Text B The Man From Snowy River（第3页）

Itwasgramountainhorsemanride。

Throughthestringybarksandsaplings，handbrokenground，

Downthehillsideataragpat;

Ahebridletillhelandedsafeandsound

Atthebottomofthatterribledest。

Hewasrightamongthehorsesastheyclimbedthefartherhill，

Aountain，standingmute，

Sawhimplythestockwhipfiercely;hewasrightamoill，

Asheracedacrosstheginpursuit。

&heylosthimforamomewomountai

Intheraafinalglimpsereveals

Onadimanddistanthillsidethewildhyet，

WiththemanfromSheirheels。

Ahemsiheirsidesithfoam;

Hefollowedlikeabloodhourack，

Tilltheyhalted，dbeateheirheadsforhome，

Andaloneanduthemback。

Buthishardymountainponyhecouldscarcelyraiseatrot，

Hewasbloodfromhiptoshoulderfromthespur;

Buthispluckwasstillundaunted，andhiscefieryhot，

Forwasmountainhorseacur。

AnddownbyKosciusko，wherethepine-cladridgesraise

&edbattlementsonhigh，

&heairisclearascrystal，aarsfairlyblaze

Atmidnightinthedfrostysky，

AheOverflowthereed-bedssweepands>

Tothebreezes，andtherollingplainsarewide，

TheManfromSnowyRiverisahousehold>

Aotellthestoryofhisride。

Notes

1。TheManfromSisoralia’smostfamouspoemswritteralia’smostfamouspoets，Aon“Bahepoemtellsthestoryofavaluablehorseesandtheprincelysumofferedbyitsowssafereturn。Alltheridersihertopursuethewildbushhorsesandcutthevaluablehorsefromthemob。Butthetrydefeatsthemall，exanfromSnowyRiver’。Hisperseandskillhasturoalegend。

2。Aon“Banjo”Paterson:HewasanAustralia，journalistandauthor。HewrotemanyballadsaAustralianlife，fogpartitheruralandoutbackareas。PatersoablepoemsizingMatilda，TheManfromSnowyRiverandcyoftheOverflow。

&ionsfordis。

1）Whatstoryistoldbythepoem?

2）WhatkihemanfromtheSnowyRiver?

3）What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthemanfromtheSnowyRiver?

4）WatchthefilmTheManfromSnowyRiverreeheendofthisunit。parethemovieandthepoem。Whidoyoulikebetter?Why?