英语课堂花语答辩.ppt

The language of flowers William Blake威廉.布莱克 To see a world in a grain of sand, 一沙一世界， And a heaven in a wild flower, 一花一天国， Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, 君掌盛无边， And eternity in an hour. 刹那含永劫。 Flowers have a meaning of their own. Most of us know that a dozen red roses means, Be mine. But did you know, for example, that a primrose means, I can’t live without you, or that a purple hyacinth means, Please forgive me”. The History of flowers The Turks in the 17th century seemed to develop flower meanings. In 1718 the wife of the British ambassador , Lady Mary , wrote a letter expo