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|秋词|Song of Autumn|
|刘禹锡|Liu Yuxi|
|自古逢秋悲寂寥,|Since olden days we feel in autumn sad and drear,|
|我言秋日胜春朝。|But I say spring cannot compete with autumn clear.|
|晴空一鹤排云上,|On a fine day a crane cleaves the clouds and soars high；|
|便引诗情到碧霄。|It leads the poet's lofty mind to azure sky.|
Poems from the Tang and Song Dynasties, operas from the Yuan Dynasty, and novels from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are very famous in China's history. Today, I'd like to recommend "Song of Autumn", one of the poems by Liu Yuxi, a famous poet and writer in the Mid-Tang Dynasty.
Just as shown in the first line of the poem, most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears different. In Liu's eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than the spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky.
With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily life of common people, Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words. You may feel it in this poem. Though being translated thoughtfully by experienced Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese.
Here is another example. In Liu's essay "An Eulogium on a Humble Cell" (《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was pleased with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentence, "Be fragrant because of my virtues" (惟吾德馨), I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food and even to gain knowledge.
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A. Song. B. Yuan. C. Ming. D. Tang.
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A. He thought it was a sad time.
B. He thought spring was better than autumn.
C. He thought autumn was a hopeful season.
D. He thought autumn was rather cloudy.
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A. Expressing personal feelings.
B. Picturing the blue sky and a crane.
C. Writing songs according to music.
D. Describing the daily life of young people.
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A. Strange. B. Unhappy. C. Satisfied. D. Lonely.
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A. To live in a big house.
B. To be a respectable man.
C. To gain more knowledge.
D. To wear beautiful clothes.
|秋词|Song of Autumn|
|刘禹锡|Liu Yuxi|
|自古逢秋悲寂寥,|Since olden days we feel in autumn sad and drear,|
|我言秋日胜春朝。|But I say spring cannot compete with autumn clear.|
|晴空一鹤排云上,|On a fine day a crane cleaves the clouds and soars high；|
|便引诗情到碧霄。|It leads the poet's lofty mind to azure sky.|
Poems from the Tang and Song Dynasties, operas from the Yuan Dynasty, and novels from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are very famous in China's history. Today, I'd like to recommend "Song of Autumn", one of the poems by Liu Yuxi, a famous poet and writer in the Mid-Tang Dynasty.
Just as shown in the first line of the poem, most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears different. In Liu's eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than the spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky.
With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily life of common people, Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words. You may feel it in this poem. Though being translated thoughtfully by experienced Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese.
Here is another example. In Liu's essay "An Eulogium on a Humble Cell" (《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was pleased with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentence, "Be fragrant because of my virtues" (惟吾德馨), I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food and even to gain knowledge.
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D
) 1. Which dynasty is the poem "Song of Autumn" written in?A. Song. B. Yuan. C. Ming. D. Tang.
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C
) 2. How was autumn in Liu's eyes at that time?A. He thought it was a sad time.
B. He thought spring was better than autumn.
C. He thought autumn was a hopeful season.
D. He thought autumn was rather cloudy.
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A
) 3. Which is the feature(特点) of Liu Yuxi's works according to the passage?A. Expressing personal feelings.
B. Picturing the blue sky and a crane.
C. Writing songs according to music.
D. Describing the daily life of young people.
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C
) 4. How did Liu feel about living in a humble cell?A. Strange. B. Unhappy. C. Satisfied. D. Lonely.
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B
) 5. Influenced by Liu Yuxi, which does the writer think is the most important?A. To live in a big house.
B. To be a respectable man.
C. To gain more knowledge.
D. To wear beautiful clothes.
答案：【解析】：
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章内容的理解和分析能力。题目给出了关于刘禹锡的诗《秋词》以及他的生平的一些描述，然后通过几个问题来测试学生对文章内容的把握。
1. 第一题问的是《秋词》这首诗是哪个朝代的，这需要学生从文章中提取关键信息，找到与《秋词》相关的朝代信息。
2. 第二题问的是刘禹锡眼中的秋天是怎样的，这需要学生理解并分析文章中关于刘禹锡对秋天的描述。
3. 第三题问的是刘禹锡作品的特点，这需要学生从文章中提取关于刘禹锡作品特点的描述。
4. 第四题问的是刘禹锡对居住在简陋屋子里的感受，这需要学生理解并分析文章中关于刘禹锡居住环境的描述以及他的态度。
5. 第五题问的是受刘禹锡影响，作者认为什么是最重要的，这需要学生理解文章中的观点，并找出作者的观点。
【答案】：
1. D
根据文章中的描述，"Song of Autumn"是由唐朝的刘禹锡所写，因此答案为D。
2. C
文章中提到，在刘禹锡的眼中，秋天充满了生命和希望，甚至比春天的早晨还要好。因此，他认为秋天是一个有希望的季节，答案为C。
3. A
文章中提到，刘禹锡的诗特别注重表达个人情感，以及普通人的日常生活。因此，他的作品特点为表达个人情感，答案为A。
4. C
文章中提到，刘禹锡在他的文章《陋室铭》中，用不到100个字，展示了他简陋的小屋的生动画面，同时也表达了他对贫穷和简朴生活的满足。因此，他对居住在简陋的屋子里感到满足，答案为C。
5. B
文章最后提到，受刘禹锡的名言“惟吾德馨”影响，作者认为做一个受人尊敬的人比住大房子、穿漂亮衣服、享受美食甚至获取知识更重要。因此，答案为B。
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章内容的理解和分析能力。题目给出了关于刘禹锡的诗《秋词》以及他的生平的一些描述，然后通过几个问题来测试学生对文章内容的把握。
1. 第一题问的是《秋词》这首诗是哪个朝代的，这需要学生从文章中提取关键信息，找到与《秋词》相关的朝代信息。
2. 第二题问的是刘禹锡眼中的秋天是怎样的，这需要学生理解并分析文章中关于刘禹锡对秋天的描述。
3. 第三题问的是刘禹锡作品的特点，这需要学生从文章中提取关于刘禹锡作品特点的描述。
4. 第四题问的是刘禹锡对居住在简陋屋子里的感受，这需要学生理解并分析文章中关于刘禹锡居住环境的描述以及他的态度。
5. 第五题问的是受刘禹锡影响，作者认为什么是最重要的，这需要学生理解文章中的观点，并找出作者的观点。
【答案】：
1. D
根据文章中的描述，"Song of Autumn"是由唐朝的刘禹锡所写，因此答案为D。
2. C
文章中提到，在刘禹锡的眼中，秋天充满了生命和希望，甚至比春天的早晨还要好。因此，他认为秋天是一个有希望的季节，答案为C。
3. A
文章中提到，刘禹锡的诗特别注重表达个人情感，以及普通人的日常生活。因此，他的作品特点为表达个人情感，答案为A。
4. C
文章中提到，刘禹锡在他的文章《陋室铭》中，用不到100个字，展示了他简陋的小屋的生动画面，同时也表达了他对贫穷和简朴生活的满足。因此，他对居住在简陋的屋子里感到满足，答案为C。
5. B
文章最后提到，受刘禹锡的名言“惟吾德馨”影响，作者认为做一个受人尊敬的人比住大房子、穿漂亮衣服、享受美食甚至获取知识更重要。因此，答案为B。