《Lesson 053 Autumn》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 53 date: Sept. 29, 2006 file name: bobrob09-29-06 file length: 20:31 Show notes Autumn, haiku poetry, and the phrasal verb “rake up” Haiku Along this road goes no one; This autumn evening. Basho In the cicada’s cry, No sigh can foretell, How soon it must die. Basho “No one travels, Along this way but I, This autumn evening.” Basho “First autumn morning: the mirror I stare into, shows my father’s face.” Murakami Kijo Poetry “Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to lraf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.” Robert Frost Note: A great site devoted to Robert Frost (1874-1963) can be seen at /frost/ He was an extremely influential poet and thinker of the last century. Listener email 1) “very much” and “very well”: when you check a these entries in a decent dictionary, you will find about 18 different meanings and usages for each. Just try to distinguish them with set phrases such as “thank you very much” and “I’m doing well, thanks”. 2) “this is the treasure of Japan” versus “this is the treasure in Japan”. In and of can be tricky. The treasure of the former sentence may not be in Japan, but the latter’s treasure is definitely located in Japan. Another difference is one of artistic license as pointed out by Bob. Again, if you check any good dictionary, you will find numerous entries with good examples for these two confusing but often interchangeable prepositions. Both Sides of the Pond (US) panty-hose (UK) tights (US) run (UK) ladder (in tights) (US) fall (UK) autumn (US) sedan (UK) saloon (car) 1 Song Autumn Girl ,by Snowball Johnny Show transcript Other R B music. Bob Hi, its the Bob and Rob Show. This is Bob. Rob And this is Rob. Bob Ah, make sure everything is working here. Its recording. Rob Oh, we