Lesson 1 THE MIDDLE EASTERN BAZAAR 中东的集市.docx
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Lesson1THEMIDDLEEASTERNBAZAAR中东的集市
Lesson1THEMIDDLEEASTERNBAZAAR中东的集市
Aimsofteaching
1.Tocomprehendthewholetext
2.Toleanandmasterthevocabularyandexpressions
3.Tounderstandthestructureofthetext
4.Toappreciatethestyleandrhetoricofthepassage.
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Importantanddifficultpoints
1.Whatisdescription?
2.Thecomprehensionandappreciationofthewordsdescribingsound,colour,light,heat,sizeandsmell.
3.Theappreciationofthewordsandexpressionsusedforstressandexaggeration.
4.Someusefulexpressionssuchastomakeapointof,itisapointofhonour…,andetc.
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Backgroundinformation
ThistextistakenfromAdvancedComprehensionandAppreciationPieces(1962),whichwasintendedforstudentspreparingfortheCambridgeCertificateofProficiencyExamination,&forstudentsinthetopclassofsecondaryschoolsorinthefirstyearofauniversitycourse.
课文内容:
TheMiddleEasternBazaar
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TheMiddleEasternbazaartakesyoubackhundreds---eventhousands---ofyears.TheoneIamthinkingofparticularlyisenteredbyaGothic-archedgatewayofagedbrickandstone.Youpassfromtheheatandglareofabig,opensquareintoacool,darkcavernwhichextendsasfarastheeyecansee,losingitselfintheshadowydistance.Littledonkeyswithharmoniouslytinklingbellsthreadtheirwayamongthethrongsofpeopleenteringandleavingthebazaar.Theroadwayisabouttwelvefeetwide,butitisnarrowedeveryfewyardsbylittlestallswheregoodsofeveryconceivablekindaresold.Thedinofthestall-holder;cryingtheirwares,ofdonkey-boysandportersclearingawayforthemselvesbyshoutingvigorously,andofwould-bepurchasersarguingandbargainingiscontinuousandmakesyoudizzy.
Thenasyoupenetratedeeperintothebazaar,thenoiseoftheentrancefadesaway,andyoucometothemutedcloth-market.Theearthenfloor,beatenhardbycountlessfeet,deadensthesoundoffootsteps,andthevaultedmud-brickwallsandroofhavehardlyanysoundstoecho.Theshop-keepersspeakinslow,measuredtones,andthebuyers,overwhelmedbythesepulchralatmosphere,followsuit.
OneofthepeculiaritiesoftheEasternbazaaristhatshopkeepersdealinginthesamekindofgoodsdonotscatterthemselvesoverthebazaar,inordertoavoidcompetition,butcollectinthesamearea,sothatpurchaserscanknowwheretofindthem,andsothattheycanformacloselyknitguildagainstinjusticeorpersecution.Inthecloth-market,forinstance,allthesellersofmaterialforclothes,curtains,chaircoversandsoonlinetheroadwayonbothsides,eachopen-frontedshophavingatrestletrestletablefordisplayandshelvesforstorage.Bargainingistheorderofthecay,andveiledwomenmoveataleisurelypacefromshoptoshop,selecting,pricinganddoingalittlepreliminarybargainingbeforetheynarrowdowntheirchoiceandbeginthereallyseriousbusinessofbeatingthepricedown.
Itisapointofhonourwiththecustomernottolettheshopkeeperguesswhatitisshereallylikesandwantsuntilthelastmoment.Ifhedoesguesscorrectly,hewillpricetheitemhigh,andyieldlittleinthebargaining.Theseller,ontheotherhand,makesapointofprotestingthatthepriceheischargingisdeprivinghimofallprofit,andthatheissacrificingthisbecauseofhispersonalregardforthecustomer.Bargainingcangoonthewholeday,orevenseveraldays,withthecustomercomingandgoingatintervals.
Oneofthemostpicturesqueandimpressivepartsofthebazaaristhecopper-smiths'market.Asyouapproachit,atinklingandbangingandclashingbeginstoimpingeonyourear.Itgrowslouderandmoredistinct,untilyouroundacornerandseeafairylandofdancingflashes,astheburnishedcoppercatchesthelightofinnumerablelampsandbraziers.Ineachshopsittheapprentices–boysandyouths,someofthemincrediblyyoung–hammeringawayatcoppervesselsofallshapesandsizes,whiletheshop-ownerinstructs,andsometimestakesahandwithahammerhimself.Inthebackground,atinyapprenticeblowsabi-,charcoalfirewithahugeleatherbellowsworkedbyastringattachedtohisbigtoe--theredofthelivecoalsglowing,brightandthendimmingrhythmicallytothestrokesofthebellows.
Hereyoucanfindbeautifulpotsandbowlsengravewithdelicateandintricatetraditionaldesigns,orthesimple,everydaykitchenwareusedinthiscountry,pleasinginform,butundecoratedandstrictlyfunctional.Elsewherethereisthecarpet-market,withitsprofusionofrichcolours,variedtexturesandregionaldesigns--someboldandsimple,othersunbelievablydetailedandyetharmonious.Thenthereisthespice-market,withitspungentandexoticsmells;andthefood-market,whereyoucanbuyeverythingyouneedforthemostsumptuousdinner,orsitinatinyrestaurantwithportersandapprenticesandeatyourhumblebreadandcheese.Thedye-market,thepottery-marketandthecarpenters'marketlieelsewhereinthemazeofvaultedstreetswhichhoneycombthisbazaar.Everyhereandthere,adoorwaygivesaglimpseofasunlitcourtyard,perhapsbeforeamosqueoracaravanserai,wherecamelsliedisdainfullychewingtheirhay,whilethegreatbalesofmerchandisetheyhavecarriedhundredsofmilesacrossthedesertliebesidethem.
