2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 6 The Tang Poems Section Ⅰ

Module6TheTangPoems［话题导读］导语：“好雨知时节，当春乃发生。随风潜入夜，润物细无声。”“诗圣”杜甫的这首脍炙人口的《春夜喜雨》如今已经被译成英文出现在伦敦的地铁站里。Chinesepoemswentunderground“Agoodrainknowsitspropertime；itwaitsuntilthespringtofall.Itdrifts(漂流，飘移)inonthewind，stealsinbynight；itsfinedropsdrench(淋透)，yetmakenosoundatall.”Thewell­knownpoem，writtenbythepoetDuFu，wasoneofthefamouspoemsthatlandedinLondon.OtherpoemsfromLiBaiandBaiJuyihavealsobeenenjoyedbytheBritishpublic.Atthesametime，someBritishpoems，includingthepoeticworksfromfamousWilliamWordsworthandWilliamBlake，havedecoratedShanghai'ssubwaysystem.AtasimpleceremonyheldatBritain'sNationalLibrary，theGeneralManagerofLondonUndergroundwrotethetitleoftheChinesepoemwithabrushpen，atraditionalartpeninancientChina.ThisaddedtotheChineseatmosphereintheLondonsubway.TheideatoexchangepoetrywasonepartoftheChina­BritainCulturalExchange.AnofficialfromtheBritishEmbassyinChinaintroducedtheideatoexchangepoetryasonepartoftheSino­BritainCulturalExchange.Chinesepoemsaresetto(被指定做某事)decorateLondon'sUndergroundsoon.Atthesametime，someBritishpoemswillsoondecorateShanghai'ssubwaysystem.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读［先读通］TheGoldenAgeofChinesePoetry①TheTangDynasty②(618～907)wasoneofthegreatdynastiesinChinesehistory.Itwasatime③ofexpansion④.Atitshighpoint，thecountryreachedasfaras⑤Siberia(nowpartofRussia)inthenorth，KoreaintheeastandVietnaminthesouth.TheTangrulersalsocontrolledthetraderouteknownastheSilkRoad⑥wellintopresent­day⑦Afghanistan.Tradewithforeigncountriescreatedatolerant⑧andcosmopolitan⑨culture.Persians⑩，Arabs⑪andJews⑫cametoliveinChinesetowns，bringingwiththemtheirownreligionsandcustoms⑬.Theywereallowedtoliveincommunitiesgovernedbytheirownlaws⑭，andtokeeptheirtraditionalformsofentertainmentsuchasmusicanddance，whichinfluenced⑮thedevelopmentofTangculture.ButperhapsthebiggestforeigninfluencecamefromBuddhism⑯，whoseoriginswereinIndia⑰.Atthesametime⑱foreignerswhowereeducatedattheTangcourt⑲tooktheChineseculturehomewiththem.SoonJapanandKoreawereorganisedontheTangmodel，whileChineseinfluenceextendedthroughoutSoutheastAsia.Culturaldevelopmentwenthandinhand⑳withtechnologicalprogress○21.Newdiscoveriesweremadeinastronomy○22，geographyandmedicine.In724SengYixingmeasured○23thelengthofthesun'sshadow○24andthealtitude○25oftheNorthPole.UnderEmperorTaizong(627～649)thegovernmentopenedmedicalschoolswherespecialist○26subjectswerestudied○27.Theinventionofprintingaboutthistimemeantthatknowledgecouldberecordedandshared○28asneverbefore.Butitwasnotjustscientificknowledgethatcouldnowreachawideraudience○29.Printingalsomarked○30thebeginningofthegoldenageofliterature—andliterature，intheTangDynasty，meantpoetry.Inthebeautyofitsimagesandtherangeoftopics，Tangpoetrywasbetterthaneverythingthathadcomebeforeit○31.Buthowdidthishappen？Thereisnosingleanswertothequestion.Anexplosionoftalent，andtheappearanceofnewformswerebothimportant.Inthe“NewStyleVerse”whichappearedduringtheTangperiod○32，eachlinehasfiveorsevensyllables○33，andtherearelotsofruleswhichgovern○34thetones○35.Butbeingabletowritepoetrywasalsoanimportantqualification○36forpeoplewhowantedtobecomegovernmentofficials○37.Agoodpoethadabetterchance○38ofgettingagoodjob.Solotsofpeoplebecameinterestedin○39poetry.OneofthegreatestoftheTangpoetswasDuFu(712～770)．Asayoungmanhetravelledalotandenjoyedpaintingandmusic，aswellas○40writingpoetry.Butduringhislifetimeheneverbecamefamous；infact，hethoughtofhimselfas○41afailure○42.Itwasonlyinthe11thcenturythat○43hispoeticgeniuswasrecognised○44.Sometimesheiscalledthe“poetofhistory”or“themirrorofhistime”becausehepaintsarealistic○45pictureoftheproblemsoftheageinwhichhelived○46.Theseincludethesufferings○47ofthepoor，andthecorruption○48oftherich.Healsowritesabouthisownproblems，including○49hisson'sdeath.DuFuisalsoknownfor○50hisfriendshipwithLiBai(701～762)，anothergreatpoetoftheage.Thetwomenmetin744，andalthoughverydifferent○51，theybecamefriends.Theyeachwrotepoemstotheother.LiBai，thesonofawealthymerchant○52，grewupinSichuanProvince.AshewasnotsosuccessfulassomeoftheotheryoungmenofhistimeintheCivilServiceExaminationtobecomeagovernmentofficial，hebeganalifeoftravelandpoetry，writingmorethanathousandpoems○53.Heusedsimple，directlanguageandoftenchoseirregular○54forms.IfDuFuwasarealist○55，thenLiBaiwasaromantic○56.Hewroteaboutnatureandpeoplewiththesamedepthoffeeling.Friendship，thehumancondition，andthepleasuresofwine，arehisfavouritesubjects.Itissaidthat○57hedrownedwhenhefellintoariverwhiletryingto○58takeholdof○59thereflection○60oftheMoon.［再记住］①poetryn．［U］［总称］诗歌；诗篇poemn．［C］诗；诗歌poetn．［C］诗人②dynasty［'dInəsti］n.朝；代③timen．历史时期；时代④expansion［Ik'spænʃn］n.扩张expandv．扩大；增加⑤asfaras远至⑥过去分词短语knownastheSilkRoad作后置定语，修饰thetraderoute。⑦present­dayadj.当代的；当前的⑧tolerant［'tɒlərənt］adj.宽容的；容忍的betolerantof/towards对……宽容的/容忍的⑨cosmopolitan［kɒzmə'pɒlItən］adj.兼容并包的⑩Persian［'pɜʃn］n.波斯人⑪Arab［'ærəb］n.阿拉伯人⑫Jew［dʒu］n.犹太人⑬bringingwiththemtheirownreligionsandcustoms是现在分词短语作伴随状语。⑭过去分词短语governedbytheirownlaws作后置定语，修饰communities。⑮influencevt.&n．影响；作用haveaninfluenceon对……有影响undertheinfluenceof受到……的影响⑯Buddhism［'bʊdIzəm］n.佛教⑰whose