美国文学赏析
Ezra Pound (埃兹拉?庞德)
In a Station of the Metro
The apparition of these faces in the crowd;人群中这些面孔幽灵般闪现Petals on a wet,black bough.湿漉漉的黑色枝条上的众多花瓣
1. Why does the poet call the faces of pedestrians "apparition"? These pedestrians are all walking in a hurry amidst the drizzling rain.
2.What do "petals" and "bough" stand for?
Petals refer to the faces while the bough stands for the floating crowd.
Robert Frost
(1)Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,有人说世界将终结于火,
Some say in ice.有人说是冰。
From what I’ve tasted of desire，从我尝过的欲望之果
I hold with those who favor fire.我赞同倾向于火之说。
But if it had to perish twice,但若它非得两度沉沦
I think I know enough of hate.我想我对仇恨了解也够多
To know that for destruction ice可以说要是去毁灭,
Is also great 冰也不错,
And would suffice.应该也行。
1. What are the symbolic meanings of fire in this poem?
Fire symbolizes natural disaster, human passion, as well as war.
2.Why does the speaker say that ice is also great for destruction? Explain what ice stands for here.
Ice, oppose to fire, is also a dreadful natural disaster in this world, and ice is always related to indifference, coldness, hatred, and the other negative sentiments of human beings.
3. What is your opinion about fire and ice? Which one is more destructive? Both fire and ice can destroy this beautiful world if they are beyond control of human beings. Therefore we should be open-minded and reduce our prejudice and pride so as to keep this world in peace.
(2)Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening
1. In your opinion, what was the reason that made the speaker stop by the woods on a snowy evening?
The poet was deeply attracted by the natural beauty of the scene at that very
moment.
2.Why did the horse give the harness bell a shake?
The horse grew impatient by stopping in the middle of the dark, cold woods at midnight. It was eager to go home.
3.Why couldn't the speaker stay longer by the woods to appreciate its mysterious beauty?
He realized that it was late at night and he would have to hurry home to get some food and sleep, because the next morning he would have a lot of work to do.
4. What is the effect of repetition in the last two lines?
The refrain-like repetition in the last two lines reminds the reader a simple fact of life: whatever happens, one must go forward in the journey of his or her life.
5 stanza，16lines，Rhyme（押韵格式）：aaba bbcb ccdc dddd
翻译：
Whose woods these are I think I know 我知道林子的主人是谁，
His house is in the village though.
虽村落是他所居之地。
He will not see me stopping here,
他不会看到我停留于此，
To watch his woods fill up with snow. 凝视他的林子雪花纷飞。
My little horse must think it queer,
我的小马一定以我为怪，
To stop without a farmhouse near, 近无房舍，为何停伫。
Between the woods and frozen lake, 况只有林子与冰湖，
The darkest evening of the year.
和一年中最黑之夜。
He gives his harness bells a shake, 他轻摇铃具
To ask if there is some mistake.
询问有错与否。
The only other sound's the sweep, 唯一的回复来自，
Of easy wind and downy flake. 软雪和清风。
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. 林子很美——昏暗而幽深，
But I have promises to keep,
但我已有约定。
And miles to go before I sleep.
沉醉前还有一段路要走
And miles to go before I sleep
沉醉前还有一段路要走。
(3) The Road Not Taken
1.What is the speaker's initial response to the divergence of the two roads? The speaker is at a loss which road he should choose, and he feels sorry that he cannot explore both roads at the same time.
2. Describe the similarities and differences of these two roads. Which one does the speaker take? Two roads are similar except one of them is more “grassy,”which implies that it is less traveled by people. The speaker prefers the less traveled one, because he likes adventure.
