《死亡诗社》英语阅读讨论题目及答案

-1-死亡诗社1.What’stherunningthemeofthefilm?2.DoyoulikeKeating’seducationalideasandhisspecialwaysofteachingandwhy?3.DoyouthinkwecanimitateKeating’swayofteaching?Whatdifficultiesarewefacingifwedo?4.Whyisthetraditionsopowerfulandhowcanwebreakitout?5.WhatdoyouthinkofNeil’sdeath?Isitavoidable?6.HowdocommentonNeil’sparents?Aretheysofamiliartous?Howdoyoudealwithsuchparents?7.WhatdoyouthinkofthemajormembersoftheDeadPoetsSociety,particularlyCameron,thefink?8.Makecommentsontherealisticsituationofoureducationandpointoutthesimilaritiesanddifferences.一、电影的主题是什么？Thisstorytalksaboutafamousschool,agroupofrichstudents,agreatteacherandthedeadpoetssociety.Asadonethatcanmoveanyoneandcauseonetothinkofourlifeweareleading.TheplotisaboutanumberofstudentswhoaretaughtbyWilliamsaboutlife.Theyaretaughthowtoenjoythemselves.Thisendsupcausinggreatcontroversyamongtheheadsoftheschool.Thestudentsareterrificandeventhedialogueisgreat.Whatthisfilmshowedmewasthatwehavetheresponsibilityandthejoyofbeingaliveinthisplanet.Thatwearedust,andwewillgobacktoit,sowehavepreciouslittletimetomakeadifference.Thatwehaveamoralobligationtoseizetheday,andmakeourlivesextraordinaryThattheworld,basicallyisours.Thattheonlylimitationsarewithinourselves,andthatweoweittoustofight,torebelagainstconformity,tochangewhatwehateandkeepwhatwelove.Thatlivinginthisworldisabeautifulresponsibility,andthatonlycowardsdarenottochangeitforthebetter.Thisisthestoryofstudentsattherespected“Weltonacademe”,apreparatoryschoolinVermont.SuchschoolsinVermont.Suchschoolswere(andoftenstillare)veryconservativeinstitutionsthatserveashighschoolsforparentswhoinsistonsendingtheirchildrentothebestuniversity.Welton,likemanyprepschools,admittedonlyboys.Themovietakesplacein1959.Mr.Keating,ayoungandexcitingEnglishandpoetryteacher,whoisdeterminedtoteachhisstudentstolifewithabsolutepassion.Mr.Keating,usingpoetryashisvehicleteacheshisstudentstochallengetheinstitutionsaroundthem.TheenergeticmanaskshisstudenttocallhimMr.Keatingor‘OCaptainMyCaptain!’It’swrittenbyapoetnamedWaltWhitmanaboutAbrahamLincoln.TheprivateWeltonAcademyisalifeless,completelycutofftheworldschool.Youwillfindthefreedomofspirits,therevelationofsoulsandthecomplicatedstoryhappenedbetweentheyoungstudentsThemoviewasonlyagroupofrebelliousstudentsrebellingagainsttraditionaleducation.Rightinthistime,anon-traditionalpersonhappenedtobecometheirteacher.Theconclusionwasthatthenon-traditionalyieldedtothetraditional,andthereallyprevailedagainsttheromantic.Theamazingbehaviorattheendofthemoviewasnotshallowaffectation,butagreatshockofaudiences’hearts.Theboysstandingonthedesksbidthemostformalfarewelltotheirbestteacherwiththefirmestexpressionintheireyes.Thekettledrums-2-ringing,thebagpipesplaying,themoviereacheditsclimaxThesecondviewofthemovieleftmeacleartrainofthoughtsandacleartenet.EveryclassgivenbyKeatingwasawonderfulperformance,greatlyinspiringhisadolescentstudentstoemancipatethemselvesfromsuchideasasthestudyonlyandstudyforagoodschool.Heknewwhattheyneededmostwastounderstandlifeandbroadentheirmindandvisionsothattheycouldshakeoffworldlyaffairsasfameandwealthandenjoythelife,loveandpoeticpurity.Hisromanticenlightenmenthadnodoubtwieldedaprofoundinfluenceontheboys’mindandsoul.二、你喜欢基廷的教育方式吗？为什么？TheplotisaboutanumberofstudentswhoaretaughtbyWilliamsaboutlife.Theyaretaughthowtoenjoythemselves.Thisendsupcausinggreatcontroversyamongtheheadsoftheschool.这种教育方式不是简单地传授知识，而是在告诉学生要怎样去认识自己，认识这个世界。任何知识不是灌输给学生的，而是被激发出来的。人们天生就有一些才能，这些才能在教育的过程中被逐渐挖掘出来，这个过程漫长且不确定。当基廷这样的老师出现时，这些学生并幸运地被挑选了出来，他们度过了少年时期一个充满激情的难忘岁月，尽管故事的结局有些遗憾。Thiseducationisnotsimplytoimpartknowledge,buttotellthestudentstoacknowledgethemselves,understandingtheworld.Studentsarenotbeentaughtanyknowledge,whichcanbestimulatedout.SomepeopleareborntotalentthatcanbegraduallyBeenexcavatedintheeducationprocess,butprocessseemslonganduncertain.Whenthisteacher-Keating-appears,thestudentshadbeenluckilysingledout,withapassionateandmemorableteenagerterms,despitetheendofthestorywithsomeregrets.三、基廷的教育方式可以被我们模仿吗？如果模仿了，我们会遇到什么困难？这种教育方式可能很难被复制，因为这是一个特定时期的产物。是正确的人遇上了正确的时间。在一个保守而古老的学校里，这种特别的教育方式显得难以捉摸，我们不能脱离于这个社会单独地思考问题。在一个传统教育背景的束缚下，很多事情不是一个人所能左右的。守旧意味着顽固，而反抗旧的制度意味着要与统治力量作斗争，这种斗争必然要带来牺牲，或者也可能被压制。新生力量势必要遭到打击和痛苦。Thiseducationmaybedifficulttoreplicate,becauseit’stheproductofaparticularperiod.WhentheAppropriatepeopleattendattherighttime,thisformofeducationwillhappen.Inaconservativeandoldschool,thisparticularformofeducationseemsextraordinarytoachieve,wecannotthinkbeyondsociety.Onthebackgroundofatraditionaleducational,manythingscannotbeencontrolledbypeople.Old-fashionedmeansstubborn,andifwewanttoresistit,wemustconflictwiththeoldinstitution,thatneedssacrifice.Butwemaystillfailtoovercomethemormaybesuppressedbythem.Newforcemaybehitandsufferingwillcometous.四、为什么传统如此强大，我们该如何打破它？因为传统有一大批人在守护，这些人无法接受新的事物，新的东西。当新生力量开始背离了传统的要求时，一些人就会打压新势力，认为他们是破坏原有和平安定的不良因素。而且，传统的形成也是经过漫长的发展过程的。经过长期的积累，这些传统已经-3-被固定化了，变得不可更改。人们熟悉于那些不变化的模式，因而对于打破传统感到无比的恐慌。尽管要打破传统十分艰难，但我们仍要坚信一点，那就是坚持真理。只有坚定这种信念，用真理打动人们，才有可能打破传统。守旧的东西势必要被新生力量代替，那些不合时宜的顽固也会因为时代的发展而被淘汰。Becausealargenumberofpe