5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
Describe how ordinary scenes provide material.
Use the adapted childhood scene and garland anecdote to discuss attention and encouragement. Keep these episodes separate from the dated Nobel award and the account of his educational work. You can pause after any study block and continue later.
Community, imagination & creative growth · Lessons 1–4
Connect a person’s actions, circumstances and contribution. Separate a retold anecdote from a documented achievement.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Link the parts, try the reading checks, then write or explain a supported response. Complete the dialogue recordings in short blocks.
5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
10–15 minutes per sitting
Read one part per sitting. Use the reading sessions in this plan, then connect the parts and practise the dialogue in short blocks.
5–10 minutes
Practise the writing focus and revisit your first-choice answers.
Try each item in a short block. Listen when needed, record when ready, and use the hints to retry. Pinyin and English can be turned off independently.
Pinyin shows how to say a word. The mark above a vowel shows its tone.
Watch the tone marks and listen for the rhythm of the whole phrase. Light syllables are short; pauses belong between meaningful groups.
Flip each card for stroke order. This lesson’s writing focus: 交 · 励 · 灵 · 坛 · 花 · 诗.
灵感
líng gǎn
inspiration
花环
huā huán
garland
鼓励
gǔ lì
encourage
诗坛
shī tán
world of poetry
修养
xiū yǎng
cultivation
交流
jiāo liú
exchange
泰戈尔从生活、自然和人与人的关系中寻找创作灵感。
tài gē ěr cóng shēng huó、 zì rán hé rén yǔ rén de guān xì zhōng xún zhǎo chuàng zuò líng gǎn。
Tagore draws creative inspiration from life, nature and human relationships.
欢迎的人群把花环献给诗人,表达对他的敬意。
huān yíng de rén qún bǎ huā huán xiàn gěi shī rén, biǎo dá duì tā de jìng yì。
The welcoming crowd presents a garland to the poet as a sign of respect.
他人的鼓励可以带来力量,但作品仍需要作者认真完成。
tā rén de gǔ lì kě yǐ dài lái lì liàng, dàn zuò pǐn réng xū yào zuò zhě rèn zhēn wán chéng。
Encouragement from others can give strength, but the writer must still do the work of creation.
新的作品受到关注以后,他在诗坛有了更广泛的影响。
xīn de zuò pǐn shòu dào guān zhù yǐ hòu, tā zài shī tán yǒu le gèng guǎng fàn de yǐng xiǎng。
After his new work receives attention, he gains wider influence in the world of poetry.
文学修养来自长期阅读、思考和修改,不是一次掌声就能形成。
wén xué xiū yǎng lái zì cháng qī yuè dú、 sī kǎo hé xiū gǎi, bú shì yí cì zhǎng shēng jiù néng xíng chéng。
Literary cultivation grows through sustained reading, thought and revision, not through a single round of applause.
不同文化之间的交流,应建立在倾听、理解和准确介绍的基础上。
bù tóng wén huà zhī jiān de jiāo liú, yīng jiàn lì zài qīng tīng、 lǐ jiě hé zhǔn què jiè shào de jī chǔ shàng。
Exchange between cultures should be based on listening, understanding and accurate representation.
A biographical reading with retold childhood anecdotes and imagined scene details.
泰戈尔出生在印度,从小就喜欢留意身边的声音和景色,窗外的世界常常使他产生许多想象。
tài gē ěr chū shēng zài yìn dù, cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan liú yì shēn biān de shēng yīn hé jǐng sè, chuāng wài de shì jiè cháng cháng shǐ tā chǎn shēng xǔ duō xiǎng xiàng。
Tagore is born in India and enjoys noticing nearby sounds and sights from childhood; the world outside his window often sparks his imagination.
这篇改编的童年轶事写到,照顾泰戈尔的人在椅子周围画了一个圈,请他留在里面。脚步不能走远,他便把目光转向窗外,等待池塘旁边的动静。
zhè piān gǎi biān de tóng nián yì shì xiě dào, zhào gù tài gē ěr de rén zài yǐ zi zhōu wéi huà le yí ge quān, qǐng tā liú zài lǐ miàn。 jiǎo bù bù néng zǒu yuǎn, tā biàn bǎ mù guāng zhuǎn xiàng chuāng wài, děng dài chí táng páng biān de dòng jìng。
In this adapted childhood anecdote, a caregiver asks Tagore to stay within a circle around his chair, and he watches the pond outside.
高大的树遮住一部分天空,池塘里的鸭子划出细细的水纹,花园的鸟声与虫声一阵阵传到耳边。
gāo dà de shù zhē zhù yí bù fèn tiān kōng, chí táng lǐ de yā zi huà chū xì xì de shuǐ wén, huā yuán de niǎo shēng yǔ chóng shēng yí zhèn zhèn chuán dào ěr biān。
Tall trees hide part of the sky, ducks trace ripples in the pond, and birds and insects can be heard from the garden.
