breakbreakbreak课稿

1、Break, Break, Break By Alfred Tennyson “ 冲激，冲激，冲激冲激，冲激，冲激” 1.The author 2.The poem ? General introduction ? Poem ? Themes Tennyson with his wife Emily and his sons Hallam and Lionel Farringford Lord Tennysons residence on the Isle of Wight Statue of Lord Tennyson in the chapel of Trinity College, Ca

2、mbridge Alfred Tennyson was one of the most popular poets of the Victorian age. He was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, a rectors son and fourth of 12 children. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1827. After Wordsworths death in 1850, Tennyson was appointed to the position of Poet Laureate, whi

3、ch he held until his own death in 1892, by far the longest tenure of any laureate before or since. Queen Victoria was an ardent admirer of Tennysons work, and in 1884 created him Baron Tennyson who became the first to be raised to a British Peerage for his writing. He was succeeded as 2nd Baron Tenn

4、yson by his son, Hallam, who produced an authorised biography of his father in 1897, and was later the second Governor-General of Australia . He died on 6 October 1892 at Aldworth, aged 83 and was buried in the poets corner of Westminster Abbey. Break, Break, Break is a lyric poem by Alfred Lord Ten

5、nyson written during early 1835 and published in 1842. It centers on Tennysons grief over the death of his best friend, Arthur Hallam, a promising poet and essayist who had been engaged to Tennysons sister, Emily. In this poem, the poets own feelings of grief stands in sharp contrast with the carefr

6、ee, innocent joys of the children and the apathetic motion of the ship and the waves. 贵族等级贵族等级 英国的封建体系与爵士制度有其久远的历史背景。封号分成七级，分为贵族英国的封建体系与爵士制度有其久远的历史背景。封号分成七级，分为贵族（peerage）与平民两大部分。除了英国王室以外，贵族分为五等：公爵、侯爵、）与平民两大部分。除了英国王室以外，贵族分为五等：公爵、侯爵、伯爵、子爵与男爵；另外还有两种封号：准男爵（伯爵、子爵与男爵；另外还有两种封号：准男爵（Baronet）与骑士（）与骑士（Knight），

7、），他们属于平民，而非贵族。他们属于平民，而非贵族。 英格兰英格兰 King/Queen 国王国王/女王女王 Prince of Wales (Crownprince) 威尔士亲王威尔士亲王(王储王储) Prince 王子、亲王王子、亲王(通常只表示君主之子或女君主之夫，非具体的爵位通常只表示君主之子或女君主之夫，非具体的爵位) Princess Royal/Princess 大公主大公主/公主公主 Royal Duke 大公大公 Duke 公爵公爵 Marquess 侯爵侯爵 Earl 伯爵伯爵 Viscount 子爵子爵 Baron 男爵男爵 Baronet 从从/准男爵准男爵 Knigh

8、t 骑士骑士 皇帝皇帝/女皇和国王女皇和国王/女王称女王称“Your Majesty” ，亲王和公主称，亲王和公主称“Your Highness” ，公爵称，公爵称“Your Grace” ，公爵之子、侯爵、侯爵之子和伯爵统称，公爵之子、侯爵、侯爵之子和伯爵统称“My Lord(勋爵勋爵)” 。 总督（总督（Governor-General），英国国王在尊其为国家元首的英联邦（除联合），英国国王在尊其为国家元首的英联邦（除联合王国以外的）各成员国的代表。在加拿大，澳大利亚和新西兰，总督是英王在王国以外的）各成员国的代表。在加拿大，澳大利亚和新西兰，总督是英王在中央或国家一级的代表中央或国家一级

9、的代表,是法定的最高行政长官，是女王在当地的全权代表；在是法定的最高行政长官，是女王在当地的全权代表；在加拿大各省还有省督，在澳大利亚各州，还有州总督。加拿大各省还有省督，在澳大利亚各州，还有州总督。 伊丽莎白二世为国家元首的伊丽莎白二世为国家元首的16个国家个国家 安提瓜和巴布达安提瓜和巴布达 澳大利亚澳大利亚 巴哈马巴哈马 巴巴多斯巴巴多斯 伯利兹伯利兹 加拿大加拿大 格林纳达格林纳达 牙买加牙买加 新西兰新西兰 (自自1981年，作为新西兰国家元首的英王，兼任库克群岛的元首年，作为新西兰国家元首的英王，兼任库克群岛的元首巴布亚新几内亚巴布亚新几内亚 圣基茨和尼维斯圣基茨和尼维斯 圣卢西亚

10、圣卢西亚 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯圣文森特和格林纳丁斯 所罗门群岛所罗门群岛 图瓦卢图瓦卢 英国英国 ) ?Break, break, break, ?On thy cold grey stones, O Sea! ?And I would that my tongue could utter ?The thoughts that arise in me. ? 冲激，冲激，冲激 ?大海呀，冲激你灰冷的石岩！ ?但愿我的舌端能道出 ? 我内心涌起的思念。 ?O well for the fishermans boy, ?That he shouts with his sister at play!

11、?O well for the sailor lad, ?That he sings in his boat on the bay! ?若像那渔家儿童该多好， ?他在和妹妹一起玩耍喊叫！ ?若像那青年水手该多好！ ?他在海湾里荡桨歌唱多美妙！ ?And the stately ships go on ?To their haven under the hill; ? But O for the touch of a vanishd hand, ?And the sound of a voice that is still! ?还有，一艘艘庄严的船舶 ?朝它们山下的港口驶进； ?多么想得到那只消

12、逝了的手的触摸， ?还有那已不做声响的嗓音。 ?Break, break, break, ?冲激，冲激，冲激， ?At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! ?But the tender grace of a day that is dead ?Will never come back to me. ?大海呀，冲激你悬崖的脚下！ ?但那逝去的温文尔雅 ?将永远回不到我这里。 Themes Grief The main theme is Tennysons grief over the death of his best friend, Arthur Hallam. Th

13、e author wants to touch the hand of his friend once more, to hear the sound of his voice. But Hallam is gone forever; his tender grace will never again return. Preciousness of Youth Tennysons friend, Arthur Hallam, was only 22 when he died. The shock of Hallams death impressed upon Tennyson how pric

14、eless youth is. To underscore this idea, and to express the agony he suffers at the loss of young Hallam, Tennyson presents images of youthful joy: the fishermans son playing with his sister and the sailor lad singing in the bay. Indifference of Nature Nature continues to function according to its rhythms and cycles regardless of what happens, good or bad, to human beings. It does not stop to mourn the loss of anyone. Cold and indifferent, it carries on, the waves of the ocean breaking against rocks along the seashore without pausing even for a moment