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Lesson1TheMiddleEasternBazaar

I．

1)AbazaarisamarketorstreetofshopsandstandsinOrientalcountries．Suchbazaarsare

likelytobefoundinAfghanistan，theArabianPeninsula，Cyprus，AsiaticTurkeyandEgypt．

2)Thebazaarincludesmanymarkets：cloth—market，copper—smiths’

market．carpet—market，food—market，dye—market，pottery—market，carpenters’market，

etc．Theyreprentthebackwardfeudaleconomy．

3)Ablindmancouldknowwhichpart0fthebazaarhewasinbyhisnsofsmelland

hearing．Differentcolorsandsoundscangivehimsomeideasaboutthevariousparts0fthe

bazaar．

4)Becautheearthenfloor，beatenhardbycountlessfeet，deadensthesoundoffootsteps，

p-keepersalso

speakinslow,measuredtones,andthebuyersfollowsuit.

5)Thep

backwardnessoftheirextractingoilprentsanunforgettablescene.

II.

1)littledonkeyswentinandoutamongthepeopleandfromonesidetoanother

2)Thenasyoupassthroughabigcrowdtogodeeperintothemarket,thenoiofthe

entrancegraduallydisappear,andyoucometothemuchquietercloth-market.

3)theydropsomeofitemsthattheydon'treallywantandbegintobargainriouslyforalow

price.

4)Hewillaskforahighpricefortheitemandrefutocutdownthepricebyanysignificant

amount.

5)Asyougetnearit,avarietyofsoundsbegintostrikeyourear.

Ⅲ.Seethetranslationoftext.

IV.

1)n.+n..aside,doorway,graveyard,warlord

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2)n.+v..daybreak,moonri,bullfight

3)v.+n..cutback,cutthroat,rollway

4)adj.+n..shortterm,softcoal,softliner,hardware

5)adv.+v..output,upgrade,downpour

6)v.+adv..pullover,buildup

V.

1)thread(n.)shefailedtoputthethreadthroughtheeyeoftheneedle.(v.)Hethreaded

throughthethrong.

2)round(v.)Onthe1stofSeptembertheshiproundedtheCapeofGoodHope.(adv.)He

wheeledroundandfacedmeangrily.

3)narrow(v.)Inthediscussionswedidnotnarrowthegapanyfurther.(adj．)Hefailedbya

verynarrowmargin．

4)price(n．)ThedefencecretarysaidtheU．S．wasnotlookingforanagreementatany

price．(v．)Attheprentconsumptionrates(ofoil)theworldmaywellbepricingitlfoutofits

future．

5)(v．)liveAbout40％ofthepopulationlivesonthelandandtriestoliveoffit．(adj．)The

nationheardtheinauguralspeechinalivebroadcast．

6)tower(n．)Thetowerwasbuiltinthe14thcentury．(v．)Thegeneraltoweredoverhis

contemporaries．

7)dwarf(v．)Athirdofthenation'scapitalgoodsareshippedfromthisarea，whichdwarfs

WestGermany'smightyRuhrValleyinindustrialoutput．(n．)Haveyoueverreadthestoryof

SnowWhiteandtheDwarfs?

Ⅵ．

1)lightandheat：glare，dark，shadowy，dancingflashes．theredofthelivecoals，glowing

bright，dimming，etc．

2)soundandmovement：enter，pass，threadtheirway．penetrate，lecting，pricing，doing

alittlepreliminarybargaining，din，tinkling，banging，clashing，creak，squeaking，rumbling，

etc．

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3)smellandcolor：profusionofrichcolors，pungentandexoticsmells，etc．

Ⅶ．

1)glare指刺眼的光；brightness指光源发出的强烈稳定的光，强调光的强度。

2)din指连续不断的噪音，听了很使人心烦意乱；sound指人们感觉到的各种各样的声音，

包括高亢的，轻柔的，悦耳的，难听的；noi指所有强烈的、混乱的或令人不快的sounds。

3)quiet或silent指没有声音；而音被压低或吸收而已。muted则指有声音，只不过声音

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4)display指陈列(物品)，让人看得见；exhibition指展示(物品)，以引人注意、观看。

5)distinct指声音十分清晰，让人一听就知道与别的声音不一样；clear指某物丝毫也不混

乱、含糊或模糊不清，因而也就易于理解或领悟。

6)huge指体积大，比large更具体。

7)varied不同于different，它强调的是充满变化，有多种形式或种类繁多。

8)exotic不仅指很奇怪，而且指外来的，本地没有的。strange的“奇怪”内涵是：生疏、

异样、不自然、费解等。

9)sunlit一词更为具体，指因为阳光照耀而明亮；bright则强调光的强度。

lO)massive不仅指大，而且指重，给人的印象深。

11)constantly强调稳定，始终如一；endlessly则强调没完没了，单一，乏味。

12)old意指旧的、老的或古老的；ud不一定就是陈旧的，它的意思是因已用过而不再

新了。

Ⅷ．

1)buyers

2)sharp，strong

3)dismal，gloomy，solemn

4)declaring，insisting

5)strike

6)abundance，plenty

7)richandcostly

8)goods

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9)mixing

Ⅸ．

1)Thereisthecloth—market，withitsprofusionofrichcolor．

2)Thereisthecoppersmiths’market，whereyoucanhearthesoundsoftinkling，bangingand

clashing．

3)Thereisthecarpet—market，whereyoucanfindvariedtexturesandregionaldesigns．

4)Thereisthespice—market，withitspungentandexoticsmells．

5)Thereisthefood—market，witheverythingyouneedforthemostsumptuousdinner．

6)Thereisasunlitcourtyard,withflowersbloomingandbirdschirping.

X．

1)Azig-zagpathlositlfintheshadowydistanceofthewoods.

2)Atthebazaartherearemanystallswheregoodsofeveryconceivablekindaresold.

3)Ireallydon'tknowwhatitisthathasmadehimsoangry.

4)Thenewlyunearthedbronzevaispleasinginformandengravedwithdelicateand

intricatetraditionaldesigns.

5)Beyondthemountainsthereisavastgrasslandthatextendsasfarastheeyecane.

6)eattached.

7)Theteachersmakeapointofbeingstrictwiththestudents.

8)Thislittlegirlisverymuchattachedtoherfather.

9)Toachievethefourmodernization,wemakeapointoflearningfromtheadvancedscience

andtechnologyofothercountries.

10)Asduskfell,daylightfadedaway.

11)Theapprenticewatchedhismastercarefullyandthenfollowedsuit.

12)Frankoftentookahandinthewashing-upafterdinner.

XI.

bazaar,veiledwomen,coppervesls,carpets,spice,mosque,camels,caravanrai,dert,etc.

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XIII.

1)AsIgodeeperintothebazaar,thenoioftheentrancefadesaway,andIcometothemuted

thenfloor,beatenhardbycountlessfeet,reducesthesoundoffootsteps,and

p-keepersspeakinslow,controlledtones,andthe;

customerstalkinthesameway.

2）Thecopper-smiths'marketiasilytracedbythenoicomingfromit．AsIapproachit，

issodeafeningthat1have

rdlyimaginehowthocopper—smithsandtheirapprentices

canbeartoliveinallthatnoi．