Pre-reading Do you know any Chinese poets? Can you name some? Du Fu Li Bai

Su Dongpo Chinese Ancient Poets Bai JuyiWang Wei

Xu Zhimo Shu Ting Chinese Modern Poets 《再别康桥》 《致橡树》 Dai Wangsu 《雨巷》

John Milton Byron John Keats Wordsworth Shakespeare English Poets

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Parts Paras Main ideas Part 1 Part 2 Part3 Part4 Para.1Brief introduction to poetry Para. 2 Chinese poetry and poets Para.3.4&5 History of English poetry Para. 6&7 Poems can be bridges between the east and the west Find the main idea of the paras

True or False  1.Poetry is quite difficult to write and boring to read.  2.The number of lines and characters in each line is quite important for good poems as well as rhythm and rhyme.  3.William Shakespeare is only famous for his plays.  4.According to the time, the correct order of the poets should be:.Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, John Milton, and John Donne.  5..Romantic poems and nature poems are two styles of English poems.  6.We have read English poems since Tang Dynasty.  7.Translating poems into other languages can not only help people to read more but also understand it without losing any spirit. (F) (F) (T) (F) (F) (T) (F)

The earliest English poetry Modern English 16 th William Shakespeare 17th John Donne 18th Pope John Milton ① ② ③ ④ difficult sonnet s surprising images absence of rhyme finest Some details of English poetry

1.Modern English came into being from about the middle of the ____ century. A.16 th B. 17 th C. 18 th D. 19 th 2. The poetry of Marvell reminds Chinese readers of the poems by ____. A.Du Fu B. Li Bai C. Su Dongpo D. Gou Moruo 3. Byron’s “Isles of Greece” is an example of _____. A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry

4. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the _____ century. A.17 th B. 18 th C. 19 th. D. 20 th 5. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is ____. A.that you have more advice B. that something of the spirit is lost C. that you understand it better D. that you learn how to express yourself in new ways

6.What’s the main idea of the text? A. Poetry is a good bridge to connect the East wit the west. B. Different periods of English poems. C. Modern poems of English. D. Differences between Chinese and English poetry. 7. From the text, we can infer that ____. A. we’d better read poems in English B. translated poems can hardly express intrinsic ( 本质的 ) meaning of original poems. C. there is no advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation D. Chinese translation poems are as good as English poems

床 前 明 月 光， 疑 是 地 上 霜。 举 头 望 明 月， 低 头 思 故 乡。 静夜思李白静夜思李白 1) In the Still of the Night （徐忠杰译） I descry bright moonlight in front of my bed. I suspect it to be hoary frost on the floor. I watch the bright moon, as I tilt back my head. I yearn, while stooping, for my homeland more. 2) A Tranquil Night ( 许渊冲译 ） Abed, I see a silver light, I wonder if it's frost aground. Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned. 3 ） In the Quiet Night (Tr. Witter Bynner) So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed--- Could there have been a frost already? Lifting my head to look, I found that it was moonlight. Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of home.

Discussion Are poems good for our life? What can we get from poems?poems 1. Poems bring passion ( 激情 ) to our life. 2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance… 3. Poems make us know, we are here,we can make our life and the world more colorful!

William · Shakespea re ( ) 莎士比亚，英国伊莉萨白时 代诗人、大戏剧家。幼年贫 苦失学，二十二岁时至伦敦 为剧场演员，后为剧场修改 古代戏曲，继乃自创剧本。 杰作三十五种，剖析人性， 刻划入微。所著十四行诗有 短歌集等，喜剧有仲夏夜之 梦、威尼斯商人等，剧本有 哈姆雷特、罗蜜欧与朱丽叶 等，历史剧有西泽大帝、亨 利第五等。 Shakespeare is most famous for his plays 1 Sonnet 十四行诗。这是 一种抒情短诗，一般说来 有十四行，每一行有特定 的韵律， 而行与行之间有 固定的押韵格式。

