高二英語A garden of poems教案
absence of rhyme at the end of each line. john donne(su dongpo)
john milton
18th century finest poetry in england alexander pope
19th century english romantic, natural john keats, william wordsworth, george gordon byron(dufu &li bai )
modern poets stand closest to us both in language and images. robert frost
the end of 19th century translated into chinese lu xun &guo moruo
q6.if a poem is translated into another language, is it still the same poem? what are some differences? meanwhile, get students to enjoy a chinese poem & its translation.
spring dawn --- meng haoran
i slept in spring not conscious of the dawn,
but heard the gay birds chattering all around,
i remember, there was a storm at night.
pray, how many blossoms have fallen down?
step 4. language focus:
key words and phrases:
1. bring together:
2. play with: the little boy is playing with his dolls.
in the text “play with the sounds, words and grammar” means “to use sounds, words and grammar perfectly.”
3. call up: the scene called up my childhood memories.
he was called up at the beginning of the war.
4. stand out: red stands out against a white background.
5. follow: why did not you follow the teacher’s advice?
follow also means “understand”: his lecture is difficult to follow.
5. despite: in spite of: he always remains modest despite his achievements.
6. be famous for: guilin is famous for its natural scenery with hills and streams.
7. time: in his speech, he expressed the feelings of the time.
8. belong to: Chinese Taiwan belongs to china.
9. admire:
10. remind…of…the film reminded him of what he had seen in beijing.
“remind” can also be followed by “that clause”: please remind me that i must call him up before noon.
11. absence: darkness is the absence of light.
12. lead to: eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
key structures:
1. once published, his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line.
past participle used as adverbial
eg: frightened by the noise in night, the girl no longer dared to sleep in her room.
given better attention, the crops would grow better.
2. no matter how well a poem is translated, something of the spirit of the original work is lost.
“no matter” is followed by wh- clause, used as adverbial of concession in the sentences.
eg: no matter when you leave the room, don’t forget to turn off the gas.
no matter who told you about some news, you can’t make any comment on it before you check it up.