If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Shelley--- Ode to the west wind ( 西风颂 ) Unit 2 Poems

If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east! 问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。 ——— 李煜 Translated by Xu Yuanchong 《虞美人》

How long will the bright moon appear? Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high. 水调歌头 明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？ ——— 苏轼

I look for her in vain. When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. Translated by Xu Yuanchong 众里寻他千百度， 蓦然回首， 那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。 青玉案. 元 夕 --- 辛弃疾

Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three. 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。

Wildfire never quite consumes them -- They are tall once more in the spring wind. 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。

Why do people write poems? to tell a story to express feelings to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident to make others laugh to tell the life or friendship to delight the kids to describe the seasons or scenes for entertainment as the lyrics of a song

Reading

Skimming The text discusses ______ kinds of poems. What are they? Five kinds of poems Nursery rhymes Cinquain List poems Haiku Tang poems five

Main idea of each Para Para 2: Nursery rhymes Para 3: List poems Para 4: Cinquain poems Para 5: Haiku poems Para 6: Tang poems Para 1: Brief introduction Scanning

Nursery Rhymes They have strong rhyme and a lot of repetition. List Poems They repeated phrases and some rhyme, and easy to write. They list things Cinquain They are made up of 5 lines, and convey a strong picture, and easy to write. Haiku They are made up of 17 syllables, and give a picture and a special feeling. Tang Poems Their translations have a free form. Form Detailed reading: 1. Characteristics

Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass. If that looking-glass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papa is going to buy you another today. Nursery rhyme( 童谣 ) [ə:d] [in] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

Read the passage carefully to get enough details and finish the exercises. 1. What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror goes broken? 2. What is the baby’s father going to do if goat runs away? He’s going to buy the baby a billy-goat. He’s going to buy the baby another billy-goat. Poem A

I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true. List poem ( 清单诗 )

Our first football match We would have won… if Jack had just scored that goal, if we’d had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if we’d had thousands of fans screaming, if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy, We would have won… if we’ve been better!

1. What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? 2. Did his or her team win the game? 3. How many excuses did they make to explain why the didn’t win? 4. Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuse? How do you know? Football No Nine No, because at the end of the poem the speaker admits that they just did not play well enough to win Answer the following questions

Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out. Endless 夏日 困乏，咸涩干涸，枯萎，恐怖 周而复始 永无止境 兄弟 兄弟 爱美，又爱运动 爱美，又爱运动爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑 是我的朋友 也是我的敌人 也是我的敌人 Poem D Poem E

Poem D & E 1.What subject is the speaker writing about? Poem D:____________ poem E:________ 2. Does the speaker like the subject? His or her brother summer

A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa) 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ 作者 Moritake 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 作者 Issa Haiku ( 俳句诗 ) 17 syllables

相传远古时代，这里是汪洋大海，有一少妇，因 丈夫出海打鱼，久而不返，遂登山望夫，感而成 石。

Where she awaits her husband, On and on the river flows Never looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. Should the journeyer return, this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) 1. What’s the title ? A. 蝶恋花 B. 竹枝词 C. 望夫石 D. 一剪梅 望夫石 王健 望夫处，江悠悠。 化为石，不回头。 山头日日风复雨， 行人归来石应语。

Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings A. loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust E. anger F. hate G. sorrow A. lonelinessC. love D. trust G. sorrow ?

1. tease :v. 取笑；招惹；戏弄 teasingDon’t get upset. I was only teasing. teaseaboutShe used to tease me about my hair. Don’t tease the cat by pulling its tail. 拓展延伸 拓展延伸 laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人 make fun of sb. 愚弄某人 play jokes on sb. 开某人的玩笑 play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人

= especially 2. in particular = especially It was a good concert—I enjoyed the last song in particular. Was there anything in particular that you wanted to talk about? This disease mostly affects women, especially women over 50.

3.transform vi. & vt. 转化；转换；改造 transform… into / 改变为；转变为  They have transformed their rooms into a hotel. The situation has been greatly transformed

4. eventually adv 最后；终于 =finally 1)I was eventually granted an exit visa. 2)Eventually these feelings could be held in no longer. 3). She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for “The Times”.

激发；鼓励；启发 5.inspire vt. 激发；鼓励；启发 n. inspiration 灵感, 好办法, adj. inspired 获得灵感的, 超凡的 inspiring 振奋人心的, 激励人的 1).His best music was inspired by the memory of his mother. 2).He inspired many young people to take up the sports. 3)The teacher inspired us to greater efforts. 4)The father inspired his son with confidence. 5)The father inspired confidence in his son.

6.let out 发出；泄漏 （ 1 ） Don’t let out the plan to the press （ 2 ） He let out the bird from the cage. 拓展延伸 let down 放下；使失望； let alone 更不用提；更别说 let go 放开；松手 let it go 算了；放手