TheWifeofBath巴斯妇.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,The Wife of Bath巴斯妇,1,Why we choose this passage,2,Study questions in advance,3,Extracts from the passage,Table of Contents,Why we choose this passage?,Geoffrey Chaucer,is t,he representative writer in the Medieval English literature,.,He was regarded as the Father of English Poetry,Famous works：,坎特伯雷故事集The Canterbury Tales,公爵夫人之书(Book of the Duchess)、,声誉之宫(The House of Fame)、,百鸟会议(The Parliament of Birds),贤妇传说(The Legend of Good,Woman),坎特伯雷故事集（The Canterbury Tales）,The Canterbury Tales,1.It has,24,stories.,2.It is the description of the,pilgrims,（朝圣者）,who tell stories.,3.It is about the life of,ordinary people.,4.It consists of the,prologues(序言),of the pilgrims and their,tales.,5,.It gives,vivid characters,with humor and satire.,The Tales,The famous ones are the story of:,1)the wife of Bath,（巴斯夫人）,2)the Knight,（骑士）,3)the Pardoner,（卖赎罪卷者）,4)the Nuns Priest,（尼姑的教士）,5)the Prologue,（序诗）,.,The Wife of Bath,巴斯妇,The wife of Bath shows Chaucers,keen observation,.,She is,light-hearted,merry,somewhat vulgar,(粗俗的),and exceedingly,talkative,.,She had married,five,times.Her first three husbands were old but wealthy;She was in charge of them.The forth one was tortured to death by her.At last,she fell in love with a poor young man.,It is a vivid,sketch,(概述),of a woman of the middle class,and a colorful picture of the domestic life of that class in Chaucers day.,The wife of Bath,Canterbury Tales,Chaucer,Middle English literature,So,this is why we choose it,How many times of marriage should a man have?The more the better?Or the less the better?,01,What thing it is that women most desire.,02,What is the relation between the wife of Bath and the tale she told?,03,Does materials matter in love?,04,In a marriage,one dominates the other,is that a good thing?,05,Study Questions,Attitude,Praise be to God that I have wedded five!,Of whom I did pick out and choose the bestBoth for their nether purse and for their chest.,Welcome the sixth whenever come he shall.,祝福上帝，我也结了五次婚！,他们都是经我选择出来，,在体力方面和金钱方面是最美满的,.,我欢迎第六个来，不论何时,Attitude,Forsooth,Ill not keep chaste for good and all;,When my good husband from the world is gone,Some Christian man shall marry me anon;,When my fourth husband lay upon his bier,I wept enough and made but sorry cheer,.,But since I was provided with a mate,I really wept but little,I may state.,老实说，我不愿完全守节。我的丈夫辞别了世界，马上又一个耶教信徒来娶我,我第四个丈夫躺在棺材里的时候，,我哭个不停，满脸愁苦，,.,但自从找到了一个新的配偶，,我哭得很少了，这是实话,:Love is Dynamic,Attitude,Theyd given me their gold,and treasure more,;I needed not do longer diligenceTo win their love,or show them reverence.They all loved me so well,by God above,I never did set value on their love!,他们给了我产业财宝；,我不用再花力气,去博取他们的爱或去奉承他们了。,他们十分爱我。所以我就不再珍视他们的爱了！,:Love is Conditional,My fifth husband,may God his spirit bless!,Whom I took all for love,and not riches,我的第五个丈夫，上帝祝福他的灵魂！我嫁给他是为了爱，不是为了钱。,Attitude,Attitude,And thus of one thing I speak boastfully,I got the best of each one,finally,By trick,or force,or by some kind of thing,As by continual growls or murmuring,但我有一点是自已自夸的，,到头来各方面我总是占便宜，,无论是用狡诈或用强力，或用某种圈套，,如不断的嚼舌埋怨等法术。,Attitude,Ill not delay,a husband I will get,Who shall be both my debtor and my thrall,And have his tribulations therewithalUpon his flesh,the while I am his wife.I have the power during all my life,Over his own good body,and not he.,我决不退让；,我要一个丈夫做我的债户与奴仆；,在我做他的妻子的时期中，他的肉体上将受到相当大的苦难。,我活着一天，,我就可以控制他的身子，他却不能控制我。,:,Love is Control,To have the governing of house and land;,And when I had thus gathered unto me,Masterfully,the entire sovereignty,And he had said:My own true wedded wife,Do as you please the term of all your life,Guard your own honour and keep fair my state,他给了我房产的主权，,于是我用了巧妙的手腕，,制服了他的一切，,他说道，我忠实的妻，,从此以后，你要怎样就怎样；,你将永保你的名誉和我的身份,Attitude,Condensation in,The Tale of The Wife of Bath,“,Women desire to have the sovereigntyAs well upon their husband as their love,And to have mastery their man above;This thing you most desire,”,“我的主后，这世上所有的女子最愿能控制得住她们的丈夫或情侣，做他们的主宰。这就是你们最大的欲望,.”,Condensation in,The Tale of The Wife of Bath,To have me foul and old until I die,And be to you a true and humble wife,And never anger you in all my life;Or else to have me young and very fairAnd take your chance with those who will repairUnto your house,and all because of me,Or in some other place,as well may be.,你还是愿意我丑老，,却一生做你的忠诚谦和的妻，决不违拗你的心意呢，还是愿意我年轻貌美，,却说不定为了我的原故，你要在家中或其他地点偶尔忍受些烦扰？,.”,Condensation in,The Tale of The Wife of Bath,This knight replied as you shall hear:My lady and my love,and wife so dear,I put myself in your wise governing;,Do you choose which may be the more pleasing,And bring most honour to you,and me also.I care not which it be of these things two;,For if you like it,that suffices me,.,武士自忖,.,最后这样说，“我的夫人，爱者，我的好妻子，我把我自己交托给你，听你的调遣；请你决定，只看哪一种于你最为合适，最为正当。我不管是哪一种，因为你觉得合适，我也就认为满意了。”,How many times of marriage should a man have?The more the better?Or the less the better?,01,What thing it is that women most desire.,02,What is the relation between the wife of Bath and the tale she told?,03,Does materials matter in love?,04,In a marriage,one dominates the other,is that a good thing?,05,Study Questions,