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Dienot,poorDeath,noryetcanstthoukillme.

Fromrestandsleep,whichbutthypicturesbe,

Muchpleasure;

thenfromtheemuchmustflow,

Andsoonestourbestmenwiththeedogo,

参考答案：

ThispoemfocusesonakeyparadoxofChristiandoctrine:

centraltothebelieversreligiousawakeningistherealizationofmortality,thefearofdeath.Butultimatelythehopeofresurrectionmakesdeathloseitssting.Inthewordsofthepoem,deathhasnoreasonto“swell”withpride.Weareafraidofdeath,andyetwearenotafraidofdeath.Thisreligiousideaisexpressedintheauthorssupposeddialoguewith“death,”asvariousreasonsaregiveninthepoemtoargueagainstthecommonbeliefindeathas“mightyanddreadful.”

2.Tyger!

Tyger!

burningbright

Ittheforestsofthenight,

Whatimmortalhandoreye

Couldframethyfearfulsymmetry?

Inwhatdistantdeepsorskies

Burntthefireofthineeyes?

Onwhatwingsdareheaspire?

Whatthehand,dareseizethefire?

Thetigerrepresentsenergy.Blakefeltthatenergywasgood.Energy/wrathcanoverthrowerror.Sorevolutionaryenergycanoverthrowerror.Thetigerrepresentsthisforceofenergyandwraththatistoconsumeerror.Tiger/wrath/energy/problemcanbedeadandconsumedandthenlambturnsintotiger.Anywaytheremustbetigerandlambintheuniverse.Thatisthelawofnature.

II.Questionanswers（20%）

1.Pleasetelltheideaintheshortstoryof“Mr.Know-All”byWilliamSomersetMaugham

ThestorytakesplaceininternationalwatersonanoceangoinglinersailingfromSanFracisco,U.S.AtoYokohama,JapanonthePacificocean.Asthewarhadjustended,itwasdifficulttogetaccomodations.Therefore,thenarratorhadtoshareacabinwithatotalstranger,butheexpectedhimtobeoneofhisowncountrymen.Instead,hewasdeeplyshockedtorealizeitwasachattyLevantineoforientalorigin,Mr.MaxKelada,whowasnotBritish,butanativeofoneoftheBritishcolonies（hedidhaveaBritishpassport）.Althoughhisoriginisn'

tstatedprecisely,hisnamesuggestsSpanish,Portugese,SyrianorevenJewishorigin.ThenarratormentionsMr.Kelada'

s"

hookednose"

whichmightimplyanantisemiticremarkagainstJews.ThenarratorwaspreparedtodislikeMr.Keladaevenbeforehesawhim.Whenhefirstenteredthecabin,hesawMr.Kelada'

sluggageandtoiletthingsthathadalreadybeenunpacked.Theman'

snameandthesightofhisthingsarousedastrongrepulsioninhimsincehewasprejudicedagainstallnon-Britons,feelingsuperiortothem.TheironyofthestoryliesinthefactthatthelistofMr.Kelada'

negative"

traitspresentedinthebeginningofthestoryshowsanorderly,neatandtidygentleman.WhenthenarratormetMr.Kelada,hishatredgotevenstronger.HeabhorredtheculturaldifferencesbetweenKeladaandhimself.HebothdetestedanddespisedMr.Kelada'

sgestures.Therefore,thedescriptionofKeladaisnegativeandbiased.Thenarrator'

sprejudiceisbasedonseveralculturaldifferencesbetweenhimandMr.Kelada:

a）Atotalstrangershouldaddressagentlemanwith"

Mr."

andbeformal.b）Agentlemanshouldn'

tbepushy.c）Agentlemanshouldbemodest.d）Agentlemanshouldkeepquietduringmeals.e）Agentlemanshouldn'

tbetoochattyandargumentative.f）Agentlemanshouldn'

tshowoffandboastabouthissuperknowledge.g）Agentlemanshouldn'

tbetoodogmatic.Mr.Keladawasapersonthatseemedtoknoweverythingandwasinvolvedineverything,notsensingthathewasdislikedbyeverybody.Hewasverychattyandtalkedasifhehadbeensuperiortoeverybodyelse.ThepassengersmockedhimandcalledhimMr.Know-Alleventohisface.Therewasanotherdogmaticpersonontheship-Mr.RamsaywhowasanAmericanConsularServicemanstationedinKobe,Japan.HewasonhiswaytoKobeafterhavingpickeduphisprettylittlewife,whohadstayedonherowninNewYorkforawholeyear.Shelookedverymodest.Herclothesweresimplealthoughtheyachievedaneffectofquietdistinction.Shelookedperfectandwasadorable.Oneevening,theconversationdriftedtothesubjectofpearls.AsMrs.Ramsaywaswearingastringofpearls,Mr.Keladaannouncedthatitcertainlywasagenuineonewhichhadprobablycostmanythousandsofdollars.Hewasreadytobetahundreddollarsonit.Mr.Ramsay,ontheotherhand,thathiswifehadboughtitfor18dollarsinadepartmentstore.WhenMr.Know-Alltookoutamagnifyingglassfromhispocket,henoticedadesperatappealinMrs.Ramsay'

seyes.HethenrealizedthatMrs.Ramsaygotthepearlsfromherlover.SinceMr.Keladadidn'

t.wanttodestroyMrs.Ramsay'

