Section Ⅲ Lesson 2 & Lesson 3 — Prereading[原文呈现] A Tranquil① Night by Li BaiBefore my bed a frost of light,Is it hoarfrost② upon the ground
Eyes raised③, I see the moon so bright;Head bent④, in homesickness⑤ I am drowned⑥
Translated by Yu Yuanzhang The Night Before ChristmasAdapted⑦ and abridged⑧Original by Major Henry Livingstone Jr
or Clement Clarke MooreIt was the night before Christmas,And all through the houseNothing was moving,Not even a mouse
The stockings had been hung⑨With attention⑩ and careIn the hope that⑪ SantaSoon would be there
The children were sleepingSafe in their beds⑫,While vague⑬ dreams of presentsDanced in their heads
My wife, wearing a scarf⑭,And I, wearing a cap,Had just settled⑮ ourselvesFor a long winter nap⑯
And then, in an instant⑰,I heard on the roofThe steppi