Unit 1 The written word Section Ⅴ Project [原文呈现]Robert Burns and his poetryRobert Burns, Scotland's①supreme② literary hero, was born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759. Burns had a reputation③ for being funny and pleasant to be around. However, he came from a poor family with many debts④ ， and did not ever make a lot of money.People say that Burns's first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick, encouraged⑤ him to write poetry. ‘To a Mouse’ and ‘The Holy⑥ Fair’， two of his most popular poems, both appeared in his first book of poetry. After it was published, he became famous nationwide⑦. Then he moved to Edinburgh, the capital and largest urban centre of Scotland. Burns was by then a famous poet, but was not any richer and had to earn his income by farming.A hard life and weak health made Robert Burns's life short. He died at the age of 37 in 1796. All of Scotland mourned⑧ Burns's death, and afterwards many people donated money⑨ to support his widow⑩ and children.[读文清障]①Scotland/'sk tl nd/ɒən.苏格兰②supreme/su 'pri m/ːːadj.最高的，至高无上的③reputation/ repj 'teI n/ˌʊʃn.名誉，名声 have a reputation for 有……的名声④debt/det/n.债务，欠款 pay off debts 还清债务⑤encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人做某事⑥holy/'hlI/əʊadj.神圣的，圣洁的⑦nationwide adj.&adv.全国性的(地)⑧mourn v．悼念⑨donate money 捐款⑩widow/'wId/əʊ n.遗孀，寡妇罗伯特·彭斯和他的诗歌[第 1～3 段译文]苏格兰文学巨匠罗伯特·彭斯于 1759 年出生在苏格兰的阿洛韦。彭斯有待人风趣、友好的好名声。但是，他出生在一个负债累累的贫困家庭，而且从来没有挣到过很多钱。人们说彭斯的第一位恋人内莉·柯克帕特里克鼓励他创作诗歌。他最受欢迎的诗歌中的两首《致小鼠》和《圣集》都出现在他的第一本诗集中。在他的第一本诗集出版后，他闻名全国。然后，他搬到了既是苏格兰首府又是苏格兰最大城市的爱丁堡。彭斯是当时有名的诗人，但他并没...
