GeorgeGordonByron
Shewalksinbeauty, likethenight
Ofcloudlessclimesandstarryskies;
Andallthat’sbestofdarkandbright
Meetinheraspectandhereyes:
Thusmellow’dtothattenderlight
Whichheaventogaudydaydenies.
Oneshadethemore, oneraytheless,
Hadhalfimpair’dthenamelessgrace
Whichwavesineveryraventress,
Orsoftlylightenso’erherface;
Wherethoughtsserenelysweetexpress
Howpure, howdeartheirdwelling-place.
Andonthatcheek, ando’erthatbrow,
Sosoft, socalm, yeteloquent,
Thesmilesthatwin, thetintsthatglow,
Buttellofdaysingoodnessspent,
Amindatpeacewithallbelow,
Aheartwhoseloveisinnocent!
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1)LordByronisa _____ poetwhoembracedthepoweroftheheartoverthepowerofthemind.
2)Thepoemisabouthispassionatelovefor _____.
3)Whatfigureofspeechisnotusedinthepoem?
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4)Whichwordbestexplains “impair’d”?
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5)Thewomanisperfectinthat _____.
: ReadthepoemandtranslateitintoChinese.
ProperNames
OxfordStreet 牛津商业街
LadyGodiva 戈黛娃夫人
Notes
(1919-2013 ):, TheGoldenNotebook, .In2001, LessingwasawardedtheDavidCohenPrizeforalifetime’sachievementinBritishLiterature.In2008, TheTimesrankedherfifthonalistof “the50greatestBritishwriterssince1945”.
:LadyGodivawasan11thcenturyAnglo-Saxonnoblewomanwho, accordingtolegend, “PeepingTom”foravoyeuroriginatesfromlaterversionsofthislegendinwhichamannamedTomhadwatchedherrideandwasstruckblindordead.
:IntheUnitedKingdomandsomeothercountries, lidoreferstoapublicoutdoorswimmingpoolandsurroundingfacilities, orpartofabeachwherepeoplecanswim, , meaning “beach”.HereitreferstoalakeinHydePark, London.
(1775-1817):ShewasanEnglishnovelistwhoseworksofromanticfiction, setamongthelandedgentry, ’snovelswerewitty, warmandironicportraitsoftheprivilegedclassesof18th- -knownworksareEmma(1815), PrideandPrejudice(1813) andSenseandSensibility(1811).
(1788-1824):GeorgeGordonByronwascommonlyknownsimplyasLordByron, ’sbest-knownworksarethelengthynarrativepoemsDonJuanandChildeHarold’.
ForFun
WorkstoRead
(1871):ItisanovelbyEnglishauthorGeorgeEliot, firstpublishedineightinstalmentsduring1871-1872.ThenovelissetinthefictitiousMidlandstownofMiddlemarchduring1829-1832, , thenatureofmarriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, politicalreform, andeducation.
:AnovelsetinEnglandandAfricaduringthemid-1950s, , anindependentwomanstruggleswithissuesofpersonalfreedom, racialjustice, artisticconflict, andpoliticaldisillusion.
MoviestoSee
(2003):MonaLisaSmileisa2003romanticdramafilmproducedbyRevolutionStudiosandColumbiaPicturesinassociationwithRedOmFilmsProductions, directedbyMikeNewell, writtenbyLawrenceKonnerandMarkRosenthal, andstarringJuliaRoberts, KirstenDunst, MaggieGyllenhaal, -thinkingartprofessorteachesconservative50’sWellesleygirlstoquestiontheirtraditionalsocietalroles.
(2005):, upbringing, morality, educationandmarriageinthesocietyofthelandedgentryofearly19th-centuryEngland.
