-----------Homesick in-----------Homesick in “ “Take Me Home, Country Road” Take Me Home, Country Road”

report by Gu Haiyuan Liu Pingreport by Gu Haiyuan Liu Ping Yao Wenjing Pan Lin Yao Wenjing Pan Lin

1.The Origin of the Country Music

2.The Influence on People

3.Our Understanding of “Take Me Home Country Road”

Country musicCountry music• developed in southeastern USdeveloped in southeastern US in early 19thin early 19th • become popular in 1960sbecome popular in 1960s

•play a very important roleplay a very important role

•many composers write songsmany composers write songs

•the content is extensivethe content is extensive

pathospathos funnyfunny womenwomen

whisky whisky

They allow They allow us to us to experience experience the same the same emotion.emotion.

John DenverJohn Denver

a country music a country music singer & composersinger & composer

Almost heaven, west VirginiaAlmost heaven, west VirginiaBlue ridge mountainsBlue ridge mountainsShenandoah river -Shenandoah river -Life is old thereLife is old thereOlder than the treesOlder than the treesYounger than the mountainsYounger than the mountainsGrowin' like a breezeGrowin' like a breeze

Country roads, take me homeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belongTo the place i belongWest Virginia, mountain mommaWest Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roadsTake me home, country roads

All my memories gathered All my memories gathered ＆＆ round herround herMiner's lady, stranger to blue waterMiner's lady, stranger to blue waterDark and dusty, painted on the skyDark and dusty, painted on the skyMisty taste of moonshineMisty taste of moonshineTeardrops in my eyeTeardrops in my eye

Country roads, take me homeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belongTo the place i belong

West Virginia, mountain mommaWest Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roadsTake me home, country roads

I hear her voiceI hear her voiceIn the mornin' hour she calls meIn the mornin' hour she calls meThe radio reminds me of my home far aThe radio reminds me of my home far awaywayAnd drivin' down the road i get a feelin'And drivin' down the road i get a feelin'That i should have been home yesterdaThat i should have been home yesterday, yesterdayy, yesterday

Country roads, take me homeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belongTo the place i belongWest Virginia, mountain mommaWest Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roadsTake me home, country roads

Country roads, take me homeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place i belongTo the place i belongWest Virginia, mountain mommaWest Virginia, mountain mommaTake me home, country roadsTake me home, country roads

Life is old there, Life is old there,

Older than the trees , Older than the trees ,

Younger than the mountains, Younger than the mountains,

Growin' like a breezeGrowin' like a breeze

It is impossible that It is impossible that

John didn't miss his John didn't miss his

lovely hometown.lovely hometown.

Misty taste of moonshineMisty taste of moonshine

Teardrops in my eyeTeardrops in my eye

It expresses John’s strong It expresses John’s strong

feeling of going back to his feeling of going back to his

homework.homework.

I hear her voiceI hear her voice

In the morning hour she calls meIn the morning hour she calls me

You can imagine how much You can imagine how much

he thirst to go back home.he thirst to go back home.

归去来兮归去来兮

田园将芜胡不归田园将芜胡不归

Homesickness is a simple and holy feelingHomesickness is a simple and holy feeling to everyone who was away from home.to everyone who was away from home.

Please cherish present time!Please cherish present time!