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1、 Emily Dickinson艾米莉狄金森 one of Americas greatest poets unusual life of seclusionEmily Dickinson was born on 10th December, 1830, in the town of Amherst, Massachusetts, 50 miles from Boston. She died in 1886.Her father was a busy and successful lawyer. He was very strict with Emily. On one hand, she r
2、espected her father and wanted to be his pride. But on the other hand, she was independently minded and dared to say No. Her mother was an ordinary housewife. In Emilys mind, her mother was timid and overcautious. To some extent, she looked down upon her mother. Because of her discomfort and shyness
3、 in social situations or maybe because of her disappointing love affair, Emily gradually reduced her social contacts, going out less and less into society. After 1862, she became a total recluse. Besides, she was only dressed in white. However, despite the physical seclusion, Emily maintained writte
4、n contact with a variety of people and she read a lot Her decision to live life as a recluse did not close her mind, but in many ways allowed the flow of new thoughts and inner experiences.Despite Emilys seclusion or maybe thanks to her seclusion, she became one of Americas greatest poets. She didnt
5、 care about forms or conventional rules of writing poems, neither titling nor dating her poems. She never wanted to publish her poems. In fact she had only 7 of her poems published during her lifetime. But the themes of her poetry vary among death, love, religion, nature and eternity. She explores t
6、he inner life of the individual and painted the landscape of the soul. She writes those things so brilliantly that she is now ranked as one of Americas greatest poets. Im Nobody 我是无名之辈,你是谁Emily Dickinson 狄金森Im nobody, who are you? 我是无名之辈,你是谁?Are you nobody too? 你,也是,无名之辈?Then theres a pair of us. 这就
7、有了我们一对!可是别声张!Dont telltheyd banish us, you know. 你知道,他们会大肆张扬!How dreary to be somebody, 做个,显要人物,好不无聊!How publiclike a frog 像个青蛙,向仰慕的泥沼 To tell your name the livelong June 在整个六月,把个人的姓名 To an admiring bog. 聒噪何等招摇!(江枫 译)To Wait An Hour -Is Long By Emily DickinsonTo wait an Hour-is long- If Love be just
8、 beyond- To wait Eternity- is short- If love rewards the end- 等待一小时太久等待一小时, 太久如果爱, 恰巧在那以后等待一万年, 不长如果,终于有碍作为报偿A word is deadA word is deadWhen it is saidSome say.I say it justBegins to liveThat day. If winter comes, can spring be far behind?(Ode to the west wind Shelley)I leave no trace of wings in t
9、he air, but I am glad I have had my flight.I leave no trace of wings in the air, but I am glad I have had my flight. (from Fireflies by Tagore)The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you dont know that I love you.(The Furthest Distance in
10、 the world Tagore)Dreams By L. Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That can never fly Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren field Frozen only with snow梦想兰斯顿休斯 紧紧抓住梦想, 千万别让它消亡,否则生活就像鸟儿断了翅膀, 再也不能飞翔。 紧紧抓住梦想,千万别让它消亡,否则生活就像严冬的荒野,遍地布满冰霜。The Road Not Ta
11、ken Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear;