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A poet is in his
words
The writings of
William Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britian. His young
readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.
Still, in
British schools, ____________ to study the poet, and when something is made
compulsory, usually the result is boredom, resentment or both. Shakespeare,
Chareles Dickens, Jane Austen-for many
of the young, reading them can seem like being forced to eat medicine,
especially when people are at an age when they are beginning to discover
themselves and wanting to claim their independence.
This was my
experience of the classics at school. But when I reached my late teenage years,
I had a change of heart. Like every other young person since the dawn of time,
the world confused me. I wanted answers, so I turned to books to find them.
I went on to
take a PhD in literature and have taught the subject in universities in Britain and China. I have never regretted it. There is something in literature that people want,
even if they don’t read books.
You see this in
the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film
version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point. These
popular adaptations may help increase people’s interest in the classic.
Reading a
simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual
play. If that is the case then I welcome the trend. But do not make the mistake
of thinking that it is the same thing. Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness
is in his language. Reading someone else’s rewriting of his work is like
peeling (剥皮) a banana,
throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin. Take on the original. It really
is worth the
effort.
1.Find a sentence
from the text which can explain the title.
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2.Fill in the blank
in Paragraph 2 with proper words to complete the sentence. (within 5 words)
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3.Why are the
adaptations of great works popular?
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4.Do you think it
necessary to read the original? Why? (within 30 words)
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5.Translate the
underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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