John Donne ( ) 约翰 · 多恩 （ ）， 英国诗人，出生在 伦敦一个富有的天 主教家庭。多恩是 “ 玄学派诗歌 ” 的代 表人物，作品主要 有《海上风暴》、 《圣十四行诗》等。 His use of surprising images reminds readers of Su Dongpo 2

John Milton ( ) 约翰 · 弥尔顿 （ ）， 英国诗人。主要文 学作品是两首长诗： 《失乐园》 （ 1677 ）和《复 乐园》（ 1671 ） 以及诗剧《力士参 孙》（ 1671 ）。 在英国诗人中，弥 尔顿的地位仅排在 莎士比亚之后。 His work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line 3

Alexander Pope ( ) 亚历山大 · 蒲柏 （ ），英国 诗人。主要作品有《批 评论》（ 1711 ）和哲理 诗《人论》（ ）等，后者反映了 “ 凡存在的都是合理的 ” 这一哲学信念。蒲柏翻 译了古希腊荷马的史诗， 并且编辑了《莎士比亚 全集》。 He wrote the finest poetry in England 4

John Keats ( ) 约翰 · 济慈（ ），英国诗 人。济慈创作的第一首诗是《仿斯宾 塞》，接着又写了许多优秀的十四行 诗。他还根据古希腊一个美丽神话写 成了《安狄米恩》，全诗想像丰富， 洋溢着对自由的渴望，表现了反古典 主义的进步倾向。鼎盛时期的作品有 《伊莎贝拉》、《圣亚尼节前夜》、 《许佩里恩》等著名长诗和《夜莺 颂》、《希腊古瓮颂》、《秋颂》等 名篇。济兹遗留下来的诗篇被认为完 美地体现了西方浪漫主义诗歌的特色， 并被推崇为欧洲浪漫主义运动的杰出 代 The sonnets and long poems by John Keatssonnets have long been favourites 5

William Wordsworth ( ) 威廉 · 华兹华斯（ ）， 英国著名湖畔派诗人， 1843 年被 封为 “ 桂冠诗人 ” 。早年作品有《黄 昏漫步》、与柯尔律治合作出版的 《抒情歌谣集》等；后期作品有 《露茜》组诗、《不朽颂》、《义 务颂》、《远足》和著名长诗《序 曲》。华兹华斯的作品意境清新、 形象生动、语言质朴、擅长歌颂优 雅恬静的自然景物，喜欢描绘大自 然中活动的普通人形象，如《孤独 的收割者》。 He is well-known for his nature poems.He spent much of his time in the English Lake District. 6

George Gordon Byron ( ) 乔治 · 戈登 · 拜伦 （ ），英 国诗人。 1812 年发表 的《恰尔德。哈罗尔德 游记》（第 1 、 2 章）是 他的成名作。 1816 年， 拜伦在意大利写了恰尔 德。哈罗尔德游记》的 第 3 、 4 两章；这部抒情 叙事长诗和未完成的巨 著《唐璜》是他最著名 的代表作。他的诗歌在 欧洲和中国都有很大的 影响。 7 His famous work is Isle of Greece

Robert Frost ( ) 罗伯特 · 弗罗斯特 （ ）， 美国诗人。他于 1924 年、 1931 年、 1937 年、 1943 年 四次获得普利策奖。 他的诗往往以描写 新英格兰的自然景 色或风土人情开始， 渐渐进入哲理的境 界。 8 He is a famous modern poet in America

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。 When people from one country read the poems from another, they will be struck by what is inside the poem, so they will understand each other and become good friends.

What do the words in bold refer to. Para. 1 That 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 Task 1

Para. 4 The 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. 7 They can help us to understand each other better, … poems and literature

Questions 1. What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature? 2. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai? Whose of Su Dongpo? Fast-reading

1. What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature? Answer ① Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. ② Poetry is difficult to write,but interesting to read. ③ Poetry calls up all the colors, feelings,experiences and curious images of a dream world.

2. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai? Whose of Su Dongpo? William Wordsworth George Gordon Byron John Keats John Donne

What are the same characteristics of Li Bai and John Keats? 1.The poems they wrote are all very beautiful. 2.They’re all Romantic poets. Task 3