NIGHT静夜思.ppt
In the Quiet Night静夜思静夜思静夜思In the Quiet Night 李白Thoughts on a still nightBefore my bed a pool of light,Can it be hoarfrost on the ground?Looking up,I find the moon bright;Bowing,in homesickness Im drowned.窗前明月光，疑是地上霜。窗前明月光，疑是地上霜。举头望明月，低头思故乡。举头望明月，低头思故乡。Scan the text and answer the questions.1.Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai?2.2.Whose poetry reminds us of Su Dongpo?The works by Wordsworth,Byron,Shelly and KeatsThe works by John Donne Why we read poetry.Why we read poetry.para.1para.2para.3para.4para.5para.6para.7Chinese poetry and poetsthe earliest English poetryEnglish poetry in the 19th centurymodern English poetsThe introduction of English poetry to ChinaMore and more people are interested in reading modern poetry in English.Para.1 bring togetherplay with calls uppoetrycolours,feelings.experiences.imagesWhy we read poetry.DuDu Fu Fu(712-770)(712-770)Wang Wang Wang Wang WeiWeiWeiWei (701-761)(701-761)(701-761)(701-761)Li bai(701-762)Who?Who?the form is important.Poetry often follows special patterns of rhythm and rhymePara.2 Chinese poets and poetryWilliam ShakespeareJohn DonneJohn MiltonAlexander Pope George Gordon ByronJohn KeatsWilliam WordsworthRobert FrostPara 3、4、5timecharacteristicspoets17th centuryThe end of 17th century18th century19th centuryModern poetsThe end of 19th centuryEarly English poetryDifficult to understandThe use of surprising imagesShakespeare DonneThe absence of rhyme at the end of sentenceJohn MilltonPopRomantic/long poemsWordsworth Byron KeatsStand close to us both in the language and images they useRobert Frost(American)Be introduced to ChinaBy Lu Xun,Guo MoruoEnglish Poetry Famous writers translated poetry and novels into Chinese.Lu XunGuo MoroPara 6Disadvantage of reading the translation:Something of the spirit of the original work is lost in the translation edition.More and more More and more people are interested people are interested to read modern to read modern poetry in Englishpoetry in EnglishWhy?1.Give you much more choice 2.Open the door to finding new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese.Para.73.Can be bridges between the East and the West(understand.better)轻轻的我走了，正如我轻轻的来；我轻轻的招手，作别西天的云彩。那河畔的金柳，是夕阳中的新娘；波光里的艳影，在我的心头荡漾。软泥上的青荇，油油的在水底招摇；在康河的柔波里，我甘心做一条水草！那榆荫下的一潭，不是清泉，是天上虹揉碎在浮藻间，沉淀着彩虹似的梦。寻梦？撑一支长篙，向青草更青处漫溯,满载一船星辉，在星辉斑斓里放歌。但我不能放歌，悄悄是别离的笙箫；夏虫也为我沉默，沉默是今晚的康桥。悄悄的我走了，正如我悄悄的来；我挥一挥衣袖，不带走一片云彩。Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again Very quietly I take my leaveAs quietly as I came here;Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky.The golden willows by the riverside Are young brides in the setting sun;Their reflections on the shimmering waves Always linger in the depth of my heart.To seek a dream?Just to pole a boat upstream To where the green grass is more verdant;Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlightAnd sing aloud in the splendor of starlight.But I cannot sing aloudQuietness is my farewell music;Even summer insects heap silence for me Silent is Cambridge tonight!Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here;Gently I flick my sleevesNot even a wisp of cloud will I bring awayHow do you like the poem?Why?Quietly,we embraceQuietly,we embraceIn a world lit up by wordsIn a world lit up by words静静地我们相拥在这个用语言照亮的世界里。Reading poetry brings Reading poetry brings people from different people from different places and different times places and different times together.together.Listen to the tape and pay attention to the pronunciation.Consolidation:Do the exercise below William Shakespeare John Donne John Milton Alexander Pope George Gordon Byron John Keats William Wordsworth Robert Frost16001700180019002000 English has a short_,but there are still a lot of good English _ and great _ around,such as _ of the 17th century,Pope and Johnson of the _ century,Wordsworth,Byron,Shelly and Keats of the _ century,and Auden of modern times.At the end of the 19th century,_ introduced to _ by some famous writers such as _ and _.Nowadays,more and more people are _ in reading modern poetry in _ .Reading poetry in English also _ finding new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese.historypoemspoetsShakespeare18th19thEnglish poetryChinaLu XunGuo MoruointerestedEnglishopens the door toHomework:Can you recite any other English poem?Learning English学英语报社组织制作学英语报社组织制作2005，8
