Elizabeth Bishop is considered one of the best American poets of the 20th century. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1911. Her dad died when she was just a baby and her mom never recovered from the loss. She went to live with her grandparents in Nova Scotia, Canada when she was five. Eventually Bishop attended Vassar College, where she began to write poetry.
At Vassar she discovered Marianne Moore's poetry and met Ms. Moore and began their life-long friendship. She later met poet Robert Lowell. She wrote tons and tons of letters to both of them, which is good for us because we would otherwise(否则) know very little of her personal life. Bishop's poetry is sometimes considered objective and cold because it shows almost nothing about the poet or her life.
Bishop published her first book of poetry in 1946 and wrote until her death in 1979. She would spend years working on a single poem. Her poems are not the result of hasty scribbling(匆忙乱写) on paper while eating breakfast. Over a lifetime of writing, she only published about 275 pages of poetry, and about 40 of those are translations. She would look through drafts(草稿) of poems again and again and improve them until they were as close to perfect as she could get them.
Reading Elizabeth Bishop is like being transported to the very place, the very moment she's writing about. She leads us to a microscope(显微镜)so we can see every smallest part of the scene. It seems she's always asking us to notice more, and more until the poem is so clear in our minds that it's almost painful—like a light that's too bright. It might take your eyes a while to get used to it, but once they do, you'll like what you see.
Men and women may have different experiences in shopping for clothes.
A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in 1. He knows what he wants, and his 2 is to find it and buy it. All men 3 walk into a shop and ask the shop assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock (库存), the deal can be done and 4 is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat to everyone's 5. Sometimes, the salesman tries to sell them something else. Few men have 6 with this treatment.
For a woman, buying clothes is always done in the 7 way. Her shopping is not often 8 on need. She has never fully decided what she wants, and she is only "having a look around". She is always 9 to persuasion, willing to try on any number of things. Deep in her mind is the thought of finding something that 10 thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value and are always on the lookout for the unexpected 11. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another 12 selecting the dress she wants to 13. It is a tiresome process, but clearly a(n) 14 one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting 15.
Over 2, 200 years ago, Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first Emperor in Chinese history, established the official Chinese writing characters. The new, simplified characters made writing calligraphy (书法) less (complicate). It allowed people to use characters with more straight strokes, thus (make) it easier to write with brushes. This (create) the official script(隶书). Over time, other variations were also developed, eventually led to the formation of the five genres in Chinese calligraphy. As
result, calligraphy became (wide) accepted. Calligraphy also had its practical values because it was a good way to make friends and was more presentable as a gift rather than jewelry or money. Does calligraphy still have these practical functions now? Yes. Many people practice calligraphy as a way (raise) their cultural accomplishment. Older people use calligraphic writing as a method to keep fit. They believe that when a person concentrates on writing calligraphy, his inner wellbeing (幸福) is (inspire). I had thought computer would lead to the (disappear) of Chinese calligraphy. Now I understand that's not likely to happen. How can you give your boss computer-printed calligraphy as a gift? You don't, you want him to fire you!
Reading poetry brings people from different places and different times together. More than any other form of literature, poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read. Poetry also calls up all the colours, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.
Despite its short history, there is a lot of good English poetry around. The earliest English poetry was written in a kind of English that is now difficult to understand. Modern English started around the time of William Shakespeare, towards the end of the sixteenth century. The seventeenth century was a great time for English poetry. Shakespeare is famous for his plays. His sonnets, however, belong to the best English poetry. In the next generation of great English poets we meet John Donne. Chinese readers admire his works because of his use of surprising images that reminds them of the works of poets such as Su Dongpo. Before the end of the century, there was another famous writer, John Milton. Once published, his works became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line. In the eighteenth century it was Alexander Pope who wrote the finest poetry in England.
The next period that produced a great number of fine poets was the nineteenth century. Greatly loved in China are the English Romantic poets. The style and atmosphere in poems by William Wordsworth, George Gordon Byron and Keats have often led us to think of some poets such as Du Fu and Li Bai.
Finally, modern poets have their special attraction because they stand closest to us both in the language and images they use. Among them we find the American poet Robert Frost.
The introduction of English poetry to China came late. Towards the end of the nineteenth century Chinese writers started reading more foreign poetry. The great moment for European literature to come to China is between 1910s and the late 1930s when famous writers such as Lu Xun and Guo Moruo translated both poetry and novels into Chinese.
