- a summer's day: In England, summer is not
hot but comfortably warm. It is the most
pleasant season of the year.
-temperate: gentle, soft, mild
温和的
英译: How can I compare you to a summer's day since you are lovelier and gentler than it?
c
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ;
d
And every fair from fair sometime declines ,
c
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd . d
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
a
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
b
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of may,
a
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
b
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
Modern English v.s. Middle English 现代英语和中古英语
? you ? You ( 宾格) ? your ? yours
? thine ? thou ? Thee ? Thy
? Roughwinds do shake thdearlingbuds of May, ? And Summer'lsease hathall too short daate.
Eluciddation ( 承c )
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd . d
But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st .
Sonnet 18
Definition of Sonnet
? A sonnet is a lyric, invariably, of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme.
e Tranfsition
( e转 ) f
So long as man can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
g
Conclusion
(g合 )
Appreciation
? Shall I compare thee tsouammer's d?ay ? Thou art more lovely and mteomreperat.e
e
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
f
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
e
When in eternal lines to time thoman can breathe or eyes can see,
? 十四行诗是一种有十四行诗句构成的抒情诗 体，用抑扬格五音步作全诗的形式，有固定 韵律。
Types of Sonnet
? There are three dominant types of sonnet, all named after their founders or perfecters (完善者):
? The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg.
? A theme is developed in the quatrains, and a concluding thought is presented in the couplet.
Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
a
Introdubction ( 起a ) b
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
c
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines ,
Petrarchan sonnet 皮特拉克十四行诗 Spenserian sonnet 斯宾塞体十四行诗 Shakespearean sonnet 莎士比亚式十四
行诗
Shakespearian Sonnet
? Also known as the English Sonnet, consists of three quatrains(四行诗) followed by a couplet(对句) .
g
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
g
Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of may, And summer's lease hath all too short a date.