ARedredroseRobertBurns1IntroductionRobertBurns(1759 –1796),aScottishpoetandlyricist(抒情诗人).HeiswidelyregardedasthenationalpoetofScotlandandiscelebratedworldwide.HeisthebestknownofthepoetswhohavewrittenintheScotslanguage.HealsowroteinstandardEnglish,andinthesewritingshispoliticalorcivilcommentaryisoftenatitsbluntest(直言不讳的).2RomanticismRomanticism(alsotheRomanticeraortheRomanticperiod)wasanartistic,literary,andintellectualmovementthatoriginatedinEuropetowardtheendofthe18thcenturyandinmostareaswasatitspeakintheapproximateperiodfrom1800to1850.Themovementemphasizedintenseemotionasanauthenticsourceofaestheticexperience,placingnewemphasisonsuchemotionsasapprehension,horrorandterror,andawe—especiallythatexperiencedinconfrontingthenewaestheticcategoriesofthesublimityandbeautyofnature.(罗伯特·彭斯的雕像,位于爱丁堡)4worksPoems,ChieflyintheScottishDialect《苏格兰方言诗集》1786TheTreeofLiberty《自由树》1794Scots,WhaHae《苏格兰人》1793HolyWillie'sPrayer《威利长老的祈祷》1785TheTwaDogs《两只狗》1786MyHeart'sintheHighlands《我的心在高原》ARed,RedRose《一朵红红的玫瑰》1794JohnAnderson,MyJo《约翰·安德生,我的爱人》1796AudLangSyne《昔日时光》1788具有民主进步思想诗集讽刺诗抒情诗5Appreciation▶Rhetoric(修辞)▷symbol(象征)RoseRockSandsSeasa.eternalloveb.deeplovec.staunch(坚定的)loved.passionatelove17O,myLuve'slikeared,redrose,That'snewlysprunginJune.O,myLuve'slikethemelodie,That'ssweetlyplaye'dintune.Asfairartthou,mybonnielass,SodeepinluveamI,AndIwillluvetheestill,mydear,Tilla'theseasgangdry.♪Tilla'theseasgangdry,mydear,Andtherocksmeltwi'thesun,O,Iwillluvetheestill,mydear,Whilethesandso'lifeshallrun.Andfaretheeweel,myonlyLuve,Andfaretheeweelawhile!AndIwillcomeagain,myLuve,Tho'itweretenthousandmile!ARed,RedRose6Stanza1:Theman'ssweetheartisverypretty.O,myLuve'slikeared,redrose,That'snewlysprunginJune.O,myLuve'slikethemelodie,That'ssweetlyplaye'dintune.LovemelodyplayedLine1describeherprettyappearance.springv.开放JuneinScotlandisverycomfortable.Flowersaren'tinbloomtillJune.Line3&4praiseherfinedisposition(温柔的性格).吾子似华,六月初发。吾子如韵,蜜沁我心。7Stanza2:Themanpledgestrueloveforher.Asfairartthou,mybonnielass,SodeepinluveamI,AndIwillluvetheestill,mydear,Tilla'theseasgangdry.as...as...areyouyouallthegoBonnieisderivedfromtheFrenchwordbon(good)soitmeans"myprettygirl".Paraphrase:Youareaspretty,mydeargirl,asIdeeplyloveyou.静女如怡,吾之所依。适海之竭,我爱不已。8Tilla'theseasgangdry,mydear,Andtherocksmeltwi'thesun,O,Iwillluvetheestill,mydear,Whilethesandso'lifeshallrun.withofCf.somesimilarexpressionsinChinese:《先秦汉魏晋南北朝诗·汉鼓吹曲辞·上邪》山无棱,江水为竭,冬雷震震,夏雨雪,天地合,乃敢与君绝。《敦煌曲子词·菩萨蛮》枕前发尽千般愿,要休且待青山烂,水面秤锤浮,直待黄河彻底枯。白日参辰见,北斗回南面,休即未能休,且待三更见日头。Sandso'life:TheancientEuropeansusedasandglass(orhourglass)tomeasurethetime.Whenallthesandintheglasswasgone,itwastheendofanhour.Hereitisahyperbole(夸张)tosaythattheman'slifeismeasuredbyasandglass.Whileheliveshe'llalwaysloveher.适海之竭,顽石化泥。有涯吾生,执子如一。9Andfaretheeweel,myonlyLuve,Andfaretheeweelawhile!AndIwillcomeagain,myLuve,Tho'itweretenthousandmile!say"Goodbye"toyouwell=forawhileThough(Scottish)=milesThemanaddresseshisbeloved,nothingthatthoughhemustleaveherforawhilehewillreturnforherevenifhemusttraveltenthousandmiles.Repetitionoccursinthefirstandsecondlines,andhyperboleoccursinthelastline.吾爱依依,暂为别离。虽距万里,定有归期。10SummaryFillintheblankswiththewordsbelow:eternallovecomeappearancefaithfulThepoemfocusesonthethemeof______.Inthefirststanza,thepoetpraisesthathissweetheartisbeautifulin_________andtemperament.Hepledgeshis_______and________loveinthenexttwostanzas.Finallyhevowstohislovethathewill______againhoweverfarhemaygo.loveappearanceeternalfaithfulcome11Appreciation▶Imagery(意象)▶Rhetoric(修辞)▷simile(明喻)▷hyperbole(夸张)▷symbol(象征)12Appreciation▶Format(
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)▶Rhyme(押韵)▶Meter(韵律)13commentaryIn"ARed,RedRose"Burnsistellinguswhattheepitomeofloveistohim.Thesimilesheusesaremeanttoshowusthegrandnessoflove.Hecompareshislovetoaroseandtoamelody,showingusthatloveisbeautifulandprecious.Burnsalsoshowsushowloveisnotfleeting;thatifitreallyisloveitwillalwaysbetherenomatterhownearorfarthetwopeoplemaybefromeachother.21QuestionsHowdoesthenarratorinthepoemexpresshislove?Thespeakerlovestheyoungladybeyoundmeasure.Theonlywayhecanexpresshisloveforheristhroughvividsimiles(comparinghislovetoarose,comparinghislovetoamelody.)andhyperboliccomparisons(addressestheyoungladyasbonnie(pretty).addresseshisbeloved,nothingthatthoughhemustleaveherforawhilehewillreturnforherevenifhemusttraveltenthousandmiles.)andrepetition(myLuve'slikeinlines1&3;Andfairyouwellinthefirstandsecondsentencelines.)22QuestionsWhyisthispoemsotouchingtothereaders?1) Original flavor in fiery and direct expression: directly passionate 2) Artistic recreation; imagery presentation: newly sprung rose/ sweetly played melody 3) In repetition to stir an echoing effect23♪AuldLangSyne♪ShouldauldasquaintancebeforgotAndneverbroughttomindShouldauldasquaintancebeforgotAnddaysofauldlangsyneForauldlangsynemydearForauldlangsyneWe'lltakeacupofkindnessyetForauldlangsyneAndhere'sahandmytrustyfriendAndgie'sahandofthineWe'lltakeacupofkindnessyetForauldlangsyneForauldlangsynemydearForauldlangsyneWe'lltakeacupofkindnessyetForauldlangsyne24TheEnd25