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1、Unit One The Middle Eastern BazaarDetailed Study of the Text:1.The Middle Eastern bazaar takes you back of years.Bazaar: A bazaar is an oriental market-place where a variety of goods is sold. *Note: The bazaar played an important role in the society, which demonstrated that the handicraft economy wa
2、s prosperous. People relied on that kind of economy in their daily life. It is a significant contrast to our modern society.2. You pass from the heat and glare of a big open square into a cool, dark cavern1) In front of the gateway there is a big, open square. It is hot there and the brightness of t
3、he 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.glare: strong, fierce, unpleasant light, not so agreeable and welcome as “bright sunlight”.2) Here the heat” is contrasted with cool, glare
4、 with dark, and “open square” with “cavern”.3. Which extends as far as the eye can see, .Note: The words 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 eyemeans mans power of seeing or eyesigh
5、t.e.g.1) She has an eye for beauty. (She is capable of recognizing and appreciating beautiful things.)2) She has an ear for music. (She is sensitive to music.)3) The boy has a sharp eye. (He overlooks nothing.)4) The big poster caught my eye. (my attention)5) Keep an eye on that mischievous boy. (Ke
6、ep a watch on him.)6) to turn a blind eye to sth or sb7) to turn a deaf ear to sth or sb4. Little donkeys . . . entering and leaving the bazaar.1) thread ones way: move through carefully or slowly，changing direction frequently as movinge.g.： Slowly she threaded her way back through the moving mass o
7、f people5. Then as you penetrate . . . muted cloth-marketpenetrate: to pierce or pass into or through. The word penetrate is used here to indicate that you have to pass through a big crowd in order to go deeper into the market.6. The shopkeepers speak in slow . . . follow suit:1) measured : steady,
8、slow and deliberate; rhythmical2) sepulchral: 1. sad, serious, and slightly frighteninge.g. a sepulchral voice2. dark, empty, and slightly frighteninge.g. in the sepulchral gloom of the church3) follow suit: to do the same as someone else has donee.g.： Many young girls are fond of following suit at
9、present4) The buyers overcome by the grave-like atmosphere, also speak in slow, measured tones.7. Bargaining is (the) order of the day.Bargaining is the normal way of doing things. (the) order of the day: the characteristic or dominant feather or activity, the prevailing state of things.If sth. is t
10、he order of the day, it is very common among a particular group of peoplee.g. Confusion became the order of the day in the Iraqi headquarters due to the electronic interference from the Allied forces.They failed to act since confusion was the order of the day at the headquarters.His period was a bui
11、lding age, when competition was the order of the day.8. It is a point of honour the last moment. a point of honour: something considered important for ones self-respect. What it is: means “which (thing) in particular”. The words “it is” are added to show emphasis. 9. The seller makes a point of prot
12、esting that 1) to make a point of doing sth: regard or treat it as necessary. e.g. The teachers make a point of setting strict demands on the students.Tourists to Beijing make a point of visiting the Great Wall.To realize our goal of the four modernizations, we make a great point of learning the str
13、ong points of all nations and all countries, learning all that is genuinely good in the political, economic, scientific and technological fields and in art and literature.10. As you approach it . on your ear:1) tinkling: a succession of light, ringing sounds (e.g. of a small bell)2) banging: hit vio
14、lently, to make a loud noise (e. g. to bang a door)3) clashing: make a loud, broken, confused noise (as when metal objects striketogether) (e.g. swords clash, the clash-ing of cymbals)4) impinge (on): to have a harmful effect on someone or somethinge.g. Personal problems experienced by students may
15、impinge on their work.impingement11 until you round a corner see a fairyland of dancing flashes, lamps and braziers 1) burnish: 1. to polish metal or another substance until it shines2. to work hard in order to improve somethingHe missed no opportunity to burnish his image.burnished12. hammering awa
16、yaway: continuously, constantly e.g. working, laughing, muttering away13. Elsewhere and yet harmonious. 1) profusion: a very large amount of somethingprofusion ofe.g. The house was overflowing with a profusion of strange ornaments.in profusione.g. Cornflowers grow in profusion in the fields.2) You have a whole variety of carpets with vivid color, woven in different ways, having designs typical of different region. Some of the designs are clear-cut, well-ma
