2021-2022学年高中英语外研版选修8学案：Module 6 The Tang Poems.pdf

- 1 - Module 6The Tang Poems “好雨知时节，当春乃发生。随风潜入夜，润物细无声” 。“诗圣”杜甫的这首脍炙人口的春夜喜雨如今已经被译成英文出现在伦敦的地铁站里。 Chinese poems went underground “A good rain knows its proper time；it waits until the spring to fall. It drifts in on the wind，steals in by night；its fine drops drench，yet make no sound at all.” The wellknown poem，written by the poet Du Fu，was one of the famous poems that landed in London.Other poems from Li Bai and Bai Juyi have also been enjoyed by the British public. At the same time，some British poems，including the poetic works from famous William Wordsworth and William Blake，have decorated Shanghais subway system. At a simple ceremony held at Britains National Library，the General Manager of London Underground wrote the title of the Chinese poem with a brush pen， a traditional art pen in ancient China.This added to the Chinese atmosphere in the London subway.The idea to exchange poetry was one part of the ChinaBritain Cultural Exchange. An official from the British Embassy in China introduced the idea to exchange poetry as one part of the SinoBritain Cultural Exchange. Chinese poems are set to decorate Londons Underground soon.At the same time，some British poems will soon decorate Shanghais subway system. 1drift v 漂流；飘移 2drench v. 淋透 3be set to do sth. 被指定做某事 - 2 - 1How many poets are mentioned in the passage，and who are they? _ _ _ 2What is the purpose of holding the exhibition in Britain? _ _ _ 【答案】1.Five.They are DU Fu，Li Bai，Bai Juyi，William Wordsworth and William Blake. 2Its to exchange poetry as one part of the SinoBritain Cultural Exchange.