2019年英语新同步译林选修八（江苏专用）讲义：Unit 1 Section Ⅴ Project.docVIP

Section_ⅤProject [原文呈现] Robert Burns and his poetry Robert Burns, Scotlands① supreme② literary hero, was born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759. Burns had a reputation③ for being funny and pleasant to be around. However, he came from a poor family with many debts People say that Burnss first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick, encouraged⑤ him to write poetry. ‘To a Mouse’ and ‘The Holy⑥ Fair’， two of his most popular poems, both appeared in his first book of poetry. After it was published, he became famous nationwide⑦. Then he moved to Edinburgh, the capital and largest urban centre of Scotland. Burns was by then a famous poet, but was not any richer and had to earn his income by farming. A hard life and weak health made Robert Burnss life short. He died at the age of 37 in 1796. All of Scotland mourned⑧ Burnss death, and afterwards many people donated money⑨ to support his widow⑩ and children. [读文清障] ①Scotland/sk?tl?nd/n.苏格兰 ②supreme/su?pri?m/adj.最高的，至高无上的 ③reputation/?repj?teI?n/n.名誉，名声 　have a reputation for有……的名声 ④debt/det/n.债务，欠款 　pay off debts还清债务 ⑤encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人做某事 ⑥holy/h??lI/adj.神圣的，圣洁的 ⑦nationwide adj. adv.全国性的(地) ⑧mourn v．悼念 ⑨donate money捐款 ⑩widow/wId??/n.遗孀，寡妇 罗伯特·彭斯和他的诗歌 [第1～3段译文] 苏格兰文学巨匠罗伯特·彭斯于1759年出生在苏格兰的阿洛韦。彭斯有待人风趣、友好的好名声。但是，他出生在一个负债累累的贫困家庭，而且从来没有挣到过很多钱。 人们说彭斯的第一位恋人内莉·柯克帕特里克鼓励他创作诗歌。他最受欢迎的诗歌中的两首《致小鼠》和《圣集》都出现在他的第一本诗集中。在他的第一本诗集出版后，他闻名全国。然后，他搬到了既是苏格兰首府又是苏格兰最大城市的爱丁堡。彭斯是当时有名的诗人，但他并没有比以前富裕多少，不得不靠做农活维持生计。 艰辛的生活和虚弱的体质缩短了彭斯的生命。他于1796年去世，享年37岁。整个苏格兰都哀悼他的逝世，随后许多人捐款资助他的遗孀和孩子们。 There is a statue of Burns in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland. When this monument? in honour of? him was first shown to the public in 1877, the day was declared a holiday and about 30,000 people came out to watch. From this we can see how much the Scottish? people adored? Burns belonged to? a group of poets (including John Keats and William Wordsworth) called the Romantic? poets?. The Romantic Movement started around 1780 and lasted until about 1830. The poetry of this period often focuse