我把夏天省下

1、IVE SAVED THE SUMMER 我把夏天省下我把夏天省下 Rod McKuen Nationality: America Birth year: in 1933 Profession: poet, composer, and singerAchievement: two Oscar nominations(奧斯卡提名）奧斯卡提名） Rod McKuen羅德羅德麥丘恩麥丘恩 Read the poem on page14 and pay attention to the words that rhyme(押韻押韻).1. the words that rhyme：you / new;

2、need/ feed; nineteen/ meanway/day; own/ own 2. What is unusual about the rhyming words in the last four lines?The rhyming words are the same word.Ive saved the summerAnd I give it all to youTo hold on winter morningsWhen the snow is new.Ive saved some sunlightIf you should ever needA place away from

3、 darknessWhere your mind can feed.Read the poem together.And for myself Ive kept your smileWhen you were but nineteenTill you are older youll not knowWhat brave young smiles can mean.I know no answers To help you on your wayThe answers lie somewhereAt the bottom of the day.But if youve a need for lo

4、veIll give you all I ownIt might help you down the roadTill youve found your own.1. Who is the speaker in the poem likely to be ？ A. A parent B. A boyfriend C. A girlfriend2. Who is he /she speaking to? From which sentences can we know? His/Her young adult child. DiscussionveA. If its cold, Ill warm

5、 you; if its dark, Ill give you light; if youre hungry, Ill feed you; if you want to love , Ill give it to you .B. Although the future may be difficult for you, whenever you need warmth and love, remember Ill have some to give you.C. While youre away Ill remember your smile and Ill love you always.

6、When you return, I hope you will love me.2. Which of the following is the closest to the speakers message(寓意）寓意）? The first strophe (詩節(jié)詩節(jié))Ive saved the summerAnd I give it all to youTo hold on winter morningsWhen the snow is new. The poet compares summer with winter to show that parents love can giv

7、e us _ .warmthThe second strophe (詩節(jié)詩節(jié)) Ive saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed.The poet compares sunlight with darkness to show that the parents love can give us_. hopeThe third strophe (詩節(jié)詩節(jié))And for myself Ive kept your smileWhen you were

8、 but nineteenTill you are older youll not knowWhat brave young smiles can mean.1. What has the parent kept? 2. What do brave young smiles mean to a parent? When parents see the young brave smiles, they will feel _ because the child is confident. Meanwhile, they will be slightly _because the childs f

9、uture may be difficult.happyworriedThe childs smileThe fourth strophe (詩節(jié)詩節(jié)) I know no answers To help you on your wayThe answers lie somewhereAt the bottom of the day. 1. Can the parent help the child all his life? 2. What does “way” mean? A. roads or streets B. the journey of life 3. How can the c

10、hild find the answers? A. With the help of parents B. By himself C. By experiencing his lifeNo.The last strophe (詩節(jié)詩節(jié)) But if youve a need for loveIll give you all I ownIt might help you down the roadTill youve found your own.Fill in the blank: Though the child has to solve all the difficulties on t

11、he journey of life by himself, the parent will offer _ to support the child till the child finds his own love. all his loveIve saved the summerAnd I give it all to youTo hold on winter morningsWhen the snow is new.我把夏天省下，我把夏天省下，全部都交給了你。全部都交給了你。當雪花兒初降時，當雪花兒初降時，讓冬天的早晨停住。讓冬天的早晨停住。Ive saved some sunligh

12、tIf you should ever needA place away from darknessWhere your mind can feed.我把陽光省下，我把陽光省下，以供你不時之需。以供你不時之需。在那遠離黑暗的地方，在那遠離黑暗的地方，你的心靈會得到滋養(yǎng)。你的心靈會得到滋養(yǎng)。And for myself Ive kept your smileWhen you were but nineteenTill you are older youll not knowWhat brave young smiles can mean.那年你才十九歲，那年你才十九歲，我就珍藏了你的微笑。我就珍

13、藏了你的微笑。等你長大成人以后，等你長大成人以后，才知道年輕勇敢的微笑的奧秘。才知道年輕勇敢的微笑的奧秘。I know no answers To help you on your wayThe answers lie somewhereAt the bottom of the day.我不知道有什么辦法，我不知道有什么辦法，幫你踏上你人生的旅程。幫你踏上你人生的旅程。答案也許就在某處，答案也許就在某處，在白天結(jié)束的那個時辰。在白天結(jié)束的那個時辰。But if youve a need for loveIll give you all I ownIt might help you down t

14、he roadTill youve found your own.但是如果你需要愛，但是如果你需要愛，我會獻上我所有的愛。我會獻上我所有的愛。它也許能幫你踏上旅程，它也許能幫你踏上旅程，直到你也找到屬于你的愛。直到你也找到屬于你的愛。Language style What is the language style of the poem like? 1. A.Plain(平實的平實的) B.magnificent (華麗的華麗的)2. A.Simple B.complicated(復(fù)雜的復(fù)雜的)3. A.Heartfelt (真切的真切的) B.untruthfulRead the foll

15、owing passage to help you understand the poem better and finish the summary of the poem. Ive saved the summer for you. And when the snow begins to fall on cold winter mornings, Ill give it all to you to keep you warm. Ive saved some sunlight in case you need it. I believe it will drive off darkness

16、and light your way. When you were nineteen, I kept your smile in my mind. When you get older, you will know the meaning of brave young smiles. I dont know how I can help you on your journey of life. However, there will be solutions somewhere before the day is through. Whenever you need love, Ill off

17、er all I have. It might help you as you travel on your way, till you find the love that belongs to you. This poem conveys the parents _ for the child, which gives the child _, but the parent asks for _ in return. He keeps _ which makes the parent _ and slightly _, because he cant always _, and that the child has to solve the difficulties _ and by _ his life. In spite of this, the parent will offer his _to the child until he finds his own love.lovewarmth and hopenothingthe