1、Lesson 3 PoetryChristianendlessfreezingromanticbendvaguestoutadj.基督教的adj.永无休止的adj.严寒的，冰冻的adj.浪漫的v.弯曲adj.模糊的adj.肥胖的boundovalbowtoneunlike conveyaffectionn.一跳，一跃adj.椭圆的n.弓，弧形物，蝴蝶结n.语调，语气prep.不像，和不同vt.传达，表达n.爱慕，钟爱Li Bai Du Fu Bai JuyiGuess and matcha)An Old Man Selling Charcoalb)Contemplating on A Tran
2、quil Night c)Look from Yueyang Pavilion d)Return to idyllic(田园的)lifee)Fail to visit the hermitf)Enjoy evening view in a mountainWang Wei Tao YuanmingJia DaoCan you still think out some other famous poets either in China or in foreign countries?List their most famous poems.You can either use Chinese
3、or English.Who is your favorite?Ask yourselfRead the articles in the Culture Corner about Li Bai and William Wordsworth.Try to catch the basic information about the 2 famous poets.1.What is poetry?Why do people create poetry?Poetry is natural expression of human emotions.It is written in lines,and r
4、hymed(压韵的).2.How to appreciate poem?You can put yourself in the shoes of the poet and try to feel it.Read the passage on page 86,and finish the exercise.Choose words from exercise 21.Paris is a very _ city.2.He always smiles,that is to say,he is _ even though he is in trouble.3.Australia is a _ coun
5、try.4.He gave us a(生动的)_ description of what happened in the office on that day.romanticcheerfulscenicvivid5.Maggie Zhang is such a _ lady that she enjoys a high reputation.6.The road looks so _.elegantendlessRead a poem first to get the general feeling.Dont worry if you dont understand every word.R
6、ead the poem again more slowly.Think about the actions and feelings described in the poem.Identify words that you still dont understand.Read them agin using a dictionary to help you.Remember word order is often very different in poems.E.g.in Poem B:He gave a nod and up the chimney he rose.=He nodded
7、 and then went up the chimney.Identify the key images in the poem,eg.In Poem A:Eyes raised,I see the moon so bright.Santa clauseFather ChristmasWords used to describe the moon in the poem:bright,hoarfrostWords used to describe the appearance of Santa Clause:Oval eyes,merry face,rose cheeks,cheery no
8、se,cute little mouth,beard and moustache as white as snow.Read again and answer the questionsWhen approximately do you think then poems were written?Poem A was written in the 700s and Poem B was written in the 1800s.What is the tone of the two poems?Poem A is sad and sentimental while poem B has a c
9、heerful lively tone.What is poem A about?It conveys the poets sadness at being far away from his home and family.What is poem B about?It is about the night before Christmas when Santa visits each house.in the hope that Santa soon would be there Vague dreams of presents danced in their head Make a li
10、st of the sad and happy words or expressions that you can find in the poems.Happy:His oval eyes shined,and his face looked so merry,his cheeks were like roses,his rose like a cherry.His cute little mouth turned up like a bow.He filled all the stockings and then turned with a jerk.He jumped into his
11、sleigh and gave a loud whistle,and away he flew like the seeds of a thistle.Before he drove out of sight,“merry Christmas to all,and to all a good night.”Slight differencesHe gave a nod and up the chimney he rose.(fully invented sentence)He gave a nod and he rose up the chimney.The words are put in
12、an inverted order by the rules of modern grammar.And away he flew like the seeds of a thistle.And he flew away like the seeds of a thistle.The relationship among all sentences depends on participle(分词).So the language is very concise.Head bent,in homesickness,I am drowned.With my head bent,I am lost
13、 in homesickness.Eyes raised,I see the moon so bright.With my eyes raised,I see the moon so bright.The most important thing in appreciating poetry is getting the impression of the described scenery.Dont make a fuss over language.SummaryA Tranquil Night 许渊冲Abed,I see a silver light,I wonder if its fr
14、ost aground.Looking up,I find the moon bright;Bowing,in homesickness Im drowned.On a Quiet Night I saw the moonlight before my couch,and wondered if it were not the frost on the ground.I raised my head and looked out on the mountain moon,I bowed my head and though of my far-off home.S.ObataYellow Cr
15、ane TowerA Farewell to Meng Haoran on His Way to YangzhouYou have left me behind,old friend,at the Yellow Crane Terrace,On your way to visit Yangzhou in the misty month of flowers;Your sail,a single shadow,becomes one with the blue sky,Till now I see only the river,on its way to heaven.A Note Left f
16、or An Absent EcluseWhen I questioned your pupil,under a pine-tree,My teacher,he answered,went for herbs,but toward which corner of the mountain,How can I tell,through all these clouds?Situation and descriptionEverything was quiet.Nothing was moving,not even a mouse.The children were excited about ge
17、tting presents.While vague dreams of presents danced in their heads.It is night time and there is a full moon.I see the moon so bright.He was hard-working and didnt want to waste any time.He didnt speak a word and went straight to work.I am really sad and miss my homeHead bent,in homesickness I am drowned.He flew away quickly and was gone.And away he flew like the seeds of a thistle.
