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.

Importantanddifficultpoints

1.Whatisdescription?

2.Thecomprehensionandappreciationofthewordsdescribingsound,colour,light,heat,sizeandsmell.

3.Theappreciationofthewordsandexpressionsusedforstressandexaggeration.

4.Someusefulexpressionssuchastomakeapointof,itisapointofhonour…,andetc.

Backgroundinformation

ThistextistakenfromAdvancedComprehensionandAppreciationPieces（1962）,whichwasintendedforstudentspreparingfortheCambridgeCertificateofProficiencyExamination,&forstudentsinthetopclassofsecondaryschoolsorinthefirstyearofauniversitycourse.

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（hollowplaceinthesideofaclifforhill,orunderground）,closedroofedplace.Hereinthetextwecanseethatitisalong,narrow,darkstreetorworkshopsandstoreswithsomesortofroofoverthem.

　　6.losingitselfintheshadowydistance:

inthefarthestdistanceeverythingbecomesobscure,unclear,oronlydimlyvisibleinthedarksurroundings.

lose:

cometobewithout

shadow:

greaterdarknesswheredirectlight,esp.sunlight,isblockedbysth.;adarkshape

shadowy:

hardtoseeorknowaboutclearly,notdistinct,dim

Hereshadowysuggeststhechangingofhavingandnothavinglight,theshiftingoflightnessanddarkness.Theremaybesomespotsofbrightnessinthedark.

　　7.harmonious:

harmony:

musicalnotescombinedtogetherinapleasantsoundingway

tinkle:

tomakelightmetallicsound

cf:

jingle:

lighttinklingsound

Theraintinkledonthemetalroof.

Shelaughedheartily,asoundascoolasicetinklingintheglass.

totinklecoinstogether

　　8.throng:

largecrowdofpeopleorthings,acrowdofpeoplebusydoingsth.searchingupanddown,engaginginsomekindofactivity

cf:

crowd:

generalterm,largenumberofpeopletogether,butwithoutorderororganization.

Crowdbasicallyimpliesaclosegatheringandpressingtogether.

Theboulevardwascrammedwithgay,laughingcrowds.

Throngvariessolittleinmeaningfromcrowdthatthetwowordsareoftenusedinterchangeablywithoutloss.Throngsometimescarriesthestrongerimplicationofmovementandofpushingandtheweakerimplicationofdensity.

Throngscirculatingthroughthestreets.

Thepre-Xmassaleattractedathrongofshoppers.

　　9.thread:

makeone'swaycarefully,implieszigzag,roundabouts

Theriverthreadsbetweenthemountains.

　　10.roadway:

a.centralpartusedbywheeledtraffic,themiddlepartofaroadwherevehiclesdrive

b.astripoflandoverwhicharoadpasses

　　11.narrow:

Inthebrightsunlightshehadtonarrowhereyes.

Therivernarrowsatthispoint.

Theynarrowedthesearchforthemissingboydowntofivestreetsneartheschool.

Shelookedfarintotheshadowydistance,hereyesnarrowed,ahandontheeyebrowstopreventtheglare.

Theaircraftcarrierwastoobigtopassthroughthenarrows（narrowpassagebetweentwolargestretchesofwater）.

　　12.stall:

BrE.atableorsmallopen-frontedshopinapublicplace,sth.notpermanent,oftencanbeputtogetherandtakenaway,onwhichwaresaresetupforsale.

　　13.din:

specificwordofnoise,loud,confused,continuousnoise,lowroarwhichcannotbedistinguishedexactlyuntilyougetclose,oftensuggestsunpleasant.disorderedmixtureofconfusinganddisturbingsounds,stressprolonged,deafening,ear-splittingmetallicsounds

ThechildrenweremakingsomuchdinthatIcouldnotmakemyselfheard.

Theykickedupsuchadinattheparty.

Thedinstoppedwhenthecurtainwasraised.

thedinofthecheerfulcrowd

　　14.wares（always-pl.）articlesofferedforsale,usu.notinashop.Thewordgivestheimpressionoftraditionalcommodity,items,goods,morelikelytobesoldinfree-markets.

toadvertise/hawk/peddleone'swares

Goods:

articlesforsale,possessionsthatcanbemovedorcarriedbytrain,road;nothouse,land,

Thereisavarietyofgoodsintheshops.

goodstrain/freighttrain,cannedgoods,half-finishedgoods,clearancegoods,textilegoods,high-qualitygoods

ware:

（lit.）articlesforsale,usu.notinashop

Thesilversmithshowedushiswares.

