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今天的精选文章“China’s ‘Shakespeare’“诗圣”杜甫：中国最伟大的诗人”来自《21世纪学生英文报·小学》第644期头版。

China’s ‘Shakespeare’

“诗圣”杜甫：中国最伟大的诗人

Good rain knows its time right;

好雨知时节，

It will fall when comes spring.

当春乃发生。

With wind it steals in night;

随风潜入夜，

Mute, it moistens each thing.

润物细无声。

Do you know who wrote this poem above? Yes, it is Du Fu (721-770). Most of you know him and his poems. But many Western people are not familiar (熟悉的) with the poet. Thanks to a recent BBC documentary (纪录片) called Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet (《杜甫：中国最伟大的诗人》), they have a chance to learn more about Du.

As the first English-language documentary about Du, it compares (与……相比) him to William Shakespeare, one of the greatest writers of the West. They created the standard (标准) of judging (评价) great poetry, it says.

Du lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He worked in the court (朝廷). Later, he saw how the country came to an end and how people suffered (忍受痛苦). He also went through ups and downs (起伏) in his own life.

He recorded these things in his poems. He talked about his suffering and how he cared about the country and common people (老百姓). Some people said Du’s poems give us a closer look at history. That’s why they have been so popular for a long time.

Did you know?

Li Bai was Du Fu’s good friend. Both were great poets of their period. But their poems are different. Most of Li’s poems describe scenery (描写景色) and are full of imagination (充满想象). Du’s poems are more about real life.

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