When I was 13, I always found myself in a small public library, reading for hours. I found a paradise of silence where I could 1 my inner self and find the 2 of other worlds.
When we moved to Florida, the first thing I did was to 3 the public library for the books and the adventures. Luckily, I found it! I remember my 4 to read Lolita—a rather adult novel—and the look the 5 gave when I brought it up to the checking desk. "Are you sure your mother would 6? ""Sure, "I said with 7. The librarian called my home to get permission. I knew my mother would give it because the books were her paradise as well.
Nowadays, after watching the current generation of teens 8 in the waves of technology, I felt sure that the 9 object would be a thing of the past which the virtual online world had gradually 10. I was convinced that books would eventually gather dust on shelves.
But one day in August, I 11 that my fears might be premature. A university hosted a competition for teens who 12 local libraries. Hundreds of young people enthusiastically 13 various questions about books they had read. Imagine, an entire summer 14 when they could have lazed with their electronic devices. 15, they followed their imaginations and devoted themselves to the books. Perhaps there is hope for the world.
He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 108th birthday of Pablo Neruda (1904—1973).
Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.
However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.
In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile (被流放者) made him go beyond the theme of love. His works also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast…"I need the sea because it teaches me," he wrote. "I move in the university of the waves." He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.
In life, we often succeed and fail for reasons. Sometimes they are entirely out of our 1. We can work harder than anyone else and still not be 2. We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, but they may not love us 3.
The truth is that life is not4. That is a tough 5 to swallow for many of us. In fact, some people 6 after being hit by even one unfair blow. But if we let life's unfairness 7 us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has 8 for us.
My first 9 marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried, I couldn't make the relationship 10. But I didn't let it discourage me from wanting a happy marriage. And finally, I met my Mr Right.
What I've learned over the years is that we can do all the things that 11 a good outcome, but get quite the opposite. When we face life's seeming unfairness, our 12 needs to jump in. When life doesn't go 13 plans, we should keep trying, and doing the right thing. 14 that life is neither fair nor straightforward. If we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our 15.
Lake Hillier is a saltwater lake on the edge of Middle Island, a large island off the south coast of Western Australia. It is pink in color, due a plant that causes the salt (produce) a red color. There's a long strip of land separates the lake from the ocean. It was first written about in 1802, when Matthew Flinders hiked one of the island's highest (mountain). He named the lake after William Hillier, an (explore) who had previously visited Middle Island. In 1889, Edward Andrews moved to the island with his two sons. They began to mine the lake for salt, and soon other miners came. However, the mining was (eventual) stopped, as the salt wasn't fit to eat or use in other products because it was (poison). In 2002, the lake was recognized as wetland, and in 2012, it became a (protect) area. A walking trail (build) around it for tourists to use. Even though the lake contains a lot of salt, it is still safe to swim in.
Li Bai is regarded as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty and a representative of the High Tang culture, combination of realistic Northern culture represented by Confucian (儒家的) philosophy and romantic Southern culture represented by Taoist philosophy. But he could neither realize his Confucian ideal to serve the country nor find spiritual freedom in Taoism (道教), so he could only chant poetry and drink wine to drown his sorrow as described by Du Fu in Eight Immortal Drinkers. Here we see the tragedy (悲剧) of a genuine staying lonely on earth like an angel fallen from Heaven. His poetry is marked by male greatness in the Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar, in which we see the mountain cloud from down below and the Silver River, Chinese name for the Milky Way, fall from on high, and heaven and earth seem to merge into one, that is the Chinese way of communion with nature. In his poetry, we can find his love of nature, of freedom, of the people, of his friends, in short, of truth, good and beauty.
Li Bai is best known for the extraordinary imagination and striking Taoist imagery in his poetry, as well as for his great love for liquor. Like Du Fu, he spent much of his life travelling, although in his case it was because his wealth allowed him to, rather than because his poverty forced him. He is said to have drowned in the Yangtze River, having fallen from his boat while drunkenly trying to embrace (拥抱) the reflection of the moon.
Life can be so busy these days. It's time that you all should admit that you need help in organizing your life. Here are some tips that will help you.
