A little learning is a dangerous thing

1、 An Essay on Criticism(narrative sequence)An Essay on Criticism(narrative sequence) Alexander Pope (Excerpt: lines 215-232)Alexander Pope (Excerpt: lines 215-232)，A little learning is a dangerous thing;A little learning is a dangerous thing;Drink deep, or taste not Drink deep, or taste not the Pieri

2、an springthe Pierian spring: :一知半解危害不淺彼埃利亞泉水如不痛飲就別只嘗一點There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,And drinking largely sobers us again.And drinking largely sobers us again.淺酌只能使我們懵懂痛飲才能讓我們清醒 Fired at first sight with what Fired at first sight with what the

3、 Musethe Muse imparts, imparts,In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, 一下子就激發(fā)于繆斯所傳年少無畏的我們要翻越藝術(shù)的高山While from the bounded level of our mindWhile from the bounded level of our mindShort views we take, nor see the lengths behind;Short views we take

4、, nor see the lengths behind;見識短淺看不到無限風(fēng)光 But more advanced, behold with strange surpriseBut more advanced, behold with strange surpriseNew distant scenes of endless science rise! New distant scenes of endless science rise! 然而意想不到的驚喜擺在前面新的無盡的風(fēng)景在遠處顯現(xiàn)So pleased at first the towering So pleased at first

5、 the towering AlpsAlps we try, we try,Mount over the vales, and seem to tread the sky,Mount over the vales, and seem to tread the sky,如此愉悅首次如愿登上阿爾卑斯山谷連著山，仿佛漫步在云間The eternal snows appear already past,The eternal snows appear already past,And the first clouds and mountains seem the And the first cloud

6、s and mountains seem the last;last;不化的積雪已經(jīng)越過最初的云朵和山巒似乎才剛剛經(jīng)過But, those attained, we tremble to surveyBut, those attained, we tremble to surveyThe growing labors of the lengthened way;The growing labors of the lengthened way;俯瞰走過的路我們在顫抖前面的路更加不好走 The increasing prospect tires our wandering The increasi

7、ng prospect tires our wandering eyes,eyes,Hills over hills, and Alps on Alps arise!Hills over hills, and Alps on Alps arise!前面不絕的美景迷離了我們的雙眼山相連，阿爾卑斯漫無邊The introduction of the AuthorThe introduction of the AuthorAlexander Pope (亞歷山大蒲柏)（1688年5月22日 - 1744年5月30日）是18世紀英國最偉大的詩人；杰出的啟蒙主義者。他的第一部重要作品是1711年他23歲

8、時出版的詩體批評論，其中許多名句已經(jīng)成為英語成語。批評論是一首744行的長詩，前200行指出批評的重要性，201行到559行談批評的實例與原因，560行到744行析出批評的正確原則及回顧歐洲批評史。蒲柏深受法國古典主義文學(xué)理論家布瓦落（NicolasBoileau-Despraux，1636-1711）的影響，在批評論一詩中提出只有自然才是值得研究和描寫的對象，詩人不能離開自然，并認為古希臘、羅馬的詩歌是最優(yōu)秀的藝術(shù)典范。蒲柏遵循著這種古典主義的原則進行文學(xué)創(chuàng)作。 Neoclassicism(新古典主義) 1. To revive the virtues of the Greek and Ro

9、man classics. 2. To react against the extravagant fires of the Renaissance(文藝復(fù)興). An Essay on Criticism是作者亞歷山大蒲柏的第一部重要作品。在本詩中詩人將攀登藝術(shù)的高山的過程想象成攀登阿爾卑斯山的過程，詩人將在登山過程中所見所感比喻成我們在追求藝術(shù)的過程中會遇到的苦難和誘惑以及收獲，以此告誡我們做任何事情都不能淺嘗輒止，而應(yīng)該不斷努力的攀登，這樣才能收獲更多。具有明顯的說教意義。與此同時，這首詩歌是一首英雄偶句詩(A heroic couplet is a traditional form f

10、or English poetry, commonly used for epic and narrative poetry; it refers to poems constructed from a sequence of rhyming pairs of iambic(抑揚格的) pentameter(有五音步的) lines. )。以AABB形式押韻。the Pierianthe Pierianh h spring spring: :the fountain of knowledgethe fountain of knowledge詩泉，詩泉，詩才的泉涌詩才的泉涌 Metonymy M

11、etonymy（借代）借代）Greek MythologyGreek Mythology（比埃利亞圣泉）（比埃利亞圣泉）: A spring in : A spring in Macedonia, dedicated to the Muses.Macedonia, dedicated to the Muses. rhetorical devicerhetorical devicethe Musethe Muse: a source of inspiration to a poet or other : a source of inspiration to a poet or other wri

12、ter, usually a female deity. They are nine in writer, usually a female deity. They are nine in number and they respectively are in charge of poetry, number and they respectively are in charge of poetry, history, lyric love poetry, music, tragedy, hymns(history, lyric love poetry, music, tragedy, hym

13、ns(贊美詩), choral dance and song, comedy, and ), choral dance and song, comedy, and astronomy(astronomy(天文學(xué)). ).AlpsAlps：MetaphorMetaphor（暗喻）（暗喻）：the heights of arts compares to the heights of arts compares to the mountain Alpsthe mountain AlpsContent:Content:From An Essay on Criticism, we know that n

14、o matter From An Essay on Criticism, we know that no matter we want to do, we should try our best to know we want to do, we should try our best to know everthing about it, unless we could learn nothing.everthing about it, unless we could learn nothing.Writing skill:Writing skill:We can usually use some rhetorical device to make what We can usually use some rhetorical device to make what we want to say