Marrakech.PPT解读

MarrakechbyGeorgeOrwellI.BackgroundKnowledge1.Abouttheauthor:GeorgeOrwellGeorgeOrwellwasthepseudonymofEricArthurBlair(1903-50),anEnglishwriterwhoatonetimeservedwiththeIndianImperialPoliceinBurma.HefoughtintheSpanishCivilWar,anexperienceherecordedinHomagetoCatalonia.HisnovelsincludeDownandOutinParisandLondon(describingaperiodofpovertyinthesecities);BurmeseDays;ComingupforAir;AClergyman'sDaughter;KeeptheAspidistraFlying;AnimalFarm;and1984.Thelasttwonovelsvilify(诽谤,中伤)socialistsocietyandcommunism.Amonghiswellknownessaysare:ShootinganElephant;AHanging;Marrakech;andPoliticsandtheEnglishLanguage.OrwellisbestrememberedtodayfortwoofhisnovelsAnimalFarmandNineteenEighty-Four2.Moroccoa.LocatedinNorthAfrica,ontheMediterraneanSeaandtheAtlanticOceanb.About2000B.C.settledbyBerbertribes,theninvadedbyArabsinthe7thcentury,bringingwiththemIslam.c.In1912,aFranco-SpanishagreementdividedMoroccointo4administrativezones---FrenchMorocco,Spanishprotectorate(保护国),asouthernprotectorateandaninternationalzone.NationalflagofMoroccoMarrakech(马拉喀什)Marrakech/Marrakesh(马拉喀什)Location:AtthecenterofwestMorocco,attheNorthernfootofthehighAtlas.130milessouthofCasablanca,thechiefseaport.---ItistheprincipalcommercialcenterofMorocco.---Ithasextremelyhotsummersbutmildwinters.---Renownedforleathergoods---theoldcityislikealabyrinth(迷宫)fullofcrooked,deadenedstreets.MarrakechMarrakechisnotonlyafantasticcity,itisalsoasymboloftheMoroccothatoncewas,andwhichstillsurviveshere.Thestreetsoftheoldandpinkcityhavebeentoonarrowtoallowtheintroductionofcars,andtouristssearchingfortherealMoroccohaveturnedthemedievalstructuresofMarrakechintogoodbusiness.Themarket1Themarket2