1、IVE SAVED THE SUMMER 我把夏天省下 Rod McKuen,Nationality: America Birth year: in 1933 Profession: poet, composer, and singer Achievement: two Oscar nominations(奧斯卡提名）,Rod McKuen羅德麥丘恩,Read the poem on page14 and pay attention to the words that rhyme(押韻).,1. the words that rhyme：,you / new; need/ feed; nine

2、teen/ mean way/day; own/ own,2. What is unusual about the rhyming words in the last four lines?,The rhyming words are the same word.,Ive saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new. Ive saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkne

3、ss Where your mind can feed.,Ive Saved the Summer,Read the poem together.,And for myself Ive kept your smile When you were but nineteen Till you are older youll not know What brave young smiles can mean. I know no answers To help you on your way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day. Bu

4、t if youve a need for love Ill give you all I own It might help you down the road Till youve found your own.,Who is the speaker in the poem likely to be ？ A. A parent B. A boyfriend C. A girlfriend 2. Who is he /she speaking to? From which sentences can we know? His/Her young adult child.,Discussion

5、,1. when you were but nineteen. 2. Till youre older,. 3. I know no answers to help you on your way 4. But if youve a need for love, Ill give you all I own.,A. If its cold, Ill warm you; if its dark, Ill give you light; if youre hungry, Ill feed you; if you want to love , Ill give it to you .,B. Alth

6、ough the future may be difficult for you, whenever you need warmth and love, remember Ill have some to give you. C. While youre away Ill remember your smile and Ill love you always. When you return, I hope you will love me.,2. Which of the following is the closest to the speakers message(寓意）?,The fi

7、rst strophe (詩節(jié)) Ive saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new.,The poet compares summer with winter to show that parents love can give us _ .,warmth,The second strophe (詩節(jié)) Ive saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Whe

8、re your mind can feed.,The poet compares sunlight with darkness to show that the parents love can give us_.,hope,The third strophe (詩節(jié)) And for myself Ive kept your smile When you were but nineteen Till you are older youll not know What brave young smiles can mean.,1. What has the parent kept? 2. Wh

9、at do brave young smiles mean to a parent? When parents see the young brave smiles, they will feel _ because the child is confident. Meanwhile, they will be slightly _because the childs future may be difficult.,happy,worried,The childs smile,The fourth strophe (詩節(jié)) I know no answers To help you on y

10、our way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day.,1. Can the parent help the child all his life? 2. What does “way” mean? A. roads or streets B. the journey of life 3. How can the child find the answers? A. With the help of parents B. By himself C. By experiencing his life,No.,The last str

11、ophe (詩節(jié)) But if youve a need for love Ill give you all I own It might help you down the road Till youve found your own.,Fill in the blank: Though the child has to solve all the difficulties on the journey of life by himself, the parent will offer _ to support the child till the child finds his own

12、love.,all his love,Translate the poem into Chinese.,Ive saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new.,我把夏天省下， 全部都交給了你。 當雪花兒初降時， 讓冬天的早晨停住。,Ive saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed.,我把陽光省下， 以供你不時之需。

13、 在那遠離黑暗的地方， 你的心靈會得到滋養(yǎng)。,And for myself Ive kept your smile When you were but nineteen Till you are older youll not know What brave young smiles can mean.,那年你才十九歲， 我就珍藏了你的微笑。 等你長大成人以后， 才知道年輕勇敢的微笑的奧秘。,I know no answers To help you on your way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day.,我不知道有什么辦

14、法， 幫你踏上你人生的旅程。 答案也許就在某處， 在白天結束的那個時辰。,But if youve a need for love Ill give you all I own It might help you down the road Till youve found your own.,但是如果你需要愛， 我會獻上我所有的愛。 它也許能幫你踏上旅程， 直到你也找到屬于你的愛。,Language style What is the language style of the poem like?,A.Plain(平實的) B.magnificent (華麗的) 2. A.Simple B

15、.complicated(復雜的) 3. A.Heartfelt (真切的) B.untruthful,Read the following passage to help you understand the poem better and finish the summary of the poem.,Ive saved the summer for you. And when the snow begins to fall on cold winter mornings, Ill give it all to you to keep you warm. Ive saved some su

16、nlight in case you need it. I believe it will drive off darkness and light your way. When you were nineteen, I kept your smile in my mind. When you get older, you will know the meaning of brave young smiles. I dont know how I can help you on your journey of life. However, there will be solutions som

17、ewhere before the day is through. Whenever you need love, Ill offer all I have. It might help you as you travel on your way, till you find the love that belongs to you.,This poem conveys the parents _ for the child, which gives the child _, but the parent asks for _ in return. He keeps _ which makes

18、 the parent _ and slightly _, because he cant always _, and that the child has to solve the difficulties _ and by _ his life. In spite of this, the parent will offer his _to the child until he finds his own love.,Summary,love,warmth and hope,nothing,the childs smile,happy,worried,help the child,by himself,endless love,experiencing,Furt