Perhapsthemostunforgettablethinginthebazaar,apartfromitsgeneralatmosphere,istheplacewheretheymakelinseedoil.Itisavast,sombrecavernofaroom,somethirtyfeethighandsixtyfeetsquare,andsothickwiththedustofcenturiesthatthemudbrickwallsandvaultedroofareonlydimlyvisible.Inthiscavernarethreemassivestonewheels,eachwithahugepolethroughitscentreasanaxle.Thepoleisattachedattheoneendtoanuprightpost,aroundwhichitcanrevolve,andattheothertoablind-foldedcamel,whichwalksconstantlyinacircle,providingthemotivepowertoturnthestonewheel.Thisrevolvesinacircularstonechannel,intowhichanattendantfeedslinseed.Thestonewheelcrushesittoapulp,whichisthenpressedtoextracttheoil.ThecamelsarethelargestandfinestIhaveeverseen,andinsuperbcondition–muscular,massiveandstately.
Thepressingofthelinseedpulptoextracttheoilisdonebyavastramshackleapparatusofbeamsandropesandpulleyswhichtowerstothevaultedceilinganddwarfsthecamelsandtheirstonewheels.Themachineisoperatedbyoneman,whoshovelsthelinseedpulpintoastonevat,climbsupnimblytoadizzyheighttofastenropes,andthenthrowshisweightontoagreatbeammadeoutofatreetrunktosettheropesandpulleysinmotion.Ancientgirdersgirderscreakandgroan,ropestightenandthenatrickleofoiloozesoozesdownastonerunnelintoausedpetrolcan.Quicklythetricklebecomesafloodofglisteninglinseedoilasthebeamsinksearthwards,tautandprotesting,itscreaksblendingwiththesqueakingandrumblingofthegrinding-wheelsandtheoccasionalgruntsandsighsofthecamels.
(fromAdvancedComprehensionandAppreciationpieces,1962)
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NOTES
1)ThispieceistakenfromAdvancedComprehensionandAppreciationPieces,compiledforoverseasstudentsbyL.A.HillandD.J.May,publishedbyOxfordUniversityPress,HongKong,1962.
2)MiddleEast:
generallyreferringtotheareafromAfghanistantoEgypt,includingtheArabianPeninsula,Cyprus,andAsiaticTurkey.
3)Gothic:
astyleofarchitectureoriginatedinN.Francein11thcentury,characterizedbypointedarches,ribbedvaulting,steep,highroofs,etc.
4)veiledwomen:
SomeMoslemsusetheveil---moreappropriately,thepurdah---tosecludeorhidetheirwomenfromtheeyesofstrangers.
5)caravanserai(caravansary):
intheMiddleEast,akindofinnwithalargecentralcourt,wherebandsofmerchantsorpilgrims,togetherwiththeircamelsorhorses,stayforshelterandrefreshment
课文详解:
DetailedStudyoftheText
1.MiddleEast:
SoutheastAsiaandNortheastAfrica,includingtheNearEastandIranandAfghanistan.
NearEase:
theArabianPeninsula(SaudiArabia,Yemen,Oman,UnitedArabEmirates,Qatar,Bahrein,andKuwait),Turkey,Iraq,Syria,Jordan,Lebanon,Palestine,EgyptandSudan.1.MiddleEast:
SoutheastAsiaandNortheastAfrica,includingtheNearEastandIranandAfghanistan.
NearEase:
theArabianPeninsula(SaudiArabia,Yemen,Oman,UnitedArabEmirates,Qatar,Bahrein,andKuwait),Turkey,Iraq,Syria,Jordan,Lebanon,Palestine,EgyptandSudan.
FarEast:
China,Japan,Korea,MongoliaandEastSiberia
2.particular:
special,singleanddifferentfromothers.Whensth.isparticular,wemeanitisthesingleoranexampleofthewholeunderconsideration.thetermisclearlyopposedtogeneralandthatitisaclosesynonymof"single".
Particularisalsooftenusedinthesenseofspecial.
Ihavesth.veryparticular(special)tosaytoMr.Clinton.
Shealwaystookparticular(special)noticeofme.
Onthisparticular(single)daywehadtobeatschoolearly.
Idon'tlikethisparticular(single)hat,buttheothersarequitenice.
3.Gothic-arched:
atypeofarchitecture(see.ALD,churchpicture)
Goth:
oneoftheGermantribes
Arch:
acurvedtopsometimeswithacentralpointrestingon2supportsasaboveadoor.
aged:
a.[dd]
Mysonisaged10.
Whenhewasaged6,hewenttoschool.
amiddleagedcouple
b.[did]ancient
Heisaged;heragedgrandfather
medicareforthesick&aged
4.glare:
shiningintensely,harshly,uncomfortably,andtoostrong;inawayunpleasanttotheeyes
5.cavern:
alargedeepcave(hol
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