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Lesson 1
The Middle Eastern Bazaar
1)
Little donkeys thread their way among
the throngs of people.
Little donkeys
make their way in and out of the moving
crowds
2)
Then
as
you
penetrate
deeper
into
the
bazaar,
the
noise
of
the
entrance fades
away,
and
you
come to
the muted cloth-market.
Then as you go deeper into the market,
the noise of the entrance gradually disappears,
and
you come to the silent cloth-
market.
3) They narrow down their
choice and begin the really serious business of
beating the price down.
After
careful
search,
comparison
and
some
primary
bargaining,they
reduce their
choices
and
try
making
the
decision
by
beginning
to
do
the
really
serious
job
convince
the
shopkeeper to lower the price.
4) He will price the item high, and
yield little in the bargaining.
He will
ask for a high price for the item and refuse to
cut down the price by any significant
amount.
5) As you approach
it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to
impinge on your ear.
As you get near
it, a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear.
Lesson 2
Hiroshima -- the
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City in Japan
1
）
serious-looking
men spoke to one another as if they were obvious
of the crowds about them
They were so
absorbed in their conversion that they seemed not
to pay any attention to the
people
around them.
2
）
The cab
driver
’
s door popped open at
the very sight of a traveler.
As soon
as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately
open the door
3)
The rather
arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift
amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the
very symbol of the incessant struggle
between the kimono and the miniskirt.
The traditional floating houses among
high modern buildings represent the constant
struggle
between old tradition and new
development.
4
）
I
experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the
prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in
my socks.
I
suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I
thought of the scene of meeting the mayor
of Hiroshima wearing my socks
only.
5) The few Americans
and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.
The few Americans and Germans seemed
just as restrained as 1 was
．
6)
After three days in Japan, the spinal
column becomes extraordinarily flexible.
After
three
days
in
Japan
one
gets
quite
used
to
bowing
to
people
as
a
ritual
to
show
gratitude
．
7)
I
was
about
to
make
my
little
bow
of
assent, when
the
meaning
of
these
last words
sank
in,
jolting me out of my sad
reverie .
I was on the point of showing
my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized
what he
meant
．
His
words shocked me out my sad dreamy
thinking
．
8)
I thought
somehow I had been spared.
I thought for some reason or other no
harm had been done to me
．
Lesson3
Ships in the Desert
1. the prospects of a good catch looked
bleak
It was not at all possible to
catch a large amount of fish.
2.
He
moved his finger back in time to the ice of two
decades ago.
Following the
layers of ice in the core sample, his finger came
to the place where the layer of
ice was
formed 2050 years ago.
3.
keeps its
engines running to prevent the metal parts from
freeze-locking together
keeps its engines running for fear that
if he stops them, the metal parts would be frozen
solid
and the engines would not be able
to start again
4.
Considering
such scenarios is not a purely speculative
exercise.
Bit by bit trees
in the rain forest
are felled and the
land is cleared and turned into pasture
where cattle can be raised quickly and
slaughtered and the beef can be used in
hamburgers.
5.
Acre by acre, the rain forest is being
burned to create fast pasture for fast-food
beef
…
Since miles of forest are being
destroyed and the habitat for these rare birds no
longer exists,
thousands of birds which
we have not even had a chance to see will become
extinct.
6 which means we
are silenc
ing thousands of songs we
have never even heard.
Thinking about
how a series of events might happen as a
consequence of the thinning of the
polar cap is not just a kind of
practice in conjecture (speculation), it has got
practical Value.
7.
we are ripping
matter from its place in the earth in such volume
as to upset the balance between
daylight and darkness.
We
are
using
and
destroying
resources
in
such
a
huge
amount
that
we
are
disturbing
the
balance between daylight and
darkness.
8.
Or
have
our
eyes
adjusted
so completely
to
the
bright
lights
of civilization
that
we can't see
these clouds for what they are
…
Or
have we been so accustomed to the bright electric
lights that we fail to understand the
threatening implication of these
clouds.
9. To come at the
question another way
…
T
o put forward the question
in a different way
10.
and have a
great effect on the location and pattern of human
societies
and greatly
affect the living places and activities of human
societies
11.
We seem oblivious of the fragility of
the earth's natural systems.
We seem unaware that the earth's
natural systems are delicate.
12. And this ongoing
revolution has also suddenly accelerated
exponentially.
And
this
continuing
revolution
has
also suddenly
developed
at
a
speed
that
doubled
and
tripled the original speed.
Lesson 4
Everyday Use
thinks
her sister has held
life always in the palm of one hand…
She thinks that her sister has a firm
control of her life.
2.
She
could always have anything she wanted, and life
was extremely generous to her
.
3. Johnny Carson has much to do to keep
up with my quick and witty tongue.
The
popular TV talk show star
, Johnny
Carson, who is famous for his witty and glib
tongue,
has to try hard if he wants to
catch up with me.