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1、Lesson one The Middle Eastern Bazaar一 Background information二Brief overview and writing style This text is a piece of description. In this article, the author describes a vivid and live scene of noisy hilarity of the Middle Eastern Bazaar to readers. At first, he describes the general atmosphere of
2、the bazaar. The entrance of the bazaar is aged and noisy. However, as one goes through the bazaar, the noise the entrance fades away. One of the peculiarities of the Eastern bazaar is that shopkeepers dealing in the same kind of goods gather in the same area. Then the author introduces some strategi
3、es for bargaining with the seller in the bazaar which are quite useful. After that he describes some impressive specific market of the bazaar particularly including the copper-smiths market, the carpet-market, the spice-market, the food-market, the dye-market, the pottery-market and the carpenters m
4、arket which honeycomb the bazaar. The typical animal in desert-camels-can also attract attention by their disdainful expressions. To the author the most unforgettable thing in the bazaar is the place where people make linseed oil. Hence he describes this complicated course with great details. The au
5、thors vivid and splendid description takes readers back to hundreds of thousands of years age to the aged middle eastern bazaar, which gives the article an obvious diachronic and spatial sense. The appeal to readers visual and hearing sense throughout the description is also a marked feature of this
6、 piece of writing. In short, being a Westerner, the author views the oriental culture and civilization as old and backward but interesting and fantastic. Through careful observation and detailed comparison, the author depicts some new and original peculiarities of the Middle Eastern bazaar which are
7、 unique and distinguished.三Detailed study of the textParagraph 1 the general atmosphere of the bazaar1. The Middle Eastern bazaar takes you backof years: 1) Middle East: generally referring to the area from Afghanistan to Egypt, including the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, and Asiatic Turkey.2) A bazaar
8、 is an oriental market-place where a variety of goods is sold. The word perhaps comes from the Persian word bazar.（中东和印度等的）集市， 市场Paraphrase: The bazaar can be traced back to many centuries ago. The architecture was ancient, the bricks and stones were aged and the economy was a handicraft economy whi
9、ch no longer existed in the West.2. The one I am thinking of particularly is entered: 1) is entered.: The present tense used here is called “historical present(历史现在时)”. It is used for vividness. 2) Gothic: of a style of building in Western Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries, with pointed arc
10、hes , arched roofs, tall thin pillars, and stained glass windows. 3) aged: having existed long; very old3. You pass from the heat and glare of a big open square into a cool, dark cavern: 1) Here “the heat” is contrasted with “cool”, “glare” with “dark”, and “open square” with “cavern”. 2) glare: str
11、ong, fierce, unpleasant light, not so agreeable and welcome as “bright sunlight”.强光， 耀眼的光 3) “cavern” here does not really mean a cave or an underground chamber. From the text we can see it is a long, narrow, dark street of workshops and shops with some sort of a roof over them.大洞穴（尤指大而黑的） Paraphras
12、e: In front of the gateway there is a big, open square. It is hot there and the brightness of the sunlight is most disagreeable. But when you enter the gateway, you come to a long, narrow, dark street with some sort of a roof over it and it is cool inside.4. which extends as far as the eye can see:
13、The word eye and ear are used in the singular not to mean the concrete organ of sight or hearing but something abstract; they are often used figuratively. Here the eye means mans power of seeing or eyesight. E.g.1) She has an eye for beauty.2) The boy has a sharp eye.3) To turn a blind eye / a deaf
14、ear to sth or sb.4) His words are unpleasant to the ear.5. losing itself in the shadowy distance: shadowy suggests shifting illumination and distinct. E.g. A zig-zag path loses itself in the shadowy distance of the woods.（一条蜿蜒的小路隐没在树荫深处。）6. Little donkeys entering and leaving the bazaar:1) thread th
15、eir way: the donkeys went in and out among the people and from one side to another.2) The word “entering” and “leaving” go with the word “throngs” which differs from “crowd” in that it carries a stringer implication of movement and of pushing and a weaker implication of density.7. The roadway is abo
16、ut of every conceivable kind are sold.1) roadway: the middle part of a road where vehicles drive2) stall: small, open-fronted shop, table etc. used by a trader in a market, on a street.摊位，售货亭Paraphrase The small shops lining the street try to expand their shop space by encroaching on the street, so the street becomes narrow every few yards.8. The din and makes you dizzy: 1) din: loud, confused no
