A Garden of Poems

1. U n i t 4 A Garden of Poems

2. Do you know the poets who wrote the following poems? 王维 白居易 李白

3. 杜甫

4. Du Fu ( realism )

5. ( romantic ) Li Bai

6. Wang Wei ( nature )

7. Bai Juyi

8. English Poetry

9. English Poetry

10. what is love 爱是给予， 爱是生活， 爱是肩负他人重担， 爱是一路帮助他人。 爱是关怀， 爱是分享， 爱是为别人争取最好， 爱是将人人当成兄弟。 Love is giving , Love is living , Love is taking someone’s load, Love helps them along the road. Love is caring, Love is sharing, Love will seek the best for others, Love treats everyone as brothers.

11. RIGHT HERE WAITING By Richard Marx Oceans apart, day after day, And I slowly go insane. I hear your voice on the line, But it doesn’t stop the pain. 远隔重洋，日复一日 思念几乎使我发狂 尽管电话中听到了你的声音 但却摆脱不了痛苦 If I see you next to never, How I can say forever? 如果从此再也不能相见 我们又怎么能说相爱到永远 Wherever you go, whatever you do I will be right here waiting for you. Whatever it takes, or how my heart breaks I will be right here waiting for you. 无论你到何方， 无论你在做何事 我都会在此等你 无论要付出怎样的代价 哪怕使我心碎 我也会在此一直等候

12. Scanning • Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai? • 2. Whose poetry reminds us of Su Dongpo? The works by Wordsworth, Byron, Shelly and Keats. The works by John Donne

13. Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 1. Modern English came into being from about the end of ___ century. A. 16th B. 17th C.18th D 19th 2. Byron’s Isles of Greece is an example of ____. A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry 3. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the ______ century. A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th

14. 4. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is _______. A. that you have more choice B. that some of the spirit is lost C .that you understand it better D.that you learn how to express yourself in new ways.

15. main idea of each paragraph Reading poetry brings people from different places and different times together. 1st. para. 2nd. para. 3rd. para. 4th. para. 5th. para. 6th. para. 7th. para. Chinese poetry and Chinese poets The earliest English poetry and poets English poetry in the 19th century Modern poets The introduction of English poetry to China came late. More and more people are interested to read modern poetry in English.

16. What do the words in bold refer to. Para. 1That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read. ( Poetry plays with sounds,words and grammar. ) Para. 3 Despite its short history, there is a lot of good poetry around. ( English poetry’s )

17. Para. 4The style and atmosphere in their poems has often… William Wordsworth, Byron, John Keats Para. 5 Finally, modern poets have their special ……in the language and images they use. modern poets Para. 7They can help us to understand each other better,… poems and literature

18. Du Fu (712-770 ) Li bai (701-762) Wang Wei(701-761) ……active stand out…… Chinese poetry _______important form follows Poetry _________rhythm, rhyme

19. The earliest English poetry (difficult) Modern English 16th William Shakespeare John Donne remind 18th Pope Su dongpo sonnet play the absence of rhyme at the end of each line 17th surprising images John Milton the finest poetry in England

20. Shakespeare (1564-1616) John Donne (1572-1631)

21. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) Robert Frost (1874-1963)

22. Greatly loved in China William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850) John Keats(1795 - 1821) Byron (1788 - 1824 ) English Romanticpoets 19th(early) sonnets ,long.. nature poems Isles of Greece The style and atmosphere in their poems has often led to comparison with poets such as Du Fu and Li Bai

23. John Donne John Milton Alexander Pope William Wordsworth ③ Guo Moruo 穆旦 ② ④ ⑦ 鲁迅 1700 1800 Robert Frost Luxun 鲁迅 2000 1600 1900 John Keats Byron ⑥ ⑧ ① ⑤ Shakespeare

24. Modern poets 20th stand closest to us both in the language and images Robert Frost

25. 1910---1930 the introduction of English poetry to China (the end of 19th ) They translated English poetry into Chinese

26. Quietly, we embrace In 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。 The short poem by Mu Dan means that our life is like the night. The words in poetry are like lamps that light up, and in this light we can meet and embrace other people, whom we would not have seen in the dark.

27. Notes: 1. Write down five key words that you would expect to find in a text about poetry. A. (adj. ) 关键的，重要的，基本的 a key middle school, a key position, a key man, key industry John is the key of their team. B. ( n.) 关键（人物），要害 the key to the mystery the key to the door C. (n.) 钥匙，线索

28. 2. More than any other form of literature, poetry plays with sounds,words and grammar. 诗歌胜过任何其他的文学形式， 它灵活运用声音、词汇和语法。 • He is more than glad to receive the letter. • The Emperor cared moreabout new clothes thananything else. • The beauty of Hangzou is more than words can describe. • The book seems to be more a dictionary than a grammar.

29. 3. call up • The museum called up memories of my childhood. • Please call me up as soon as you get home. • Many soldiers were called up to save the villagers from the flood. • He called up all the information from the computer and formed a report on that subject. 唤起；打电话；应征入伍

30. call on call at call for call in call back call off 访问 ; 探访某人 访问某地 需要;提倡;去取 召进 叫回; 回电话 喊走,取消

31. 4. Poems by Du Fu, Li Bai and Wang Wei among others stand outin the halls of glory. 杜甫、李白、王维以及其他诗人的诗词兀立在荣光宝殿之上。 • Liu Xiang stands out as a track star. • In this list two names stand out particularly. • They stood out till victory.

32. 5. follow • They followed closely the development of the situation. • in the following years … • Why didn’t you follow the teacher’s advice? • His lecture is difficult to follow. • Follow this road to the bridge. • follow the example • as follows 如下 • He received a note which ran as follows. • He followed the ball over the fence. 遵循；跟随；沿着；听懂；注视

33. 6. Chinese readers admire his works because of his use of surprising images that reminds them of the works of poets such as Su Dongpo. 中国欣赏他的作品，是因为他使用令人惊奇的意象，使人想起… 这影片使他回想起在巴黎所看到的情景。 这些照片让我想起学校的日子。 The film reminded him of what he had seen in Paris. These pictures remind me of my school days. refer sb .of sth. refer sb to do sth

34. 7. Once published , his works became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line . 他的诗作一出版就因为行尾不压韵而大获其名。 • Once __________(speak), a word becomes a promise. • Once _________(pour), water can’t be taken back again. • Once__________(read) the book, you can’t put it down. • Once _________(taste), it will become your favourite. • __________(impress) by the beautiful scenery, I forget to go back home in time. • Once __________(start), don’t give it up. spoken poured reading tasted Impressed starting

35. absence (n.) 不在，缺席； • absence from school / classes • 我很快注意到他没有到学校。 I soon notice his absence from school. • 雨水的匮乏导致植物的死亡。 Absence of rain caused the plants to die.

36. 8. The style and atmosphere in their poems has often led to comparisons with poets such as Du Fu and Li bai. 他们诗歌所采用的风格和所烘托出来的气氛致使人们把他们与像杜甫、李白等这样的诗人相媲美。 • How were you feeling while the space shuttle was going through the atmosphere? • The talk was going on in a warm and friendly atmosphere. • The atmosphere of the city is very polluted. • By comparison with London, Paris is small. • His comparisons of the heart to a pump helped the children understand its action.

37. halls of glory next generation remind … of absence of rhyme next period the spirit of the original work 荣光宝殿 下一代 提醒 不押韵 下一个时期 原著的精神

38. romantic Poets major works die at a very young age nature poems lead to special attraction stand closest to 浪漫主义诗人 主要作品 英年早逝 自然派诗歌 导致；通向 特别的吸引 最贴近