Touched by the Moon

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UNIT 15

• Touched by the Moon
• By Nirmal Gbosb

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Chinese Poems
??? ???? LOOKING AT THE MOON AND THINKING OF
ONE FAR AWAY    ?????????????????????????????
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The moon, grown full now over the sea,
Brightening the whole of heaven, Brings to
separated hearts The long thoughtfulness of
night.... It is no darker though I blow out my
candle. It is no warmer though I put on my coat.
So I leave my message with the moon And turn to
my bed, hoping for dreams.
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?? ?? IN THE QUIET NIGHT    ???????????????????
? So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed --
Could there have been a frost already? Lifting
myself to look, I found that it was moonlight.
Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of home.
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??? ?? A MOONLIGHT NIGHT   ?????????????????????
??????? When the moon has coloured half the
house, With the North Star at its height and the
South Star setting, I can fed the first motions
of the warm air of spring In the singing of an
insect at my green-silk window.
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Thinking of You- Poem written during the night of
the Mid-Autumn Festival of1076 by Su Tung Po
When will the moon be clear and bright? With a
cup of wine in my hand, I ask the blue sky.I
don't know what season it would be in the heavens
on this night.I'd like to ride the wind to fly
home. Yet I fear the crystal and jade mansions
are much too high and cold for me. Dancing with
my moon-lit shadow It does not seem like the
human world
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The moon rounds the red mansion Stoops to
silk-pad doors Shines upon the sleepless Bearing
no grudgeWhy does the moon tend to be full when
people are apart? People may have sorrow or joy,
be near or far apart The moon may be dim or
bright, wax or wane This has been going on since
the beginning of time May we all be blessed with
longevity Though far apart, we are still able to
share the beauty of the moon together.
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Maps
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Uttaranchal
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Himachal Pradesh
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Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain at
8,850 m (29,035 ft), is located in the Himalayas.
The Himalayas form the highest mountain system in
the world, with more than 30 peaks towering 7,600
m (25,000 ft) or more.
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a combination of Confucianism, Buddhism, and
Taoism, as well as the traditional
non-scriptural/local practices and beliefs
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comments

• I have often felt this way about nature and,
  especially, the moon. It is a huge source of
  peace for me and it always makes me feel so
  connected to the Goddess. If only we could go
  back to nature and live our lives fully in it,
  what a different people we would be. If only
  there were that silence on the earth of long
  ago.....I find myself so longing for these
  things, as I am a city dweller. One day I will go
  back to where we all belong. This I know. To the
  solitude and peace, to a place where I can really
  feel the earth breathing and see every star in
  the sky.

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comments

• Just goes to show that everything She touches
  does change
• So no matter where a human creature might be in
  the world, or what cultural influences that
  creature might have passed through, the Moon
  still has the same universal appeal She always
  has had!

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Appreciation

• Title Touched by the Moon
• touch---influence emotionally
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• His story touched thousands of people's heart.

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emotion
description
paragraph
awe-struck, reflecting on, touch
huge, swollen, sliver, chink,
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grow to its fullest, gleam white, tumble over
rocks, bathed in a quiet supernatural light
a bottomless well of silence
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touch
like a huge lantern
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natural, harmonious
stone-tiled roofs, stony valley, covered with
several feet of snow
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confused shadows
shape, drum,
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touch the moon
a cold silent night
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ENDING The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
For I have known them all already, known them
all Have known the evenings, mornings,
afternoons, I have measured out my life with
coffee spoons ... I grow old... I grow
old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers
rolled. ---T.S. Eliot
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Drinking wine In people's haunt I build my
cotOf wheel's and hoof's noise I hear not.How
can it leave on me no trace?Secluded heart makes
secluded place.I pick fence side asters at
willCarefree I see the southern hill.The
mountain air's fresh day and nightTogether
birds go home in flight.What revelation at this
view?Words fail if i try to tell you.
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Questions

• Is nature something to be used or conquered or
  admired?
• What is the the symbol of the moon?
• The whole nature.

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Sentence Understanding

1. to make sure that he had not forgotten to take
   his torch with him when the moon would rise late
   or be at its newest.
2. We sat at the warmth and light of the sun,
   looking at the few houses spread out over a large
   area.
3. The changes of days and nights, months and
   seasons, or the changes of the weather are great
   forces which have long affected human lives.

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4. studies them not as scientists who tries to
understand the circles of the sun and the moon
through testing and examination, but as mystics
who felt the religious, spiritual or magical
powers of these natural phenomena. 5. We used to
be awed by nature. It filled us with wonder. But
now we have lost our sense of wonder. We can no
longer enjoy that feeling because our lives are
full of new things that are made by ourselves but
not quite understood by ourselves. As a result,
we are no longer what we should be. We have
become different persons and are totally confused
by these changes.
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6. Today we talk about our lives in terms of
glasses, concrete,etc. 7. The author is talking
about polluted food and polluted air today as a
result of the use of fertilizers, pesticides and
other agricultural chemicals. Human beings cannot
eat or breathe these things because they are not
made that way. 8. The author is rethinking the
meaning of all these products of modern science
and technology for us human beings. Generally
regarded as sign of progress and blessings to
people, they have actually taken us further away
from nature. The author feels confused if this is
what we want.
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9. Modern cities depend on energy to provide heat
and drive machines, etc. but energy production
produces pollutants. The author obviously does
not like the fact that energy flies around
us. 10. and wear my trousers with bottoms
rolled and spend the rest of my life drinking
coffee and enjoying nature.
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Word Study

• reflect
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• We need time to reflect on our past.
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• The child's bad behaviour reflects on his home
  training.
• touch---have an effect on sb. or sth.
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• The rapid changes in the outside world have
  barely touched them.

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scatter to cause (a group) to separate widely
disperse to (cause to) scatter in different
directions dispel to drive away(as if) by
scattering After school the children __________
to their homes. Leaves are _________ by the
wind. The sun ___________ the mist. The fog was
__________ at ten o'clock. His calm words
_________ our fears. The policemen
____________________ the crowd. The birds
___________ at the sound of the gun.
dispersed
scattered
dispelled
dispelled
dispelled
dispersed/scattered
scattered
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elements
earth air fire water
1. a harsh voice 2. a harsh punishment 3. harsh
terms 4. a harsh climate 5. a harsh cloth 6. a
harsh man 7. harsh to the taste
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