the poem.

诗中每个部分都有详细的注解
That's the introduction to the footnotes.

这是对脚注的介绍
What I want you to note there is the sense that the matter of the poem

我想让大家注意一点