1. 押韵（头韵 alliteration / 尾韵 rhyme ） ： A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一亏，长一智。 No pain, no gain. 不劳无获。 Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不见心不烦。 Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

2. 小试牛刀： If I were a bird, I’d sing a ________. And fly about the whole day_________. And when the night came, go to rest. Up in my cozy( 温馨的 ) little _________. song long nest

3. 1.What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child? Poem Analyzing （诗歌分析） : Questions about the poem

4. 2.Why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old?

5. 3.How did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “ Please be back by ten ” ?

6. 4.After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom?

7. 词组翻译 最了解 整夜哭的小婴儿 唱歌给 …… 听 守在我身旁 温暖入睡的臂膀 在田野奔跑 确保 远离危险 给我一个拥抱 举起我 咳嗽得厉害 大声回嘴 应该被允许 恐怖片 噩梦 生气地顶嘴 不该被告知 回想 那些时光 后悔 ……/ 后悔没 …… Know best A tiny baby crying all night Sing to sb Stay by my side Warm arms to sleep in Run through the field Make sure Keep sb from danger Give me a hug Lift me up Cough badly Talk back loudly Should be allowed to Scary movies Awful dreams Shout back angrily Shouldn’t be told Think back to Those times Regret doing/not doing sth

8. I Wanted Only the Best Baby, When you were a tiny baby crying all night,I sang to you and stayed by your side. When you were tired and hungry,I gave you food and warm arms to sleep in. When you were two running through the field, I made sure you were safe and kept you from danger.

9. When you fell and hurt yourself, I gave you a hug and lifted you up. When you were seven coughing badly,I said no ice-cream for you. But you talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!” When you were nine watching scary movies, I said it’d give you awful dreams. But you shouted back angrily, “I should be allowed to watch it! I’m not a baby!”

10. When you were a teen going out with friends,I said “Please be back by ten!” But you talked back again— “I should not be told what to do! I’m seventeen now!” Now you are an adult,thinking back to those times,you coughed for days after eating that ice-cream and had scray dreams after watching that film. You were late for school from staying out past ten.

11. Do you know that, baby, mom knows best, and for you I wanted only the best.

12. 歌曲欣赏： Because You Loved Me

13. Conclusion(Questions) What can we get from the poem and the song? What’s something in common? -Mom’s love is the greatest in the world. -It’s offered by mom, asking for no return. -What she only wants is the best of you.

14. Ode to a Nightgale 《夜莺颂》 John keats 济慈 Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades 别了！别了！你怨诉的歌声 Past the near meadows, over the still stream 流过草坪，越过幽静的溪水， Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep 溜上山坡；而此时，它正深深 In the next valley-glades 埋在附近的溪谷中： Was it a vision, or a waking dream? 噫，这是个幻觉，还是梦寐？ Fled is that music -- Do I wake or sleep? 那歌声去了： —— 我是睡？是醒？, : Ode to a Nightgale 《夜莺颂》 John keats 济慈 Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades 别了！别了！你怨诉的歌声 Past the near meadows, over the still stream 流过草坪，越过幽静的溪水， Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep 溜上山坡；而此时，它正深深 In the next valley-glades 埋在附近的溪谷中： Was it a vision, or a waking dream? 噫，这是个幻觉，还是梦寐？ Fled is that music -- Do I wake or sleep? 那歌声去了： —— 我是睡？是醒？, :

15. Ode to the West Wind 《西风颂》 - Percy Bysshe Shelley 雪莱 The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind, 让预言的号角奏鸣吧！ 西风呵， If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? 如果冬天来了，春天还会远吗 ?

16. When We Two Parted 《春逝》 ——George Byron 拜伦 If I should see you ， 若我会见到你， after long year. 事隔经年。 How should I greet, 我如何见你， with tears, with silence. 默默无语，泪流满面。