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本集內(nèi)容:莎士比亞對人性的洞察力之敏銳令人贊嘆,他的語言是那么樸素自然,卻又如此扣人心弦,人們不禁要問,什么樣的社會背景和個人經(jīng)歷給與他超凡的靈感和創(chuàng)作能力?

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Shakespeare was a self-made man. He was the son of a glover from a small provincial town. He didn't have powerful family connections and he didn't go to university. But he went on to become the world's most famous playwright and poet.

So how did he make his way in the world from relatively humble origins? What kind of man was he in terms of temperament? Was he comic or serious?

Yang Li went to Stratford-Upon-Avon and spoke to Dr. Nick Walton, lecturer and expert on Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Dr Nick Walton is also deputy chairman of the International Shakespeare Society.

As you listen try to answer these questions:

1. Shakespeare is often referred to as _____ .

2. How much older than Shakespeare was his wife?

3. There are three key words Nick used to describe Shakespeare:

sympathetic, curious and ______.

莎翁名言

Today's S Words saying is 'it's all Greek to me', 類似漢語中的對牛彈琴。

It's from the famous history play Julius Caesar 歷史劇凱撒大帝。

詞匯精選:

self-made 自學(xué)成才
glover 皮匠
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 莎士比亞出生地基金會
International Shakespeare Society 國際莎翁協(xié)會

莎士比亞劇《無事生非》源自加勒比?
莎士比亞的肖像

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