《美国文学》教学课件BECAUSE I could not stop for Death.ppt

Because I could not stop for death 1. Critic’s View 2. Stanza Format? 3. Meter 4. Characters 5. Analysis and Commentary BECAUSE I could not stop for Death Emily Dickinson BECAUSE I could not stop for Death---- He kindly stopped for me---- The carriage held but just ourselves---- And immortality. ??  因为我不能停步等候死神 他殷勤停车接我 车厢里只有我们俩 还有“永生”同坐 BECAUSE I could not stop for Death We slowly drove---- he knew no haste,???????? And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For His Civility.?? 我们缓缓而行，他知道无需急促 我也抛开劳作 和闲暇，以回报 他的礼貌 Death: The suitor who comes calling for the narrator to escort her to eternity.?? BECAUSE I could not stop for Death Emily Dickinson Death--- a gentleman caller or suitor. Is death a polite suitor? Kindly Slowly Civility Immortality ---- chaperon BECAUSE I could not stop for Death Emily Dickinson Is Death actually a betrayer? Is Death really cruel? Is immortality an accomplice to Death’s deception? BECAUSE I could not stop for Death We passed the school where children played At Recess---- in a Ring----???????? We passed the fields of gazing grain---- We passed the Setting Sun---- 我们经过学校，恰逢课间休息 孩子们正喧闹，在操场上 我们经过注目凝视的稻谷的田地 我们经过沉落的太阳 BECAUSE I could not stop for Death Or rather ----He passed Us---- The dews grew quivering and chill--- For only Gossamer, my Gown---- My Tippet----only Tulle---- 也许该说，是他经过我们而去 露水使我颤抖而且发凉 因为我的衣裳只是薄纱 我的披肩，只是绢网 BECAUSE I could not stop for Death We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the ground---- The roof was scarcely visible----??????? The Cornice -----in the Ground----?? 我们停在一幢屋前，这屋子 仿佛是隆起的地面 屋顶，勉强可见 屋檐低于地面 BECAUSE I could not stop for Death Emily Dickinson The drive symbolizes her leaving life. She progresses form____, _____and the ___ to her grave. How are the children presented? What do the children and grain suggest? Is there irony in the contrast between her passivity and inac