Robert Frost (1874-1963) is often considered to be a poet of nature in general, and a poet of New England in particular. People enjoy reading his poems, because his poems look simple, direct and natural. But actually, Frost’s poems are almost never as simple, direct and natural as they appear to be. In this lecture, I want to explore one of the most inspiring elements in his poetry. That is the deceptive simplicity in the poetry of Robert Frost. 罗伯特•弗罗斯特曾经说：“我是一个十分难以捉摸的人……当我想要讲真话的时候，我的话语往往最具有欺骗性。” 虽说弗罗斯特的诗歌可以划归华兹华斯（William Wordsworth,1770-1850）那种通俗易懂的诗歌传统，但是他的诗歌创作也不乏非凡的创造性。弗罗斯特诗歌的魅力在于它貌似自然、直接和简单，而实际上根本就不象其表面上看的那么自然、直接和简单。本微课讲座从诗歌语言、格律和主题三个层面，讨论弗罗斯特诗歌的貌似简单性（deceptive simplicity）特征。