他不能走到窗外的时候,便用目光跟着鸭子移动。鸭子靠近岸边,又转回水面,一道波纹碰到另一道波纹,在池塘上慢慢散开;看起来安静的地方,其实每一会儿都在发生新的变化。
tā bù néng zǒu dào chuāng wài de shí hou, biàn yòng mù guāng gēn zhe yā zi yí dòng。 yā zi kào jìn àn biān, yòu zhuǎn huí shuǐ miàn, yí dào bō wén pèng dào lìng yí dào bō wén, zài chí táng shàng màn màn sàn kāi; kàn qǐ lái ān jìng de dì fang, qí shí měi yí huì er dōu zài fā shēng xīn de biàn huà。
When he cannot go outside, he watches ducks create intersecting ripples, discovering constant changes in a seemingly quiet place.
雨后的叶子带着水珠,阳光一照,水珠像小小的灯;风吹来时,枝叶摇动,好像也在回应远处的歌声。
yǔ hòu de yè zi dài zhe shuǐ zhū, yáng guāng yī zhào, shuǐ zhū xiàng xiǎo xiǎo de dēng; fēng chuī lái shí, zhī yè yáo dòng, hǎo xiàng yě zài huí yìng yuǎn chù de gē shēng。
Raindrops shine like little lamps on leaves, while branches sway in the breeze as though answering a distant song.
这些平常的景物进入他的记忆,也进入后来的文字,声音、颜色和动作经过想象,渐渐有了诗的节奏。
zhè xiē píng cháng de jǐng wù jìn rù tā de jì yì, yě jìn rù hòu lái de wén zì, shēng yīn、 yán sè hé dòng zuò jīng guò xiǎng xiàng, jiàn jiàn yǒu le shī de jié zòu。
Ordinary sights enter his memory and later his writing, where imagination gives sounds, colours and movements a poetic rhythm.
窗内的孩子听着这些声音,在心里给它们安排节奏:一阵鸟鸣之后是风声,风声之后又有叶子的轻响。他还没有把所有想法都写下来,却已经开始注意,生活中的小事也能留下值得记住的画面。
chuāng nèi de hái zi tīng zhe zhè xiē shēng yīn, zài xīn lǐ gěi tā men ān pái jié zòu: yí zhèn niǎo míng zhī hòu shì fēng shēng, fēng shēng zhī hòu yòu yǒu yè zi de qīng xiǎng。 tā hái méi yǒu bǎ suǒ yǒu xiǎng fǎ dōu xiě xià lai, què yǐ jīng kāi shǐ zhù yì, shēng huó zhōng de xiǎo shì yě néng liú xià zhí de jì zhù de huà miàn。
He hears a rhythm of birds, wind and rustling leaves, noticing memorable pictures in small everyday events before writing them down.
年轻时,他的诗得到一位前辈作家的赞赏;流传的故事说,前辈把象征荣誉的花环送给他,公开表示鼓励。
nián qīng shí, tā de shī dé dào yí wèi qián bèi zuò jiā de zàn shǎng; liú chuán de gù shì shuō, qián bèi bǎ xiàng zhēng róng yù de huā huán sòng gěi tā, gōng kāi biǎo shì gǔ lì。
His early poems earn an established writer’s praise; an anecdote tells of the writer giving him an honorary garland in public encouragement.
受到肯定以后,他仍然继续创作,写诗、写故事,也思考人怎样与自然、家庭和社会相处。
shòu dào kěn dìng yǐ hòu, tā réng rán jì xù chuàng zuò, xiě shī、 xiě gù shì, yě sī kǎo rén zěn yàng yǔ zì rán、 jiā tíng hé shè huì xiāng chǔ。
After this recognition, he keeps writing poems and stories and reflecting on people’s relations with nature, family and society.
他把花环收好,回到书桌前。窗外又有风吹过,桌上铺着没有写完的纸。他拿起笔,读了读最后一句,再接着写下新的诗行。
tā bǎ huā huán shōu hǎo, huí dào shū zhuō qián。 chuāng wài yòu yǒu fēng chuī guò, zhuō shàng pū zhe méi yǒu xiě wán de zhǐ。 tā ná qǐ bǐ, dú le dú zuì hòu yī jù, zài jiē zhe xiě xià xīn de shī háng。
He put away the garland and returned to his desk. Wind moved outside and unfinished pages lay before him. Reading the last line, he took up his pen and added new verses.
