Geoffrey Chaucer occupies a__place in English literature.

geoffrey chaucer


英 ['dʒefrɪ ˈtʃɔːsə]
美 ['dʒɛfri ˈtʃɔːsər]


杰弗里·乔叟（英国中世纪作家）


These are all extracts from Chaucer.
这些都是乔叟诗抄中的精萃.
Chaucer wrote in the late mediaeval period.
乔叟写作的时代是中世纪末.

Geoffrey Chaucer,the founder of English poetry,was born,about 1340,in London.
Chaucer's contribution to English poetry lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanzas of various types,especially the rhymed couplet of iambic pentametre(to be called later the "heroic couplet"to English poetry,instead of the old Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse.
Though drawing influences from French,Italian and Latin models,he is the first great poet who wrote in the current English language.His production of so much excellent poetry was an important factor in establishing English as the literary language of the country.The spoken English of the time consisted of several dialects,and Chaucer did much in making the dialect of London the foundation for modern English speech.

弗里乔Minds (Geoffrey Chaucer,1340 years -1400),the famous medieval English writer,was born in a home wine.Edward III in 1359 with the French Expeditionary Force,was captured by the French army,near to gold redemption.Chaucer as a king-de-camp,as ambassador to many European countries,two visits to Italy and found a Dante,Boccaccio and Petrarca's works of literature for his role greatly.Representative:"Canterbury Tales" (The Canterbury Tales) other works of "The Book of the Duchess" (Book of the Duchess),"the reputation of the Palace" (The House of Fame),"bush meeting" (The Parliament of Fowles) ,"Yin said women" (The Legend of Good Women),and "Troilus and west Christine" (Troilus and Criseyde).Chaucer in October 25,1400 death in London and was buried in Westminster Abbey the "poet of the angle." Chaucer's the cause of death is unknown,may have been murder,

首先,解释以下几个古英语（诗歌）的词汇
thou 你
thee你
quoth 他
wouldst （古诗歌）will的第二人称单数
stare n.清楚得；v.凝视
翻译：
“你是谁,”他说,看似你将找到那野兔（意为目标,目的）；我看你却永远地凝视于地上.