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1、美国名人罗伯特弗罗斯特(1)RobertFrost,Pt.1playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByRichardThorman2004-1-31(THEME)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmRichKleinfeldtwiththeSpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.Today,webeginthestoryoftwentiethcenturypoetRobertFrost.(THEME)VOICEONE:Innineteen-sity-onezJohnKennedy
2、wassworninaspresidentoftheUnitedStates.HeaskedoneofAmericasbest-knownwriterstoreadapoem.RobertFroststoodinthecoldsunlightthatday,hiswhitehairblowinginthewind.HereadthesewordsfromhispoemzTheGiftOutright:NARRATOR:Thelandwasoursbeforewewerethelands.ShewasourlandmorethanahundredyearsBeforewewereherpeopl
3、e.ShewasoursInMassachusetts,inVirginia,ButwewereEnglands,stillcolonials,Possessingwhatwestillwereunpossessedby,Possessedbywhatwenownomorepossessed.SomethingwewerewithholdingmadeusweakUntilwefoundoutthatitwasourselvesWewerewithholdingfromourlandofliving,Andforthwithfoundsalvationinsurrender.Suchaswew
4、erewegaveourselvesoutright(Thedeedofgiftwasmanydeedsofwar)Tothelandvaguelyrealizingwestward,Butstillunstoriedzartless,unenhanced,Suchasshewas,suchasshewouldbecome.(MUSICBRIDGE)VOICETWO:RobertFrostwasoneofAmericasbestknownandmosthonoredseriouswriters.Buthisfamecamelateinhislife.Hewasfortyyearsoldbefo
5、reAmericansbegantoreadhispoemsandpraisethem.Oncehisfamewasestablished,however,itgrewstrongerandstrongerduringtherestofhislonglife.HissuccesscamefromunitingtraditionalformsofpoetrywithAmericanwords,spokeninaclearlyAmericanway.VOICEONE:Frostusedthesamespeakerformanypoems,sotheseparatepoemsformedalarge
6、runity.Hecreatedthisspeakercarefully.Hefeltthathisreaderswouldbelievehispoemsifheputthewordsintothemouthofawisepersonwholivedinthecountry,notthecity.ManypeoplethoughtthespeakerwasFrosthimself.Infactzthespeakerwasanimaginaryperson.Frost,theman,triedtobecometheimaginarypersonhecreatedforhispoetry.VOIC
7、ETWO:RobertFrostisalwayslinkedtothelandofcoldwintersinthenortheasternUnitedStates,theareacalledNewEngland.Yethecamefromtheothersideofthecountry,SanFrancisco,California.Hewasbornthereineighteen-seventy-four.HelivedinCaliforniaduringhisearlychildhood.ThismanwhowasbornintheWestandbecamelinkedwithNewEng
8、landwasnamedforthechiefsoutherngeneralinAmericasCivilWar.ThegeneralsnamewasRobertEdwardLee.ThepoetwasnamedRobertLeeFrostzbecausehisfatherwantedtohonorthegeneral.SomeoneonceaskedanotherAmericanwriter,ErnestHemingwayzhowtobecomeawriter.Thebestthing,hesaid,wastohaveanunhappychildhood.IfthisistruezRober
9、tFrostschildhoodwasunhappyenoughtomakehimaverygoodwriter.(MUSICBRIDGE)VOICEONE:RobertFrostsfatherwasareporterwhowantedtobeapolitician.Heoftendranktoomuchalcoholandbecameangry.Robertwasthevictimofhisanger.Hewaselevenwhenhisfatherdied.Hismothertriedtoprotecthimfromhisfathersanger.Somepeoplethinkshepro
10、tectedhimtoomuch.Asachild,Robertwasafraidofthedark.Allhislifehesufferedfromimaginarysicknesses.VOICETWO:FrostsmotherwasfromNewEngland.Afterherhusbanddied,shemovedbackthere.Shesupportedherchildrenbyteachingschool.Yetshegotmoreenjoymentfromreadingandwritingpoetry.Frostfinishedhighschoolineighteen-nine
11、ty-one.HeandagirlzElinorWhite,hadthebestrecordofthestudentsgraduatingthatyear.HemarriedElinorthreeyearslater.Sherejectedhimatfirst,butfinallyagreedtomarryhim.Thisrejectionledtoalackoftrustintheirmarriage.ItmadeFrostsaythis:Icouldloseeverythingandnotbesurprised.VOICEONE:Afterhighschool,Frostsgrandfat
12、herofferedtopayhiscostsatDartmouthCollege.Frostlefttheschoolafterafewmonths.Hedidnotlikeit.Hespentthenextfewyearsworkingatdifferentjobs.Atonetime,heworkedinafactory.Laterzherepairedshoes.Hewasateacher.Hewasareporter.Always,hewrotepoetry.VOICETWO:FrostattendedHarvardUniversityfortwoyears.Afterthat,he
13、returnedtothemanyjobsheheldbefore.Andhecontinuedtowritepoetry.Hesaidthatuntilnineteen-thirteenzheearnedonlyabouttendollarsayearfromwriting.Forawhile,FrosttriedtotakecareofafarminthestateofNewHampshire.Hewasnotasuccessfulfarmer.Duringthistimeofworkingandtravellingfromjobtojob,heandhiswifehadfourchild
14、ren.Sinceheearnedverylittlemoney,hisfamilywasalwayspoor.VOICEONE:RobertFrostsawhimselfbecomingmoreandmorelikehisfather,treatinghisfamilybadly.Hebecameveryunhappywithhimselfandwithhislife.Heeventhoughtaboutendinghislife.Innineteen-twelvezhedecidedtotrytomakeanewstart.HetookhisfamilytoBritain.Thecosto
15、flivingwaslow.Andtherewasaninterestinwhatwasthencalledanewpoetry.InBritain,Frostfoundapublisherforhisfirstbookofpoems.ThebookwascalledABoysWill.Whenitappearedinnineteen-thirteenzFrostreceivedhighpraisefromBritishreaders.Praisewassomethinghehadnotreceivedinhisowncountry.EzraPound,anotherAmericanpoetl
16、ivinginBritain,readthepoemsandlikedthemverymuch.HewroteamagazinereportaboutFrost.HealsohelpedgetFrostssecondbookofpoemspublishedinAmerica.ThatbookwascalledNorthofBoston.VOICETWO:ManyreadersconsiderNorthofBostontobeFrosfsbestbookofpoems.InBritain,itwaspraisedevenmorethanhisfirstbook.Readerssawthewayhetooksimplematerialandconstructedfromitaworldof