Unit2Poems[话题导读]致经典,传承中国传统文化——诗Poemofmotherlylove游子吟(唐·孟郊)慈母手中线,游子身上衣。临行密密缝,意恐迟迟归。谁言寸草心,报得三春晖?SongofthePartingSonMengJiaoThethreadinmother'shand,Agownforpartingson,Sewnstitchbystitch,alas!Forfearofcoldhe'llstand.Suchkindnessofwarmsun,Can'tberepaidbygrass.SongofthePartingSonmaybethemostpopularChinesepoemtopraisethegreatestuniversalloveintheworld—amother'scareandconcernforherchild.ItwaswrittenbyTangDynastypoetMengJiao(751~814AD),knownasthe“kuyinpoet”,whoalwayscombinedhissadnessanddepression(沮丧)intohisworks,spendingagreatdealoftimeconsideringeachword.Thepoemismadeofthreecouplets(对句).Withthefirstcoupletdescribingthedetailssuchasthethread,theson'sgarment(衣服)andthedim(昏暗的)lamplight,itshowstheconcept(概念)ofamother'slove.Perhapsthemotherthinksthisisthelastthingshecandoforhersonbeforehesetsoffonhisjourney.Inthelasttwolines,thepoetusedapairofmetaphors(隐喻).Mengcomparedthemothertothewarmsunandthechildtograss.Thisshowshowgreatamother'slovecanbeandhowlittleachildcandotorepaytheirmother.Theverse(诗句)evokesresponse(引发共鸣)inallchildren'shearts,aswellastheirprofound(深厚的)lovefortheirmothers.Thelastlineringsaquestionloudintheearsofreaders:howshouldchildrenpaybacktheirlovingparentswhogothroughthepainofbringingthemup?ThefamousphilosopherConfucius(551~479BC)isbelievedtohaveoncesaid,“Whileone'sparentsarealive,oneshouldnottraveltodistantplaces.Ifitisnecessarytotravel,thereshouldbeadefinitedirection.”(父母在,不远游,游必有方)SectionⅠWarmingUp&Pre-reading&Reading—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]AFEWSIMPLEFORMSOFENGLISHPOEMSTherearevariousreasonswhypeoplewritepoetry【1】.Somepoemstellastoryordescribesomethinginawaythatwillgivethereaderastrongimpression【2】.Otherstrytoconvey①certainemotions②.Poetsusemanydifferentformsofpoetrytoexpressthemselves.Inthistext,however,wewilllookatafewofthesimplerforms.【1】why引导的定语从句修饰先行词variousreasons。【2】that引导的定语从句修饰先行词away。[再记住]①convey/kən'veI/vt.传达;运送②emotion/I'məʊʃn/n.情感;情绪;感情[再翻译]一些简体英文诗人们写诗有着各种各样的原因。有些诗以令读者印象深刻的方式讲述一个故事或描写某个事物。另一些诗则试图传达某些情感。诗人用许多不同形式的诗来表达自己(的情感)。然而,在本文中,我们将会看到一些形式比较简单的诗。[先读通]SomeofthefirstpoetryayoungchildlearnsinEnglish【3】isnurseryrhymes③.Theserhymesliketheoneontheright(A)arestillacommontypeofchildren'spoetry.Thelanguageisconcrete④butimaginative,andtheydelightsmallchildrenbecausetheyrhyme,havestrongrhythmandalotofrepetition⑤.【4】Thepoemsmaynotmakesenseandevenseemcontradictory⑥,buttheyareeasytolearnandrecite.【5】Byplayingwiththewordsinnurseryrhymes,childrenlearnaboutlanguage.【3】ayoungchildlearnsinEnglish为定语从句,修饰先行词poetry,关系词在从句中作宾语,故被省略了。先行词被thefirst修饰时,定语从句的关系词宜用that而不用which。如果that在从句中作宾语则可以省略。【4】该句是并列复合句,由并列连词and连接。