Lesson 1
The Middle Eastern Bazaar
I.
1)A bazaar is a market or street of shops and stands in Oriental countries.Such bazaars are likely to be found in Afghanistan,the Arabian Peninsula,Cyprus,Asiatic Turkey and Egypt.
2)The bazaar includes many markets:cloth—market,copper— smiths’market.carpet—market,food—market,dye—market,pottery—market,carpenters’market,etc.They reprent the backward feudal economy.
3)A blind man could know which part 0f the bazaar he was in by his ns of smell and hearing.Different发挥英文
odours and sounds can give him some ideas about the various parts 0f the bazaar.
4)Becau the earthen floor,beaten hard by countless feet,deadens the sound of footsteps,and the vaulted mudbrick walls and roof have hardly and sounds to echo. The shop-keepers also speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers follow suit.
5)The place where people make lined oil ems the most picturesque in the bazaar. The backwardness of their extracting oil prents an unforgetable scene.
II .
1)little donkeys went in and out among the people and from one side to another
2)Then as you pass through a big crowd to go deeper into the market, the noi of the entrance gradually disappear, and you come to the much quieter cloth-market.
3)they drop some of items that they don't really want and begin to bargain riously for a low price.
4)He will ask for a high price for the item and refu to cut down the price by any significant amount.
5)As you get near it, a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear.
Ⅲ. See the translation of text.
IV.
1)n. +n..aside, doorway, graveyard, warlord
2)n. +v..daybreak, moonri, bullfi属猪的是哪年出生的
ght
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.) she failed to put the thread through the eye of the needle.(v.) He threaded through the throng.
2)round (v.) On the 1st of September the ship rounded the Cape of Good Hope. (adv.) He wheeled round and faced me angrily.
3)narrow(v.) In the discussions we did not narrow the gap any further. (adj.)He failed by a very narrow margin.
4)price(n.) The defence cretary said the U.S.was not looking for an agree感冒难受
ment at any price.(v.)At the prent consumption rates(of oil)the world may well be pricing itlf out of its future.
5) (v.)live About 40%of the population lives on the land and tries to live off it. (adj.)The nation heard the inaugural speech in a live broadcast.
6)tower (n.)The tower was built in the 1 4th century.(v.)The general towered over his contemporaries.
7)dwarf (v.)A third of the nation's capital goods are shipped from this area,which dwarfs West Germany's mighty Ruhr Valley in industrial output.(n.)Have you ever read the story of Snow White and the Dwarfs?
Ⅵ.
1)light and heat:glare,dark,shadowy,dancing flashes.the red of the live coals,glowing bright,dimming,etc.
2)sound and movement:enter,pass,thread their way.penetrate,lecting,prici
ng,doing a little preliminary bargaining,din,tinkling,banging,clashing,creak,squeaking,rumbling,etc.
3)smell and colour:profusion of rich colours,pungent and exotic smells,etc.
Ⅶ.
1)glare指刺眼的光;bri带气的成语
ghtness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
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)rich and costly 8)goods 9)mixing
Ⅸ.
1)There is the cloth—market,with its profusion of rich colour.
2)There is the co净化空气的室内植物
ppersmiths’market,where you can hear the sounds of tinkling,ban
ging and clashing.
3)There is the carpet—market,where you can find varied textures and regional designs.
4)There is the spice—market,with its pungent and exoti’c smells.
5)There is the food—market,with everything you 写作业用英语怎么说
need for the most sumptuous dinner.
6) There is a sunlit courtyard, with flowers blooming and birds chirping.
X.
1)A zig-zag path los itlf in the shadowy distance of the woods.
2)At the bazaar there are many stalls where goods of every conceivable kind are sold.
3)I really don't know what it is that has made him so angry.
4)The newly unearthed bronze va is pleasing in form and engraved with delicate and intricate traditional designs.
5)Beyond the mountains there is a vast grassland that extends as far as the eye can s
ee.
6)They decided to buy that hou with. a garage attached.
7)The teachers make a point of being strict with the students.
8)This little girl is very much attached to her father.
9)To achieve the four modernization, we make a point of learning from the advanced science and technology of other countries.
10)As dusk fell, daylight faded away.
11)The apprentice watched his master carefully and then followed suit.
12)Frank often took a hand in the washing-up after dinner.
XI.
bazaar, veiled women, copper vesls, carpets, spice, mosque, camels, caravanrai, dert, etc.
XlI. Omitted.
XIII.
1)As I go deeper into the bazaar, the noi of the entrance fades away, and I come to th小提琴怎么读英语
e muted cloth-market. The earthen floor, beaten hard by countless feet, reduces the sound of footsteps, and I can hear no sound being echoed. The shop-keepers speak in slow, controlled tones, and the; customers talk in the same way.
The copper-smiths' market is easily traced by the noi coming from it.As I approach it,a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to strike my ear. The noi is so deafening that 1 have to leave as quickly as I can. I can hardly imagine 感谢父母作文
how tho copper—smiths and their apprentices can bear to live in all that noi.