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