在第二个分句中有一个because引导的原因状语从句。【5】句中but连接两个并列分句。but后的分句中,tolearnandrecite为动词不定式短语作状语,且learn和recite与句子的主语they构成逻辑上的动宾关系,此时用动词不定式的主动形式表示被动意义。AHush⑦,littlebaby,don'tsayaword,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouamockingbird⑧.Ifthatmockingbirdwon'tsing,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouadiamond⑨ring.Ifthatdiamondringturnstobrass⑩,Papa'sgoingtobuyyoualookingglass.Ifthatlookingglassgetsbroke,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouabillygoat⑪.Ifthatbillygoatrunsaway⑫,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouanothertoday.SomesimplepoemsarelikeBandCthatlistthings.Listpoemshaveaflexible⑬linelengthandrepeatedphraseswhichgivebothapattern⑭andarhythmtothepoem.Somerhyme(likeB)while⑮othersdonot(likeC).BIsawafishpondallonfireIsawafishpondallonfire,Isawahousebowto⑯asquire⑰,Isawapersontwelvefeethigh,Isawacottage⑱inthesky,Isawaballoonmadeoflead,Isawacoffin⑲dropdowndead,Isawtwosparrows⑳runarace,Isawtwohorsesmakinglace○21,Isawagirljustlikeacat,Isawakitten○22wearahat【6】,Isawamanwhosawthesetoo,Andsaidthoughstrangetheyallweretrue.[再记住]③nurseryrhyme童谣nursery/'nɜːsərI/n.托儿所④concrete/'kɒŋkriːt/adj.具体的;混凝土制的⑤repetition/'repI'tIʃn/n.重复;反复;循环repetition的动词形式为repeat,注意它们的拼写差异。⑥contradictory/'kɒntrə'dIktərI/adj.引起矛盾的;好反驳的⑦hush/hʌʃ/vi.&vt.(使某人)安静下来⑧mockingbird/'mɒkIŋ'bɜːd/n.嘲鸫(一种鸟,能模仿其他鸟的叫声)⑨diamond/'daIəmənd/n.钻石;菱形⑩brass/brɑːs/n.黄铜;黄铜器⑪billygoat/'bIlIˌɡəʊt/n.公山羊⑫runaway跑掉;逃离⑬flexible/'fleksəbl/adj.灵活的;可弯曲的;柔顺的⑭pattern/'pætn/n.模式;式样;图案⑮while“而,然而”,在此是并列连词,表示对比。⑯bowtosb.向某人鞠躬⑰squire/skwaIə/n.乡绅⑱cottage/'kɒtIdʒ/n.村舍;小屋⑲coffin/'kɒfIn/n.棺材⑳sparrow/'spærəʊ/n.麻雀○21makelace绣花边○22kitten/'kItən/n.小猫[再翻译]孩子们最早学习的一些英文诗是童谣。这些像右边的这首童谣(A)一样押韵的短诗仍然是一种常见的儿童诗的类型。童谣的语言具体但富有想象力,这些童谣能使小孩子们快乐,因为它们押韵、节奏感强,而且重复多遍。这种诗可能讲不通,甚至看起来自相矛盾,但是它们容易学,也容易背诵。通过童谣中的文字游戏,孩子们学习了语言。A嘘,小宝贝,别说话,爸爸给你买个嘲鸫。如果嘲鸫不会唱歌,爸爸给你买个钻戒。如果钻戒变成黄铜,爸爸给你买个镜子。如果镜子打破了,爸爸给你买只小山羊。如果小山羊跑掉了,爸爸今天再去给你买一只。一些简单的诗歌像B和C一样列举事物。“清单诗”诗句的长短比较灵活且有重复的短语,这就形成了这种诗的模式和节奏。有些“清单诗”押韵(如B),有些则不押韵(如C)。B我看到鱼塘在燃烧我看到鱼塘在燃烧,我看到房子向地主哈腰,我看到人高一丈八,我看到茅屋在天郊,我看到气球用铅做,我看到棺材把死人抛,我看到两只麻雀在赛跑,我看到两匹马儿绣花包,我看到姑娘像只猫,我看到小猫戴花帽,我看到有人在一旁瞄,虽奇怪,但把实情报。[先读通]【6】本句中包含一个“see+宾语+宾补”结构,不带to的动词不定式短语作宾补。本诗中使用了多种形式作see的宾补,如:不带to的动词不定式(短语)bowtoasquire,dropdowndead等;介词短语onfire,inthesky等;形容词短语twelvefeethigh;现在分词短语makinglace。COurfirstfootballmatchWewouldhavewon...ifJackhadscoredthatgoal,ifwe'dhadjustafewmoreminutes,ifwehadtrainedharder,ifBenhadpassedtheballtoJoe,ifwe'dhadthousandsoffansscreaming,ifIhadn'ttakenmyeyeofftheball,ifwehadn'tstayedupsolatethenightbefore,ifwehadn'ttakeniteasy○23,ifwehadn'trunoutof○24energy.Wewo