雪夜林边小驻

1、Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963) lThe most popular modern poet l4 times winning Pulitzer Prizes Contemplations on life: His poetry, for all its apparent simplicity, often probes philosophy of life, mysteries of darkness and irrationality in the bleak and chaotic landscapes of an indifferent universe whe

2、re men stand alone, unaided and perplexed（困惑的）. In his poem, the mysteries of nature are often mingled with the subtle agonies of life. Other themes such as loneliness and poverty of isolated farmers, beauty, terror and tragedy in nature can also be found in his poems. A poem appreciation Stopping b

3、y Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though. He will not see me stopping here, To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer, To stop without a farmhouse near, Between the woods and frozen lake, The dark

4、est evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake, To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sounds the sweep, Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep. 雪夜林畔小驻 （译）余光中

5、 v想来我认识这座森林， 林主的庄宅就在邻村， 却不会见我在此驻马， 看他林中积雪的美景。 v我的小马一定颇惊讶： 四望不见有什么农家， 偏是一年最暗的黄昏， 寒林和冰湖之间停下。 v它摇一摇身上的串铃， 问我这地方该不该停。 此外只有轻风拂雪片， 再也听不见其他声音。 v森林又暗又深真可羡， 但我还要守一些诺言， 还要赶多少路才安眠， 还要赶多少路才安眠。 Analysis Stanza 1 Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though, He will not see me stopping

6、 here, To watch his woods fill up with snow. The first stanza tells us that the man is stopping in front of the woods owned by another person in the village-the village and the owner can both represent human society. Only the man is watching the woods being filled up with snow. The woods and snow can both hint at natural occurrences. woods: nature the temptations in