“TheRoadNotTaken”“未选择的路”RobertFrostAnauthentic(真正的,有根据的)PoetListenBriefIntroductionofauthor•RobertFrost(1874-1963)wasborninSanFrancisco,California.Afterhisfather'sdeathwhenRobertwas11,thefamilymovedacrossthecountrytoLawrence,Massachusetts,underthepatronageofRobert'sgrandfather.LiteraryCareer•At38,hesoldthefarmandtookhisfamilytoEngland.•InEngland,hiseffortstoestablishhimselfasapoetwasalmostimmediatelysuccessful.ABoy'sWillwaspublished1913,followedayearlaterbyNorthofBoston.•FavorablereviewsonbothsidesoftheAtlanticresultedinAmericanpublicationofthebooks.•TheFrostssailedfortheUnitedStatesinFebruary1915andlandedinNewYorkCity.•SalesofhisbooksenabledFrosttobuyafarminFranconia,N.H.;toplacenewpoemsinliteraryperiodicalsandpublishathirdbook,MountainInterval(1916);andtoembarkonalongcareerofwriting,teaching,andlecturing.Frost’spoetictheory•Heemphasizedonthedramaticqualitiesofpoetry.•Hebelievedthatallpoetryisessentiallymetaphorical.•Heinsistedthatpoetrycannotbeforcedintobeing.•Hethoughtthatpoetryservesasameansofgivingpatternstoman’sexistence.MajorFeaturesofFrost’sPoems•HewasanessentiallypastoralpoetoftenassociatedwithruralNewEngland.•Heusedtheruralworldasasourceofsymbols,whosephilosophicaldimensionstranscendanyregion.•Hisadoptstraditionalverseforms,plainlanguageandeverydayspeechtoexplorethecomplexityofhumanexistencethroughtreatingseeminglytrivialsubjects.Backgroundonwriting•Thewesternindustrialcivilizationwashighlydevelopedthatbroughtlotsofsideeffects.Inthemeanwhile,worldwarhasbroughtaboutgreattraumaanddisaster.What’smore,“Godisdeadleadtothebreakdownoftraditionalvaluessystemandthespiritualpillar.Westernsocietywasfullofconfusion.So,thetimesmadethepoetryoftheblacktone,andthepoetbegantoseekfreshnaturalatmosphere,leadingthelifeoutofconfusion.Hadyouevermadeanyimportantdecision?Canyoushareyourexperiencewithus?思考•Ifyouareinthesituationasshowninthepicture,whatwillyoudo?why?DiscusswithyourpartnerRoad•Options•Whenyoutakeone,youwillhavetogiveuptheothers•Theresultwilldifferent.“TheRoadNotTaken”“未选择的路”RobertFrostAnauthenticPoetListen听录音,注意韵律,试回答以下问题1.whatwasthespeakersorryabout?2.whydidthepoetstandthereforalongtime?3.whichroaddidthespeakertake?Why?4.whatdoestheword”sigh”imply?5.howdoyouunderstandtheword”road”inthepoem?RobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken”Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood黄色的树林里分出两条路AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth可惜我不能同时去涉足分叉RobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken’’•Andbeonetraveler,longIstood作为一个路人,我在那路口久久伫立AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould我向着一条路极目望去Towhereitbentintheundergrowth直到它打弯,视线被灌木丛挡住Bush草丛RobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken’’•Thentooktheother,asjustasfair于是我选择了另一条,不比那条差Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim也许会有更好的风景又公正,又正确景色,风景RobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken’’–Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear因为它绿意融融,等待人去践踏Thoughasforthatthepassingthere其实讲到留下了来往的足迹Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame两条路,说不上差别有多大人迹罕至的行人的经过使得RobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken’’•Andboththatmorningequallylay那天早晨,有两条路,相差无几Inleavesnostephadtroddenblack都埋在还没被踩过的落叶底下Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday啊,我把那第一条路留给另一天!AndthatmorningRobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken’’•Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway可我知道,一条路又接上另一条,IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback恐怕我难以再回返RobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken’’•IshallbetellingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshence当提起当年的旧事,我将叹一口气隔了多少岁月,流逝了多少时光ManyandmanyyearslaterRobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken’’•AndthathasmadeallthedifferenceTworoadsdivergedinawood•andI—Itooktheonelesstraveledby一片森林里分出两条路而我却选择了人迹更少的一条•从此决定了我一生的道路听录音,注意韵律,试回答以下问题1.whatwasthespeakersorryabout?2.whydidthepoetstandthereforalongtime?3.whichroaddidthespeakertake?Why?4.whatdoestheword”sigh”imply?5.howdoyouunderstandtheword”road”inthepoem?TheRoadNotTakenTworoadsdivergedinayellowwoodAAndsorryIcouldnottravelbothBAndbeonetraveler,longIstoodAAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcouldATowhereitbentintheundergrowthB黄色的树林里分出两条路可惜我不能同时去涉足我在那路口久久伫立我向着一条路极目望去直到它消逝在丛林深处Thentooktheother,asjustasfairAndhavingperhapsthebetterclaimBecauseitwasgrassyandwantedwearThoughasforthatthepassingthereHadwornthemreallyaboutthesame但我却选择了另外一条路它荒草萋萋,十分幽寂显得更诱人,更美丽虽然在这两条小路上都很少留下旅人的足迹•Andboththatmorning•equallylayInleavesnostephad•troddenblackOh,Ikeptthefirstfor•anotherdayYetknowinghowwayleadsontowayIdoubtedifIshouldever•comeback//•那天清晨,落叶满地两条路都未经脚印污染呵,留下一条路等改日再见但我知道路径延绵无尽头恐怕我难以再回返shallbetellingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshenceTworoadsdivergedinawoodandI—ItooktheonelesstraveledbyAndthathasmadeallthedifference也许多年后在某个地方我将轻声叹息把往事回一条森林里分出两条路而我却选择了人迹少的一条从此决定了我如今的不同AboutthecontentTheRoadNotTakentellsaboutlifechoice.Man’slifeismetaphoricallyrelatedtoajourneyfilledwithtwistsandturns.Onehastoconsideralotbeforemakingawisechoice.Thoughthedivergedroadsseemidentical,theyactuallyleadtodifferentdirections,whichsymbolizedifferentfates.Thestyleofthelanguage•plain•natural•simple•meaningful••Differentroadwillleadustoseedifferenttypesofscenery,beforeyouchoosewhichroadtotake,thinkitcarefully,donotfollowtheflow(随波逐流)•Afteryoutakentheroadjustdoyourbesttowalkyourroadandenjoythesceneryontheroad.