高级英语Book1lessonone讲义

Gothic: of a style of building in w Europe between
the 12th and 16th cs., with pointed arches, arched roofs, tall thin pillars, and stained glass windows
❖ He has a good eye for beauty. ❖ The boy has a sharp eye. (overlooks nothing) ❖ The big poster caught my eye. ❖ The view was pleasing to the eye. ❖ Keep an eye on that man. ❖ Turn a blind eye / a deaf ear to sth / sb. ❖ She has an ear for music (sensitive).
Book One
L.1 The Middle Eastern Bazaar
What occurs to you when the term Middle East is mentioned?
❖ veiled women ❖ men in robes or turbans ❖ copper vessels ❖ carpets (rug, tapestry) ❖ spices ❖ Muslims (Moslems) ❖ The mosque ❖ The Koran ❖ Allah
❖ hold the public eye ❖ in sb.'s mind's eye 。 ❖ keep an [one's] eyeon [upon] ＝have one's
eyes on ❖ run one's eyes through [over] ❖ see eye to eye with ❖ see with one's own eyes ❖ the eye of day [the morning, heaven] ❖ the eyes of night [heaven] ❖ turn a [one's] blind eye to ❖ up to one's [the] eyes in
❖ Pyramids ❖ Mummies ❖ Sphinx ❖ Sphinx’s Riddle ❖ Oedipus ❖ Oedipus (E) Complex ❖ Freud ❖ Psychoanalysis ❖ Stream of consciousness ❖ Gulf wars ❖ Jerusalem (Holy City)…
The Middle Eastern Bazaar
The Middle Eastern Bazaar
Middle East：
❖ A. The area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to North Africa and eastward to Iran。
bazaar:
❖ an oriental muslin market-place where a variety of goods is sold
❖ cf. bizarre： ❖ odd, weird ❖ eastern: oriental ---- ant. occidental ❖ Translation: ❖ 东方商厦，东方明珠, 东方电视台 ❖ (东方电台，东方路)
❖ B. It is the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt.
❖ C. It is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
❖ Refer to Note 2
❖ Frankenstein弗兰肯斯坦
❖ gothic archபைடு நூலகம்尖顶拱门
Gothic Church
Language points and examples
❖ Singular use of EYE and EAR indicates one’s power of sight and hearing / having a due sense of / be a good judge of.
❖ Desert ❖ Camels ❖ Caravansary ❖ Trade caravan ❖ Merchants ❖ Silk Road ❖ Oasis ❖ mirage ❖ Petroleum ❖ The Nile ❖ Sandstorm, sand dust ❖ Ostrich (policy)
Extension: eye
❖ blind in one eye ＝lose an eye ❖ compound eyes ❖ the naked eye ❖ His eyes are bigger than his belly. ❖ Eyes, front! ❖ Eyes left [right]!
Collocation
❖ an eye for an eye ＝eye for eye ❖ apply the blind eye ❖ be all eyes ❖ give sb. a black eye ❖ catch sb.'s eye(s) ❖ catch [strike] the eye ❖ close [shut] one's eyes to ❖ cry one's eyes out ❖ feast one's eyes on
❖ Gothic architecture哥特式建筑
❖ Gothic novel: characterized by an atmosphere of mystery and horror and having pseudo-medieval setting哥特式小说
❖ the first written by Mary Shelley in the 18th c.