Write everything down and don't rely on your memory. If you want to remember things, put them in writing, or in a digital notebook. Keeping your to-do lists and other information written somewhere allows you to look back at them anytime, even when you've hit your head and forgotten your own name.
Try this experiment: before buying one thing, throw out something old or something you don't use any more. Or, if you're a really terrible pack rat, just throw out one old thing a day until you can't find any more items to throw.
Recycle and donate. Is your closet full of unopened bags and clothes that still have their tags on them? Is your bookshelf full of unread books? Chances are that if you haven't read, worn, or used them, then you're probably not going to use them at all.
Create daily, weekly and monthly timetables for cleaning. Organize your cleaning timetables.
Distribute tasks evenly. For example, dish washing could be done daily while vacuuming could be done weekly and cleaning windows done monthly.
Whichever of these tasks you decide to do, remember that you can't completely organize your life in one go.
Just decide to organize now, and then take baby steps. Soon enough, you will be making a habit of it.
A. Practise putting things away immediately.
B. Throw one thing before buying something.
C. It's a long and never-ending process, so be patient.
D. Give them to a charity or sell them on the Internet.
E. It's extremely exhausting to clean everything all at once.
F. To keep up with tasks, you need to work with your family.
G. We all agree most of us have a tough time remembering things.
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Dear Lucy,
I am glad to tell you about my favourite poem.
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Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
Our country has sent a medical team six experts to Italy.
is his love for his country.
, if you want to become great at it, you need to work hard.
HOW TO READ A POEM
There's really only one reason why poetry has gotten a reputation for being so "difficult": It demands your full attention.
Follow Your Ears.
It's okay to ask "What does it mean？" when you are reading a poem. But it's even better to ask "How does it sound？" Even if you can't understand a single thing about a poem's "subject" or "theme", you can always say something—anything—about the sound of the words.
OK, we're not saying you have to shout it from the rooftops. If you're embarrassed and want to lock yourself in the attic (阁楼) and read the poem in the quietest whisper, go ahead. But reading aloud is really an effective way to understand a poem, because reading even part of it aloud can totally change your perspective on how it works.
Read In Different Places.
Just like music, the experience of poetry changes depending on your mood and the environment. Read in as many different places as possible: at the beach, on a mountain, in the subway.
Think Like A Poet.
Here's a fun exercise. Go through the poem one line at a time, covering up the next line with your hand so you can't see it. Put yourself in the poet's shoes: If you start to think like this, you'll be able to appreciate all the different choices that go into making a poem.
A. Be Patient.
B. Read It Aloud.
C. If all else fails, treat it like a song.
D. If I had to write a line to come after this line, what would I put?
E. So if you don't get it, set the poem aside and come back to it later.
F. Here is a short list of tips that will make poems reading more enjoyable.
G. Sometimes all it takes is a change of scenery for a poem to really come alive.
In 1994, the Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was1to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise (乐园) for him and his friends, bringing them 2 memories.
To his horror, he saw a totally different 3. Only 0. 5% of the land was covered with trees. "The land was as sick as a serious patient—everything was 4 due to deforestation (砍伐森林)," Salgado said 5 during a meeting on climate change in Paris.
Salgado 6 that he should do something about it. Then he 7 the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received 8 from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family 9 and the results are remarkable. 10, the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before 11. The land has been brought back to life. The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them. They 13 cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.
"The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the 14 and I think every little bit of work 15," said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.
How would you feel if you woke up and found your entire computer—including your photos, your recent documents—no longer (access)? What if you found out that they had been wiped from your computer, (leave) you with nothing but heartache?
Guess what? It happens to people every single day. Every day, people across the country head into their local Apple store in (tear), broken computer in hand, praying as they wait in line an expensive repair might, just might, recover the priceless, irreplaceable files. A few get lucky. for the rest, there's nothing anyone can do (help).
Hasn't it happened to you? If your computer remains unprotected, it will, and it's only matter of time. But thanks to recent breakthroughs in computer backup (备份) technology, you now have a number of options to prepare, and if you're smart, when your computer (crash), you shouldn't have any trouble (get) 100% of your files back that same day. I'm not talking about an external hard drive. I'm talking about an online backup solution that runs 1 (quiet) in the background on your computer. If you have one installed (安装), when your computer crashes, you'll be just one click away from bringing your files back to life.
