Lesson 1 The Middle Eastern Bazaar1. bazaar in areas such as the Middle East and India, a bazaar is a place where there are many small shops and stalls. 集市；市场2. particularly adv. especially 特别，尤其3. Gothic adj. 哥特式建筑的Of or in a style common in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries and characterized by pointed arches, arched roofs, tall thin pillars, etc.4. arch n. 拱形An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.5. glare n. 炫目而令人不快的强光；怒视；恶狠狠的注视Strong unpleasant dazzling light; angry or fierce look; fixed look6. cavern n. 洞穴，大山洞Cave, esp a large or dark one7. as far as the eye can see 看不到尽头8. lose oneself in the shadowy distance 消失在远处的阴影里9. tinkle v.&n. （发出）叮铃声；叮当声；叮咚声Series of short light ringing soundse.g. the tinkle of a bell, of breaking glass, of ice being stirred in a drink, of water 10. shadowy adj. shadow n. 有阴影的；模糊的；暗黑的，朦胧的 full of shadows, or difficult to see because of shadows11. harmonious adj. harmony n.和谐、和睦的；音调优美的；悦耳的 free from disagreement or ill feeling; sweet-sounding; tuneful12. thread one’s way through 小心地穿过或挤过 go/move carefully or with difficulty through (sth)13. throng n. a large crown people 聚集的人群，一大群14. narrow vt. (cause sth to)become narrower (使某物)变窄 The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably.双方的隔阂已明显缩小 In order to widen the road they had to narrow the pavement.为了拓宽道路只好将人行道弄窄。
15. narrow down 缩小；限制 If you narrow down a range of things, you reduce the number of things included in it. What’s happened is that the new results narrow down the possibilities. I’ve managed to narrow the list down to twenty-three.16. conceivable adj. conceive vt. 能想到的；可想象的；可信的 able to be believed or imagined “It is conceivable that there will be a new economic crisis throughout the world, but we hope it won’t happen.” “人们相信一场新的经济危机可能再次席卷全球，但是我们希望它不要发生 “It is hardly conceivable (to me) that she should do such a thing.简直难以想象她会干这种事。
17. din n. 持续的嘈杂声；不停的喧闹 a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time18. stall n. 摊位；铺子；售货亭 table, stand or small open-fronted shop from which things are sold in a market, on a street, in a railway station, etc19. donkey-boy 赶驴子的小伙子20. porter n. 搬运工，脚夫 person whose job is carrying people’s luggage and other loads, eg in railway stations, airports, hotels, markets, etc21. vigorous adj. vigor n. 有力的，用力的；精力充沛的 using a lot of energy and strength or determination; strong and heathy22. would-be 想要成为的；可能的23. bargaining ['bɑ:ɡiniŋ] n. 讨价还价24. dizzy adj. (of a person) feeling as if everything is spinning around; unable to balance; confused After another glass of whisky I began to feel dizzy.25. penetrate (into/through) penetrating adj. 进入；穿过 Our troops have penetrated (into) enemy territory.我部队已深入敌占区The mist penetrated (into) the room.雾已渗入室内The heavy rain had penetrated right through her coat.大雨湿透了她的大衣A shrill cry penetrated the silence.一声尖叫划破了寂静26. entrance n.入口，进入27. fade away = fade 逐渐消失；慢慢褪去28. mute vt. muted adj. 使声音减弱，柔和 (formal) to make the sound of something quieter, or make it disappear completely; muted sounds, voices etc are quieter than usual29. earthen adj. made of earth 泥土做的30. deaden vt. to make a feeling or sound less strong 减弱，消除 drugs to deaden the pain 镇痛药 My thick clothing deadened the blow. 我的厚衣减轻了打击的力量。
Your constant criticism has deadened their enthusiasm. 你接二连三地批评降低了他们的热情31. vault n. arched roof; series of arches forming a roof 拱券；拱顶32. vaulted adj. 有拱券的；建成拱状的 having a vault or vaults; built in the form of a vault33. measured adj. 慎重的；仔细斟酌的；缓慢而有节奏的 （of language） carefully considered; slow and with a regular rhythmmeasured words 斟酌过的词语with measured steps以整齐的步子34. overwhelm vt. 淹没；使不知所措；征服 If someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly be overwhelmed with grief, sorrow, despair, etc 陷入悲哀、悲痛、绝望Grief overwhelmed me 悲痛万分Overwhelmed with gratitude不胜感激35. sepulchral adj. 阴沉的；阴森的；低沉忧郁的36. follow suit do what someone else is doing 学样；照着做37.peculiarity n. 特色；特性；特质 something that is a feature of only one particular place, person, situation etc38. deal in vt. to buy and sell a particular type of product 经营39. collect vi. 聚集；积累；集合；齐集come together; assemble or accumulate; gatherA crowd soon collected at the scene of the accident.群众迅速聚集在出事现场Dust had collected on the window-sill. 窗台上积了灰尘40. closely/ tightly knit 严密的；关系紧密的；紧密联系的with all the members having close relationships a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team41. persecution n. persecute vt. 迫害 to treat someone cruelly or cruelly or unfairly over a period of 。