smarriage,heruinedhisreputationinstead-hetoldeverybodythathewaswrongandthatthestringwasanexcellentimitation.HegaveMr.Ramsayahundreddollars.ThestoryspreadallovertheshipandeverybodymockedMr.Kelada.Later,whilethenarratorandMr.Know-Allwereintheircabin,anenvelopewaspushedunderthedoor.ItcontainedahundreddollarbillfromMrs.Ramsay.Itwasthenthatthenarratorlearnedtovaluethedark-skinnedLevantine.HewasamazedatMr.Kelada'

sgenerosity.Thisstoryshowsthatfirstimpressionsareoftenmisleadingandthatappearancesaresometimesdeceptive.Mr.Keladawhoisdescribedasadisgustingpersonwhoshowsoffallthetimeandknowseverythingbetterthanothers,isinrealityasensitive,bravegentlemanwhowouldn'

thurtothers.Ontheotherhand,Mrs.Ramsay,whosemodestyandgoodqualitiesnoonequestions,hasbeenunfaithfultoherhusband.Themoralofthestoryisthatwemustnotjudgeabookbyitscover.Ratherthanjudgingapersonbyhislooks,colorororiginweshouldobservehisbehaviourandreactionsindifficultsituations.

2.What’sEvelynWaugh’s“Mr.Loveday’sLittleOuting”about?

MissAngelaaftertenyearspartingwithhermentalmorbidfatherwentforthefirsttimetoseehiminthelunaticasylumwheresheisindifferenttoherownfather,butgreatlytouchedbyananotherpatientnamedMr.Lovedaywhocommitsmurdercrimelongagoandnowisagoodcompaniontoherfatherandkindtoeverybodyhere.Chattingwithhimshefindshimwellandnormalnowandfurtheraskshimhisfuturewishesandistoldhewouldliketohaveanouting.MissAngelaconsultsbooksandprofessionalpeopleandfinallytriumphsinobtaininganopportunityforhimtocarryouthiswishes.Onthedayofhisdeparturethelunatichouseholdsaceremonytocelebratehisfreedomandseehimoff.MissAngelacomestoattendtheceremony.TwohourslaterMr.Lovedayreturnsandsayshehassuccessfullyfulfilledhiswishes.Acoupleofdayslateranoldbikeisfoundbesidetheroadsideditchtogetherwiththedeadbodyofayoungladyfromthelunatichouseonthewayofhomefortea.MissAngelaismurdered!

　　Thestory,likeBrotherbyGreene,exposesthecoldrealityofthesocietyofhistimein1930s.MissAngelashowscoldandindifferentattitudetowardsherownmorbidfatherbutoutofcuriosityevincesoddsympathyoveranotherlunaticpatientwhofinallykilledher.Thestoryisbothanexposureandsatireofhistimeandpeople.

　　BothGreene'

sBrotherandMr.Loveday'

sLittleOutingarewrittenfromthepointofviewofintrusivenarrator,i.e.likeHemingway'

sKillers,thestoriesgivenoclearhintsofwhatareimpliedbytheauthor,thereaderhastoassociatethedetailsandclueswithakeenandperceivingeye.Forexampleinthisstoryonpage331-2-2thereisanimportantdetailtellingafterMr.Mopingfailedtohanghimselfonannualgardenpartydayandissentofftothelunaticasylum,thenitwrites:

"

SincethenLadyMopinghadpaidseasonalcallsattheasylumandreturnedintimefortea,ratherreticentofherexperience."

HerhusbandisawayandeachtimeMrs.Mopingpaysashortvisitandthenbackintimefortea.Thenintheendofthestorywhenthedeadbodyoftheyoungladyisfound,theauthorwrites:

Halfamileuptheroadfromtheasylumgates,theylaterdiscoveredanabandonedbicycle.Itwasalady'

smachineofsomeantiquity.Quitenearitintheditchlaythestrangledbodyofayoungwoman,who,ridinghometohertea,hadchancedtoovertakeMr.Loveday,ashestrodealong,musingonhisopportunities.WhocouldthatbeexceptMissAngela?

III.Readandtrytoappreciatethefollowingpoem（20%）

（Pleasewriteyouranswerhere）

1.SuccessisCountedSweetest

SuccessisCountedSweetest

Bythosewhone’ersucceed

Tocomprehendanectar

Requiressorestneed

Notoneofallthepurplehost

Whotooktheflagtoday

Cantellthedefinition,

Soclearly,ofvictory

Ashe,defeated,dying

Onwhoseforbiddenear

Thedistantstrainsoftriumph

Burst,agonizedandclear.

AcommonideainDickinson'

spoemsisthatnothavingincreasesourappreciationorenjoymentofwhatwelack;

thepersonwholacks（ordoesnothave）understandswhateverislackingbetterthanthepersonwhopossessesit.Inthispoem,theloserknowsthemeaning'

"

definition"

ofvictorybetterthanthewinners.Theimplicationisthathehas"

won"

thisknowledgebypayingsohighaprice,withtheanguishofdefeatandwithhisdeath.

Instanzaone,sherepeatsthessoundand,toalesserdegree,n.Whydoessheusethisalliteration?

i.e.,arethewordssignificant?

Sorest"

isusedwiththeoldermeaningofgreatest,butcanitalsohavethemorecommonmeaning?

Whataretheassociationsof"

nectar"

--good,bad,indifferent?

Does"

pickupanywordinthefirstline?