marrakech课文内容解析

6.Howisthetexttobedivided?•1)Para.1-3:theburialofthepoorinhabitants•2)Para.4-7:anArabNavvybeggingforbread•3)Para.8-15:themiserablelivesoftheJews•4)Para.16-18:cultivationofthepoorsoil•5)Para19-21:theoldwomencarryingfirewood•6)Para22-26:degradation/humblenessofthenativepeople•DeatialedstudyofthetextParagraph1Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor’schoiceofthesceneandthewordsinPara.1?Whatcanwelearn?Theauthor’schoiceofadramaticsceneandthesimplewordsimpliesmuchmorethanwhatappearsonthesurface.Wecanseepovertyoftheplaceandunsanitaryconditionofthecity1)dirty2)poorParagraph1inacloud:alargenumberofsmallthingsmovingthroughtheairasamass.一团e.g.acloudoflocusts/insects•那些汽车在滚滚尘埃中启动了。•Thecarssetoffinacloudofdust.Paragraph2WhatcanwelearnbyreadingPara.2?HowdeadpeopleareburiedinMarrakech.----Avividpictureofthepovertyoftheplace.Howdoestheauthorpresentthepicture?Throughafewstrokesofhismaster-pen---mournerswailingachant,corpseswrappedinapieceofrag,carriedonaroughwoodenbier,friendshackingashallowhole,dumpingthebodyinit,flingingsomedried-upearthoverit,nogravestone…Thefactshowsthehumanlifehasnovalueatall.Paragraph2HowdoyouthinkoftheuseofsomewordsinPara.2?Theuseofwordslike“theflies”,“apieceofrag”,“roughwoodenbier”,…repeatsforcefullythethemeofPara.1.Theuseofwordslike“hack,dump,fling,nogravestone,noname,noidentifyingmark,…”indicatestheunceremoniouswayinwhichafuneraliscarriedout.InapoorcountrylikeMorocco,lifeischeap.Para.2Theburying-groundismerelyahugewasteofhummockyearth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.Theburying-groundisnothingmorethanahugepieceofwastelandfullofmoundsofearthlookinglikeadesertedandabandonedpieceoflandonwhichabuildingwasgoingtobeputup.Crowd•Itsuggests•1)thelackoforder•2)peoplearenotterriblyconcernedaboutthefuneral.•allmenandboys,nowomen•AccordingtoMuslimlaw,Muslimsmustrespectwomen,andforthisreasongirlsandwomenusedtobekeptinthehouse,wheretheycouldbesafe.Whentheywentout,theyworetheveilstocovertheirfaces.Butthislawhasbecomeakindofexcusetodiscriminateagainstwomen.Paragraph3WhatisthethemeofPara.3?Heexposestheevilsofimperialism.Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthisfact.Alltheimperialistsbuilduptheirempiresbytreatingthepeopleinthecolonieslikeanimals(bynottreatingthepeopleinthecoloniesashumanbeings).Itisthecolonialempiresthatmakethepeoplesopoor.Empiresarebuiltupbytreatingthepeopleinthecolonieslikeanimals.Thisthesisisgoingtobesupportedbymoreillustrationsandexamples.Howdoestheauthorachievehispurpose?Inacoolobjectivemannerinsteadofapreachy(说教的)andpropagandisticstyle.Neverthelessthereadercanseehisoutrageatthemiseryandsuffering.Paragraph3Howcanyouseehiscoolmanneranduncontrollableoutrage?Wecanseetheformerfromthestatementshemakesandthelatterfromastringofrhetoricalquestionsandbothfromhisuseofwords.•theragstheystandupin:theragswhichtheyarewearingastheystandthere•Undifferentiated:Youcan'tdifferentiateonebrownstufffromanother,becausetheylookjustthesame.Iftheydohaveindividuality,itisirrecognizable,justlikeinsects,likebees.Theyriseout…ofthegraveyardTheyareborn.Thenforafewyearstheywork,toilandstarve.Finallytheydieandareburiedingraveswithoutaname.breakyourway:forceyourwayorpickyourway(becauseofthedensegrowthofthepricklypear)Para.3•pricklypear:akindofcactuscoveredwithprickleshavingapear-shapedfruit(仙人掌果)•Whenoutforawalkpickingyourwaythroughthepricklypear,youmightfindthatthegroundisbumpy.Yourealizethatyouarewalkingoverskeletons.Youknowtheyaregravesonlybecausethebumpsappearinanevenpattern.Paragraph3WhatisthetenseusedinthisPara.?Whatdoesitmean?Thesituationdescribedstillexists.Para.5•mintsauce:anEnglishspecialitymadeofacombinationofchoppedmintleaves,vinegar,andwater.It'straditionallyservedwithroastlamb.•Assoonasyoulookatthehindlegsofthegazelles,youwillthinkofthedeliciousmintsaucethatyouwouldwanttodipitinwheneatingit.Paragraph7Whatcanyoulearnfromtheemployee’ssituation?Orwhatistheauthor’sintentionbehindthesentence“Thismanisanemployeeofthemunicipality”?Thepovertyofthepeople.Evenanemployedlaborergoesstarving,soyoucanimagineforyourselftheplightofthepoorerpeople.stow•toput,hideawayinsafeplaceIfyoustowsth.somewhere,youputitneatlyawayinaplacewhereitcanbekeptuntilitisneeded.=storestowaway=hidestow•Westowedalltheboxesintheattic.•Potatoesmustbestowedinacooldarkplace.•Myjewelleryissafelystowedawayinthebank.•Hisbaggagewassafelystowedawayintheplane.Paragraphs8-15WhatisthemainideaofPara.8-15?TheplightoftheJews,anoppressedminorityinacolonialcountry.Theirfatecouldbeworsethanthatofthenatives.Howdoestheauthorrealizehisidea?BydescribingJews’crowdedandunsanitarylivingcircumstances,badworkingconditions,frenziedrushandclamorforacigarette,andthenatives’hostileattitudetotheJews.Para.8•Quarters•apartment(room/house)residentialareaforparticularkindofpeople•thedoctor'squarters•servantsquarters•officers'quarters•sleepingquarters•confinedtoquartersPara.8•ghettoesorghettos:•Aghettoisapartofatownorcityinwhichmanypoorpeopleormanypeopleofaparticularrace,religion,ornationalityliveinisolationfromthemajoritygroupinthetownorcity.•Orwellusesghettoshereinthetraditionalsenseofaportionofacitypopulat