01_Introduction概论.ppt

Introduction to British Literature Why study literature The Peasant At noon they hoe up weeds Their sweat drips on the soil. Who knows the rice that feeds Is the fruit of hard toil! A Tranquil Night Before my bed a pool of light--- Can it be hoarfrost on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned. Classification Literature can be divided into four categories: poetry, fiction, drama and essay. It can also be divided into two kinds: verse and prose. How to read literature Literature and translation hao ren yi sheng ping an. ye mu jiang lin le. ben lai wu yi wu//he chu re chen ai? * * Farewell to a Friend Wild grass spread over ancient plain; With spring and fall they come and go. Wild fire cannot burn them up; again They rise when vernal breezes blow. 学生: 老师好！ 老师：同学们好！大家吃了吗？ 同学：吃了。老师吃了吗？ 老师：吃了。你们在哪儿吃早饭/午饭？ 同学甲：我在家里吃早饭/午饭。 同学乙：我不在家里吃早饭/午饭。我在学校食堂吃早饭/午饭…… T: What are we doing now? SS: We are having an English class. T: Look. What am I doing now? SA: You are writing on the blackboard. T: Yes. I am writing on the blackboard. What am I doing now? SB: You are opening the door. T: Quite right. I am opening the door. T: Look. I am opening the door. Now I am closing the door. Twinkle twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky Good better best Never let it rest Till good is better And better best Oats, beans and barley grow Oats, beans and barley grow Can you or I or anyone know How Oats, beans and barley grow? It’s a range viewed in face and peaks from the side, Assuming different shapes viewed from far and wide. Of Mountain Lu we cannot make out the true face, For we are lost in the heart of the very face.