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Unit 1 Looking forwards
Developing ideas
Reading
Get the main idea of the poem and the interpretation given by the passage, understand the rhythm and rhyme, writing features and figures of speech of the poem;
Learn to make choices and develop the quality of having the courage to take responsibility and face challenges;
Summarize the elements of an application letter and write one according to the job advertisement.
Learning objectives
Read the short introduction to Robert Frost and answer the question.
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of America’s most famous poets. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his works. His poetry has been praised for its natural themes, mostly set in the rural areas of New England where Frost lived most of his life, and for his colloquial approach to American language. His poetry generally has a regular rhythm and rhyme, and is easy to read aloud and remember. He often used simple settings in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes. Among Frost’s best-known poems are The Road Not Taken, Fire and Ice, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Birches.
What are the special features of Frost’s poetry
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会话的;口语的
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Lead-in
Understand the poem
Listen and try the understand the meaning of the poem.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
fair and just: equal in every possible way
being the better choice
concerning; with regard to
looking as if it hasn’t been used enough
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to separate and go in different directions
下层灌木丛
Understand the poem
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
The Road Not Taken
tread – trod – trodden
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(fml.) years from now
knowing that in this world one doesn’t know which way will lead to where
Understand the poem
Complete the table with information from the passage.
Activity 3
being unable to take both roads
is grassy and wanted wear
the passing there has worn the two roads really about the same
he will take the first road
if he should ever come back
made all the difference
Understand the poem
What’s the language style What’s the rhyme pattern
Appreciate the poem
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
a regular rhythm and rhyme
colloquial approach to American language
Appreciate the poem
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,
直到它消失在丛林深处。
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
The Road Not Taken
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
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
虽然在这条小路上
很少留下旅人的足迹
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
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
也许多年后在某个地方
我将轻声叹息将往事回顾:
一片树林里分出两条路——
而我选择了人迹更少的一条,
从此决定了我一生的道路。
I shall be telling this with a sign
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood,and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Read for structure
How does the author interpret the poem
Divide the passage into several parts.
Introduction
explanation or interpretation of the poem
Introduction
(Para. 1)
has been quoted in/set to/used in
natural style/insights
1 How influential is the poem
2 Why is the poem so famous
被谱了曲
Read for details (Para. 1)
Introduction
(Para. 1)
has been quoted in/set to/used in
natural style/insights
paths
choices/decision/alternatives
1 What do the paths symbolise
2 What is the author’s understanding of the “choices” and “decision”
Read for details (Para. 1)
Introduction
(Para. 1)
has been quoted in/set to/used in
natural style/insights
paths
choices/decision/alternatives
leading to specific consequences
not going back
Read for details (Para. 1)
Complete the table with the information from the passage.
Activity 3
how our lives progress and change
face our future with energy and optimism, for the choices are only ours
whether we made the right choice
Read for details (Para. 2-5)
Read another interpretation of the poem and prepare it with the one in the passage. What are the major differences between the two interpretations
The one in the passage interprets the poem as a call for facing the future without regret, while the second interpretation (Robert’s) maintains that the poem is really about accepting the consequences of our choices many years in the future, when it is too late to change them.
Activity 4
Read for thinking
Which interpretation seems more convincing to you Why
What’s your own interpretation of the poem
Activity 4
Read for thinking
The Road Not Taken has in fact become one of the most famous American poems of all time, not only because of its natural style, but also because of its thoughtful insights into human nature.
Why is it so popular
The poem has been set to music by a number of artists and used in numerous television commercials.
The interlude(插曲) of the popular TV series《 何以笙箫默》is also “The road not taken”
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
黄色的树林里分出两条路
I'd go back and rechoose if I could
可惜我不能同时去涉足
But here I lay now, sick and so confused
此时的我困惑而疲倦
Was it no lie or was it all true
是非真假早已分不清楚
Sleep now gently my darling love,
轻轻睡去吧我爱的人
Don't let my worries trouble you
别让我的烦恼惊扰你
People try hard to forget
人们用尽一切方式去忘记
But memory will always stay
可记忆它却从不曾远离
Nightmares and dreams of long passed things
噩梦与美梦来自久远的经历
Try and chase me away from sleep
使我夜夜无法入眠
All that time I spent in the dark
我在黑暗中度过的那些光阴
Just like that,in the light;
也同样会在光明中
Everything will be fine
消散而去
Notice all the similarities
你与我竟如此相同
We go together like the birds and bees
好似作伴畅游天空
Just imagine what all could have happened
只是猜想那些故事如果发生
Every one I knew would long be dead
我认识的人都会长久失去
What really goes on behind closed doors
有什么故事关在紧闭的门内
Makes me secretly cry out loud
使我悄悄哭泣
Within all these horror stories
这些糟糕的故事之中
Lay many times of regrets
深藏着太多悔恨
Always in such a frightened state
深陷于恐惧的思绪
Trapped in an imaginary cage
受困于想象的牢笼
Living life day by day
如此生活 日复一日
Soon enough; some day;
但有一天,在很近的将来
I'll come out and play
我会逃离,狂欢
In a world where everything is upside down
在这个混淆颠倒的世界里
I try hard not to lose my mind
我努力不要丢失了自己
Things’ getting worse so I tell myself
事情变得更糟糕的时候我对自己说
Everything will be fine
一切都会有转机
I want to grow up and be a real bad cop
我想要成长并去面对那不如意的生活
In the end, it will work
在最后,都会如愿以偿
1. 各种演讲中被引用
2. 被谱曲
3. 许多的;大量的
4. 一直,有史以来
5. 洞察人性
1. be quoted in speeches of all kinds
2. be set to music
3. a number of/ numerous
4. of all time
5. insights into human nature
Paragraph 1
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Smart expressions
6. 禁不住看到
7. 给了我们选择的视觉呈现
8.生活每天都抛给我们很多选择。
9. 从……到……的范围
10.源自
6. can’t help but see
7. give us a visual representation of the choices
8. Life throws many alternatives at us on a daily basis.
9. range from…to…
10. arise from
Paragraph 2
Smart expressions
11.无论大小,我们所有的选择都有一个共同点,那就是它们都会导致特定的后果。
12.一旦我们做了一个决定,在大多数情况下,就没有回头路了。
11. Whether big or small, what all our choices have in common is that they lead to specific consequences.
12. Once we make a decision, in most circumstances, there is no going back.
Paragraph 3
Smart expressions
13.合情理的;正常的;可以理解的 adj.
14.面对两份工作邀请,我们可能会想知道自己到底在做什么选择。
15.如果在选择其中一个的同时,我们不知不觉地放弃了未来的其他机会呢
13. understandable
14. __________(present) with two job offers, we may wonder exactly what it is we’re choosing between.
15. What if, in choosing one, we are unknowingly turning down other future opportunities
Paragraph 4
Presented
Smart expressions
16. 最后,我们前方的路,也就是我们的人生之路,其实是选择和机会交织而成的。
17. 回顾我们的生活
18. 很多年后
19. 充分利用我们的决定
20.我们不应该带着遗憾回首过去,而应该充满活力和乐观地面对未来,因为选择是我们的,也是唯一的选择。
16. Ultimately, the road ahead — the road through our lives — is a mixture of choice and chance.
17. look back on our lives
18. ages and ages hence
19. make the most of our decisions
20. Instead of looking back with regret, we should be facing our future with energy and optimism, for the choices are ours, and ours only.
Paragraph 4
Smart expressions