2019学年度外研版选修八Module 6 Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading学案设计

Li Bai(701－762) is regarded as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty (618－907) and a representative of the high Tang culture. He is best known for the extravagant imagination and striking Taoist imagery in his poetry. Approximately 1,100 of his poems remain today.

Sailing Early From Baidi Town

早发白帝城

We set sail at dawn from Baidi Town under a rosy sky，

朝辞白帝彩云间，

One thousand­li trip down to Jiangling and back the same day.

千里江陵一日还。

The noisy chatter of apes from the shores followed us all the way，

两岸猿声啼不住，

Lightly, our boat skipped past ten thousand green mountains high.

轻舟已过万重山。

Du Fu (712－770) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai, he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations.

A Quatrain

绝句

Two golden orioles sing amid the willows green；

两个黄鹂鸣翠柳，

A row of white egrets flies into the blue sky.

一行白鹭上青天。

My window frames the snow­crowned western mountain scene；

窗含西岭千秋雪，

My door often says to eastward­going ships "Goodbye！"

门泊东吴万里船。

Section_Ⅰ Introduction & Reading - Pre­reading

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The Golden Age of Chinese Poetry①

The Tang Dynasty②(618～907) was one of the great dynasties in Chinese history. It was a time③ of expansion④. At its high point, the country reached as far as⑤ Siberia (now part of Russia) in the north, Korea in the east and Vietnam in the south. The Tang rulers also controlled the trade route known as the Silk Road⑥ well into present­day⑦ Afghanistan.

Trade with foreign countries created a tolerant⑧ and cosmopolitan⑨ culture. Persians⑩， Arabs⑪ and Jews⑫ came to live in Chinese towns, bringing with them their own religions and customs⑬. They were allowed to live in communities