Thebakertravelledroundthetownsellinghiswares.

kitchenware,tableware,hardware,software

earthenware,tinware,ironware,silverware

commodity:

anarticleoftradeorcommerce,esp.afarmormineralproduct

Wheatisavaluablecommodity.

WineisoneofthemanycommoditiesthatFrancesellsabroad.

acommodityfair

merchandise:

（U.）thingsforsale,ageneraltermforallthespecificgoodsorwares.

Thestorehasthebestmerchandiseintown.

Wecallthesegoodsmerchandise.

　　15.would-be:

likely,possible,whichonewishestobebutisnot

awould-bemusician/footballplayer

　　16.purchase（fml.ortech.）tobuy

Youbuysomeeggs,butpurchaseahouse.

　　17.bargain:

totalkabouttheconditionofasale,agreement,orcontract

　　18.dizzy:

feelingasifeverythingwereturninground,mentallyconfused

Ifyousufferfromanaemia,youoftenfeeldizzy.

Everynight,whenmyheadtouchesthepillows,Ifeltawaveofdizziness.

Thetwo-dayjourneyonthebusmakesmedizzy.

　　19.penetrate:

toenter,pass,cut,orforceawayintoorthrough.Thewordsuggestsforce,acompellingpowertomakeentranceandalsoresistanceinthemedium.

Thebulletcanpenetrateawall.

Thescudmissilecanpenetrateaconcreteworksof1metrethick.

Rainwaterhaspenetratedthroughtheroofofmyhouse.

　　20.fade:

tolosestrength,colour,freshness,etc.

fadeaway:

goslowlyoutofhearing,graduallydisappearing

Thefartheryoupush/forceyourwayintothebazaar,thelowerandsofterthenoisebecomesuntilfinallyitdisappears.Thenyouarriveattheclothmarketwherethesoundishardlyaudible.

Colourclothoftenfadeswhenitiswashed.

Thelightfadedasthesunwentdown.

Thesoundofthefootstepsfadedaway.

Thenoiseoftheairplanefadedaway.

　　21.mute:

adj.

a.silent,withoutspeech

Theboyhasbeenmutesincebirth.

b.notpronounced:

Theword"debt"containsamuteletter.

noun:

a.apersonwhocannotspeak

Theboywasbornadeafmute.（hashealthyspeechorgansbutneverhasheardspeechsounds,canbetrainedtospeak）

{cf:

Heisdeafanddumb（unabletospeak）.}

b.anobjectthatmakesamusicalinstrumentgivesoftersoundwhenplacedagainstthestringsorinthestreamofair

verb:

toreducethesoundof,tomakeasoundsofterthanusual

tomuteamusicalinstrument

Hereinthetexttheword"muted"isusedtosuggestthecompellingcircumstances,forcingyoutoloweryoursound.

　　22.beaten:

（ofapath,track,etc.）thatisgivenshapebythefeetofthosewhopassalongit,suggestingancientness,timelessness.Thepathbecomesflatduetothetreadingofcountlesspeoplethroughthousandsofyears.

Wefollowedawell-beatenpaththroughtheforest.

　　23.deaden:

tocausetolosestrength,force,feeling,andbrightness

todeadenthepain

Twoofthesepillswilldeadentheache.

　　　　24.measured:

steady,careful,slow,suggestinglackofspeed,payingattentiontowhattosay

　　25.overwhelm:

overcome,controlcompletelyandusu.suddenly

Theenemywereoverwhelmedbysuperiorforces.

Sorrowoverwhelmedthefamily.

Shewasoverwhelmedwithgrief

Theywonanoverwhelmingvictory/majority.

　　26.sepulchral:

relatedtograve,gloomy,dismal

sepulchre/er:

oldandbibl.use,aburialplace;atomb,esp.onecutinrockorbuiltofstone

　　27.followsuit:

todothesameasoneelsehas,toplay/todealthecardsofthesamesuits（inpoker,theretworedsuits,andtwoblacksuits.Theyarehearts,diamonds,spades,clubs,jokers,aces,kings,queensandjacks（knaves）.

Whentheotherswentswimming,Ifollowedsuit.

HewenttobedandIfollowedsuitafterafewminutes.

　　28.peculiarity:

adistinguishingcharact