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Unit 2 Poems
英语诗词赏析（一）经典励志诗
Learning aims:
1
．
To learn about
some simple forms of English poems.
3
．
To develop the
reading ability by skimming and scanning the
passage.
4
．
To
deepen student
s’
literature
quality
.
Step 1 Enjoy a
famous English poem.
The Road Not Taken
---by Robert
Frost
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
直到它消失在丛林深处
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！
Y
et
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
Step 2 Read the comments of this poem
评论
1
Everyone is a traveler, choosing the
roads to follow on the map of their continuous
journey life. There is
never
a
straight
path
that
leaves
one
with
but
a
sole
direction
in
which
to
head.
Regardless
of
the
original
message
that
Robert Frost
had
intended
to
convey
,
his poem,
has
left
its readers with
many
different interpretations. It is one's past,
present and the attitude with which he looks upon
his future that
determines
the
shade
of
the
light
that
he
will
see
the
poem
in.
In
any
case
however,
this
poem
clearly
demonstrates Frost's belief that
it
is the road that one
chooses that
makes him the
man who he
is.
could
not travel
both...
is always difficult
to
make a decision because
it
is
impossible
not
to
wonder
about
the
opportunity
cost,
what
will
be
missed
out
on.
There
is
a
strong
sense
of
regret
before
the
choice
is
even
made and it lies in the knowledge that
in one lifetime, it is impossible to travel down
every path. In an attempt
to make a
decision, the traveler
评论
2
The Road Not
Taken tells about life choice. Man’s life is
related to a journey filled with twists and turns.
One has to consider a lot before making
a wise choice. Though the diverged roads seem
identical, they actually
lead to
different directions, which symbolize different
fates.
2.1 See over one road
In part one, the speaker faced with two
roads in the autumnal wood and feel puzzled over
which one to
choose.
“Two
roads diverged
in a yellow wood”, He
stood there
for a
lo
ng time and
mused on one of them,
which
was taken by many people. Unfortunately, he was
unable to find out which place
the
，
road would take
him to, for it is far beyond his
ability to know where the road would lead.
However, he must choose to take.
2.2. The other
one
In part two,
he stepped
on the other road,
“Then took
the other, as
just as
fair”, It
was
grassy and
not
taken.
His
choice
would
affect
every
other
subsequent
choice,
and
there
was
no
turning
back.
From
his
choice
for the less trodden road, it could be concluded
that he did not like to follow the steps of other
people,
he wanted his own life choired
by himself.
2.3
Helpless
In part three,
he
decided to choose the
less traveled
one, but
he
was aware that
he could
never
have a
chance to return to
the first road. “I doubted if I should never
come
back” showed he is
helpless.
2.4 Chose the less traveled road
In part four, “I shall be telling this
with a sign”, he articulated why he chose the less
traveled road, for
he expected
his
life to be
unusual and different. But
there was
no way to
foretell
the consequences of
his
choice.
All
in all,
for
the speaker, the road of
life was
accident and
mystical, and
his
very choice was crucial
in
determining
the
consequences
of
his
life.
The
ordinary
people
follow
other’s
choice,
while
the
exceptional ones choose their unique
roads of life.
3. Conclusion
3.1 Everyone is a traveler
Everyone
is a
traveler, choosing the
roads
to
follow on the
map of
their continuous
journey
.
There
is
never
a
straight
path
but
a
sole
direction
in
which
to
head.
It
is
one's
past,
present
and
the
attitude
with
which he looks upon his future that
determines the shade of the light.
In any case
however, this
poem clearly explained Frost's belief that
it
is the road that one
chooses that
makes
him
the
man
who
he
is.
It
is
always
difficult
to
make
a
decision
because
it
is
impossible
not
to
wonder about the opportunity cost,
what
will be
missed out on.
It
is
impossible
to
travel down every path.
The road that
will be chosen
leads
to
the
unknown,
as does any
choice
in
life. As
much
he
may strain
his
eyes to see as far the road stretches,
eventually it surpasses his vision and he can
never see where it is going
to lead.
It is the way that he
chooses here that sets him off on his journey and
decides where he is going. It was
something
that was obviously
not
for everyone because
it seemed that the
majority
of people took the other
path.
There
is simply a
narrator
who
makes a decision
in
his
life that
had
changed the direction of
his
life
from
what
it
may
have
otherwise
been.
It
allows
all
readers
from
all
different
experiences
to
relate
to
the
poem.
3.2
Human beings are so weak
In a word, the poem The
Road Not Taken is a very beautiful and excellent
poem. It is set in a rural
natural
environment where always inspire the speaker to
think of life. It is based on a metaphor in which
the
journey through life is compared to
a journey on a road. And the speaker of the poem
has to choose one path
instead of
another.
Even though the
two
paths
look equally attractive, the
speaker knows that
his choice at
this moment may have a significant
influence on his future. He does make a decision,
hoping that he may be
able to visit
this place again, yet realizing that such an
opportunity is impossible. He imagines himself in
the
future
telling
the story of
his
life, and claiming that
his
decision
to take the
road
less
traveled by
,
the road
few other people
have taken, has made all the difference.
This thesis intends to explore
Frost’
s own view of life. He told us
that human beings are so weak when
compared
with
nature and the destiny.
Though
human beings
have
made
great
progress
in
the past several
centuries,
there
will
forever exist something
that
is
far beyond their
control. For
human,
it
is
unable
to
do
anything
useful
when
he
is
in
conflict
with
the
impersonal
force.
And
it’s
also
unable
to
control
his
own