2021年1月上海高考英语听力 文章2

Seamus Heaney was awarded the Nobel prize in literature in 1995 when he was teaching at Harvard University.

谢默斯·希尼1995年在哈佛大学任教时获得了诺贝尔文学奖。

On the day when Harvard celebrated its three hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary before a large audience,

在哈佛大学在众多观众面前庆祝其三百七十五周年的那天，

he recited his poem composed in 1986 for the university's three hundred and fiftieth anniversary.

他背诵了1986年为纪念大学三百五十周年而写的诗。

This 1986 poem relies on the power of repeating words and sounds.

这首1986年的诗依靠重复单词和声音的力量。

Heaney said in an interview.

希尼在接受采访时说。

"There's a kind of bell ringing quality to the poem, which makes it easy on the air."

“这首诗有一种敲钟的感觉，这让它在广播中变得轻松。”

He remembered writing just two poems during his early years at Harvard when he taught and read a lot.

他记得他在哈佛大学的早年只写了两首诗，当时他教了很多书，也读了很多书。

One poem is the anniversary poem.

一首诗是周年纪念诗。

And the other is about learning the alphabets at primary school.

另一个是关于在小学学习字母。

Heaney also recalled the physical Harvard where he had many happy moments.

希尼还回忆起他在物理哈佛度过的许多快乐时光。

He said, "I still remember the excitement of driving around the campus and seeing the outlines of the houses,

他说：“我仍然记得在校园里开车，看到房子的轮廓时的兴奋，

and I enjoyed a few quite corners on campus where I would sit down and take a nap.

我喜欢在校园里的几个角落里坐下来小睡一会儿。

The library at Adam's house for one and the Woodbury poetry room for another.

亚当家的图书馆是一间，伍德伯里诗歌室是另一间。

Then there was the yard.

然后是院子。

It was the inspiration for the anniversary poem and also a place that reminded me of my own boyhood in the countryside because it used to be a cow yard."

这是周年纪念诗的灵感来源，也是一个让我想起我童年在农村的地方，因为它曾经是一个奶牛场。”

Questions :14. For what purpose did Seamus Heaney compose his 1986 poem?

14.西莫斯·希尼（Seamus Heaney）1986年的诗是为了什么目的？

15. What is a feature of Seamus Heaney's 1986 poem?

15.西默斯·希尼1986年诗歌的特点是什么？

16. What can be learned about Seamus Heaney?

16.关于西莫斯·希尼，我们能学到什么？

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