他不只关心文学,也关心儿童怎样学习,在学校中鼓励观察、交流和创作,希望学习与生活能够相连。
tā bù zhǐ guān xīn wén xué, yě guān xīn ér tóng zěn yàng xué xí, zài xué xiào zhōng gǔ lì guān chá、 jiāo liú hé chuàng zuò, xī wàng xué xí yǔ shēng huó néng gòu xiāng lián。
He cares about both literature and children’s learning, encouraging observation, exchange and creativity in school so that learning connects with life.
学生在树下读书,听风声,也提出自己的问题;老师与学生的谈话,使课堂不只剩下背诵和重复。
xué shēng zài shù xià dú shū, tīng fēng shēng, yě tí chū zì jǐ de wèn tí; lǎo shī yǔ xué shēng de tán huà, shǐ kè táng bù zhǐ shèng xia bèi sòng hé chóng fù。
Students read beneath trees, hear the wind and ask questions; discussion makes the classroom more than recitation and repetition.
在学校里,有的孩子先注意树叶,有的先听见鸟声,同一个地方引出的想法并不相同。教师可以让他们说清看到了什么,再听彼此的表达,不急着把每一种回应改成完全一样的句子。
zài xué xiào lǐ, yǒu de hái zi xiān zhù yì shù yè, yǒu de xiān tīng jiàn niǎo shēng, tóng yí ge dì fang yǐn chū de xiǎng fǎ bìng bù xiāng tóng。 jiào shī kě yǐ ràng tā men shuō qīng kàn dào le shén me, zài tīng bǐ cǐ de biǎo dá, bù jí zhe bǎ měi yì zhǒng huí yìng gǎi chéng wán quán yí yàng de jù zi。
Children notice different things in the same setting; a teacher can invite clear observations and discussion without making every response identical.
他创办的学校后来发展出促进不同文化交流的大学,不同地方的语言和思想在这里相遇。
tā chuàng bàn de xué xiào hòu lái fā zhǎn chū cù jìn bù tóng wén huà jiāo liú de dà xué, bù tóng dì fang de yǔ yán hé sī xiǎng zài zhè lǐ xiāng yù。
The school he establishes later develops into a university fostering cultural exchange, where languages and ideas from different places meet.
一九一三年,泰戈尔获得诺贝尔文学奖,他的作品也被翻译,让更远的读者听见来自印度的诗歌声音。
yī jiǔ yī sān nián, tài gē ěr huò dé nuò bèi ěr wén xué jiǎng, tā de zuò pǐn yě bèi fān yì, ràng gèng yuǎn de dú zhě tīng jiàn lái zì yìn dù de shī gē shēng yīn。
In 1913 Tagore receives the Nobel Prize in Literature, and translations bring the voice of Indian poetry to distant readers.
不同文化的人来到这里,也带来不同的语言与经验。一首诗经过翻译,会到达新的读者,读者又用自己的记忆理解其中的画面;交流因此不只是一方说话,也包括另一方怎样认真听见。
bù tóng wén huà de rén lái dào zhè lǐ, yě dài lái bù tóng de yǔ yán yǔ jīng yàn。 yì shǒu shī jīng guò fān yì, huì dào dá xīn de dú zhě, dú zhě yòu yòng zì jǐ de jì yì lǐ jiě qí zhōng de huà miàn; jiāo liú yīn cǐ bù zhǐ shì yī fāng shuō huà, yě bāo kuò lìng yī fāng zěn yàng rèn zhēn tīng jiàn。
Visitors bring languages and experiences, and translated poems meet readers’ memories; exchange involves listening as well as speaking.
岁月过去,窗外的一片叶子、池塘的一道水纹,仍然像他文字里的邀请,让人停下脚步,认真看看生活。
suì yuè guò qù, chuāng wài de yí piàn yè zi、 chí táng de yí dào shuǐ wén, réng rán xiàng tā wén zì lǐ de yāo qǐng, ràng rén tíng xià jiǎo bù, rèn zhēn kàn kan shēng huó。
As years pass, a leaf outside the window or a ripple on a pond still resembles an invitation in his writing to pause and observe life.
A 童年片段的来源是什么?
tóng nián piàn duàn de lái yuán shì shén me?
What is the childhood episode’s source?
B 一则流传的童年轶事。
yì zé liú chuán de tóng nián yì shì。
A circulating childhood anecdote.
A 为什么记录具体景物?
wèi shén me jì lù jù tǐ jǐng wù?
Why record specific garden details?
B 让读者知道目光落在哪里。
ràng dú zhě zhī dào mù guāng luò zài nǎ lǐ。
To show what receives attention.
A 花环的转移表现什么?
huā huán de zhuǎn yí biǎo xiàn shén me?
What does the garland transfer show?
B 公开的认可和鼓励。
gōng kāi de rèn kě hé gǔ lì。
Public recognition and encouragement.