Whatthethundersaid选编.pptxVIP

Ⅴ. WHAT THE THUNDER SAID;第五章《雷霆的话》。重新回到欧洲是一片干旱的荒原这一主题。诗的起首用耶稣被钉死在十字架上来象征信仰、理想、崇高的精神追求在欧洲大地上消失，诗人认为，从此欧洲便成了一片可怖的荒原。人们渴望着活命的水，盼望着救世主的出现，盼望着世界的复苏，灵魂的再造。他用《圣经》的典故写了耶稣复活后的身影。然而基督并未重临，却听见了惊天动的一声巨响―――革命的象征。艾略特把社会主义革命视为人类的一场灾难。最后，诗人借雷霆的话告诫人们：要施舍、同情、克制、皈依宗教，这样大地才会复苏，人们才会摆脱不死不活的处境获得永久的宁静。 ;AFTER the torchlight red on sweaty faces After the frosty silence in the gardens After the agony in stony places The shouting and the crying Prison and place and reverberation Of thunder of spring over distant mountains He who was living is now dead We who were living are now dying With a little patience