3. What might the two roads stand for in the speaker's mind?
One road stands for the traditional one and the other is unconventional one and full of challenges and difficulties. To follow other people's footsteps or to open a new road for himself is really not an easy decision for us to make in our lives.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood 黄色的树林里分出两条路
And sorry I could not travel both
可惜我不能同时去涉足
And be one traveler,long I stood
我在那路口久久伫立
And looked down one as far as I could 我向着一条路极目望去
To where it bent in the undergrowth 直到它消失在丛林处
Then took the other,as just as fair 但我却选了另外一条路
And having perhaps the better claim
它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;显得更诱人、更美丽
Though as for that the passing there
虽然在这两条小路上
Had worn them really about the same
都很少留下旅人的足迹
And both that morning equally lay
虽然那天清晨落叶满地
In leaves no step had trodden black
两条路都未经脚印污染
Oh, I kept the first for another day! 呵，留下一条路等改日再见！
Yet knowing how way leads on to way, 但我知道路径延绵无尽头
I doubted if I should even come back. 恐怕我难以再回返
I shall be telling this with a sigh
也许多少年后在某个地方Somewhere ages and ages hence:
我将轻声叹息把往事回顾
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--- 一片树林里分出两条路
I took the one less traveled by,
而我选了人迹更少的一条
And that has made all the difference
从此决定了我一生的道路
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1.Matches 作家作品：（或参考课本目录，黑色斜体为课本目录） The literature of Realism: Walt Whitman 沃尔特.惠特曼 Drum Taps (《桴鼓集》) Good-Bye, My Fancy ( 《再见，我的幻想》,) Leaves of Grass (《草叶集》) Passage to India ( 《通向印度之路》) Sequel to Drum Taps (《桴鼓集续集》) Song of Myself 《自己之歌》 I Sit and Look Out 《我坐在这儿眺望着》 Beat! Beat! Drum! 《敲呀！敲呀！鼓啊！》 Emily Dickinson 艾米莉.狄金森 I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed 《我品味未经酿造的饮料》 I felt a Funeral, in my Brain 《我感受了一场葬礼，在脑中》 A Bird came down the Walk 《鸟儿沿着小径过来》 I died for Beauty--- but was scarce《我为美而死》 I heard a Fly buzz- when I died 《我听到苍蝇的嗡嗡声---在临死之前》Because I could not stop for Death 《因为我不能停下来等候死神》 I’m Nobody! Who are You? Success is Counted Sweetest Harriet Beecher Stowe 哈丽雅特.比彻.斯托 Uncle Tom's Cabin 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》 Mark Twain 马克. 吐温 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆.索亚历险记》 .The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ([k?l?‘ver?s] 《卡拉韦拉斯县驰名的跳蛙》 2.Innocents Abroad (《傻子国外旅行记》) 3.Roughing It (《艰苦岁月》) 4.The Gilded Age (with Charles Dudley Waenner, 《镀金时代》与查尔斯·达德利·沃纳合写) 5.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (《汤姆·索耶历险记》) A Tramp Abroad (《国外流浪汉》) 7. The Prince and the Pauper (《王子与贫儿》) 8. Life on the Mississippi (《密西西比河上》) 9.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (《哈克贝里·费恩历险记》) 10.The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson ( 《傻瓜威尔逊》) 11. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court ( 《亚瑟王朝廷上的康涅狄格州美国人》) 12. The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg (《败坏赫德莱堡的人》) 13. What Is Man? (《人是什么》)
美国文学选读课后题答案
1、Do you think Gatsby deserves to be called “the great”? Why? -------from F、Scoot、Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Gatsby pursuit “a universe of ineffable gorgeous” in his young age、In fact, Gatsby from West Egg insists his Platonic fantasy、He fell in love with the blonde and his ineffable gorgeous ideal is bined with Daisy’s breathing and desire、Daisy bees the image of ideal in his mind; though she marries Tom and may does not love him, though he can realize her soul full of money and desire, he cannot change his mind which back his love and be together as before、Maybe that is the shining and great part of his soul、Maybe that is the American dream which can show to us、But through the novel, we can have the clear idea that Daisy’s desire was not his drea m, it is not Daisy’s fault but his dream has giant vitality and energy、His dream is far behind Daisy and everything exists、He does his best to build the perfect world and aim in his mind、So his spirit which pursuits on ideal and dedication is also far behind secular frolicking in the bed、For realizing his dream, he donated himself to mud of money in New York; he showed no interests in wealth itself and the life of debauchery、Just like the lotus lives in the pound around with mud but not be polluted、His soul no doubt is suffering in the social life but without any plain、3、What do “petals” and “bough” stands for? -----from Ezra Pound In A Station of the Metro、 First of all, this poem stands the points of economy by Imagism、Every word in this poem has its own unique meaning、For example, the color of black in this poem may represent the train’s color, the railway’s color, the pillar’s color or the dim light of the metro station、Ezra Pound was very sensitive to the color and usually used their different meanings in his poetry、He used the skill of painting in his process of creating the poem、In this poem, every word is used as the pigment、Petals stand for the meaning of color from their unique image、The word “wet” brings the feeling of fresh and bright to the people、And the word “apparition” gives the dim color of pale and weak to the “faces” and “petals”、And the author put the petals and faces together let the faces have the feeling of tender and red、Several pretty faces appear in the metro station from the dimly lit, and they bee the shining petals in the black bough which was wet by the rain、This transformation is based on our vision, but it also shows that the same point between the quiet nature scenery and the noisy industrial environment、Ezra Pound wants tell us that we can find the beauty everywhere in our daily life、And it also shows the metaphor of Imagism、 1、Do you think Gatsby deserves to be called “the great”? Why? (1)I think it is too plicated to simply say Gatsby deserves to be “great” or not、For one thing, Gatsby was ambitious, hardworking, generous and passionate、He was so extremely loyal to his love and Daisy that he could do anything to get Daisy back: he did shady business to earn money and social position; he threw luxurious parties just to draw Daisy’s attention; he could take the blame for a death that he did not cause、(2)In this respect, he is much “greater” than his contemporaries、For another thing, Gatsby never realized that Daisy wasn’t the girl he loved anymore、Gatsby was so innocent that he staked everything on his dreams, not realizing that his dreams are unworthy of him、He wasn’t sober enough to be great、