英美文学选读答案

TrytounderstandthefollowingsonnetbyWilliamShakespeareandgive:ideaofit.Sonnet18ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,Andsummer’sleasehathalltooshortadate:SometimetoohottheeyeofheavenshinesAndoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimmed:Andeveryfairfromfairsometimesdeclines,Bychanceornature’schangingcourseuntrimmed.Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st;Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade,Whenineternallinestotimethougrow’st:Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.我能把你比作夏日吗？尽管你更可爱、更温和；夏日的狂风可能会摧残五月的花儿，季节的限制又减少了可拥有的日光；天空的巨眼有时过于灼热，常使自身的辉煌无故湮没；每一种美都会消逝，不管愿意或是无奈；然而你这盛夏将永存不朽，连你所有的美都不会褪去；死神不忍逼近，生命只会长存；只要人类能呼吸，能看见；我的诗就会存在，而你的生命也会延续。PleasetellwhatissaidintheshortstoryofJohnSteinbeck’s“TheChrysanthemums”.ElisaAllenandherhusbandHenrylivepeacefullyontheirfarm.WhenElisaisbusywithherchrysanthemumsinthegarden,atinkerpassesbyandasksforwork.Sherefuseddirectly.Laterwhenthemanenquiresaboutherchrysanthemumsandasksforsome“seeds”tobringto“alady”,Elisagetsemotionalandfindshimtwopotstomend.Thetinkerdrivesawaywithfiftycentsandthecuttings.Whenridingontheroadwithherhusband,Elisaseesthechrysanthemumshootsshesenttotheladythrownontheroad.Sheisdismayedandcriessadly.