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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.Readerssawthewayh

17、etooksimplematerialandconstructedfromitaworldofnewmeanings.Theysawthewayhespokewithavoicethatsoundedlikecommonspeech.WhattheyfailedtoseewasthedifferencesFrostfoundbetweenwhatwasseenandthepersondoingtheseeing.Thiswaswhathecalledtheouterandinnerweather.Innineteen-fifteenzbothofFrostsbookswerepublished

18、intheUnitedStates.Hefeltthathisbookshadgonehome,andheshouldgohome,too.WhenhereachedAmerica,hewassurprisedbythepraisehereceivedandtheacceptanceofAmericanpublishers.InthewordsofthepoemhereadatPresidentKennedysinaugurationmanyyearslater:Thelandwashisbeforehewasthelands.(MUSICBRIDGE)VOICEONE:WhenRobertF

19、rostreturnedtoAmericafromBritain,heboughtanotherfarminNewHampshire.Tofeedhimselfandhisfamily,hedependedonthesalesofhisbooksandpapers.Healsoearnedmoneybyspeakingatuniversities.Successdidnoteasehislife.Anditdidnotchangethewayhethoughtandacted.Thegentle,wisepersonwhospokefromhispoemswasthemanFrostwante

20、dtobe.Heknew,howeverandhisfamilyknew-hewasnotthatman.Tragiceventsaffectedhim.Hissonkilledhimself.Hiswifewasoftensickfandhisdaughterbecamementallysick.Frostztoo,sufferedfromhisownimaginarysicknesses.Throughhispoems,however,helivedadifferentlife.VOICETWO:Frostwasaworkerinwords,acraftsman.Hetriedtocapt

21、ureexactlythespeechofthepeopleofNewEngland.Heusedsimpledescriptionsthatwereeasilyunderstood.Hetalkedaboutsimple,naturalthings:trees,theweather,theseasons,nightandday.Inanearlypoemhewrote:NARRATOR:mgoingouttocleanthepasturespring;llonlystoptoraketheleavesaway(Andwaittowatchthewaterclear,Imay):Isha,n,

22、tbegonelong.Youcometoo.mgoingouttofetchthelittlecalfThatsstandingbythemother.ItssoyoungIttotterswhenshelicksitwithhertongue.Isha,ntbegonelong.Youcometoo.VOICEONE:RobertFrostsaidthatreadinghispoemsshouldbeginwithpleasureandendinwisdom.Yetashegrewolder,hissimpleideaoftheworldbecamemoredifficult.Hiswor

23、ldwasmoretouchedwithsadness.Hewrotemoreaboutfear,aboutbeingalone,aboutlosingwhateverhehad.(pause)WewillcontinueourstoryofAmericanpoetRobertFrostnextweek.(THEME)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyRichardThorman.ItwasproducedbyChristineJohnson.mRichKleinfeldt.VOICEONE:AndmShirleyGriffith.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherprogramaboutPeopleinAmericaonVOA.