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EXERCISES 1I . Write a short note of about 100 words on Las Vegas.Suggested Reference Books [ SRB ]1. any standard gazetteer2. Encyclopedia Americana3. Encyclopaedia BritannicaⅡ. Questions on content:1. Why did John Koshak decide to stay and face the dangers of a devastating hurricane?2. What does “Magna Products” stand for?3. Why did Charlie think they were in real trouble when he found the water tasted salty?4. Why did Grandmother Koshak, at this critical moment, tell her husband she loved him?5. Why did John Koshak feel a crushing guilt?6. Why did Grandmother Koshak ask the children to sing?7. What did Janis understand when John put his arm around her?Ⅲ. Questions on appreciation:1. What is the organizational pattern of this piece of narration? How would you classify the first six paragraphs?2. What does the writer focus chiefly on -- developing character, action (plot), or idea (theme) ?3. Who is the protagonist or leading character in the story?4. What opposing forces make up the conflict?5. How does the writer build up and sustain the suspense in the story?6. How does the writer give order and logical movement to the sequence of happenings?7. At what point in the story does the action reach its highest point?8. At what point would you have ended the story? Why?9. Is the last paragraph important? Why?Ⅳ. Paraphrase：1. We're elevated 23 feet. (para 3)2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. (para 3)3. We can batten down and ride it out. (para 4)4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out. (para 9)5. Everybody out the back door to the cars! (para 10)6. The electrical systems had been killed by water. (para 11)7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. (para 17)8. Get us through this mess, will You? (para 17)9. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. (para 21)10. Janis had just one delayed reaction. (para 34)V. Translate paras 21--27 into Chinese.Ⅵ. Look up the dictionary and explain the meaning of the italicized words:1. since the water mains might be damaged (para 5)2. sit out the storm with the Koshaks (para 6)3. another neighbor came by on his way inland (para 6)4. the French doors in an upstairs room blew in (para 8)5. the generator was doused (para 9)6.the electrical systems had been killed by water (para 11)7.it devasted everything in its swath (para 19)8.she carried on alone for a few bars (para 21)9.make it a lean-to against the wind (para 25)10.and he pitched in with Seabees in the worst volunteer work of all (para 33)Ⅶ. Discriminate the following groups of synonyms:1. demolish, destroy, raze, annihilate2. disintegrate, decay, rot, spoil, molder, decomposeSuggested Reference Books [ SRB]1. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language2. Webster's New Dictionary of Synonyms3. Reader's Digest, Use the Right WordⅧ. Analyse the formation of th e following words and list 5--10 ex- amples of each:1. television2. northwestward3. motel4. bathtub5. returneesSuggested Reference books [SRB]1. any standard dictionary2. Walker's Rhyming Dictionary3. any book on lexicology or word buildingⅨ. In this narration, the writer makes effective use of verbs. List 10 verbs you consider used most effectively and give your reasons.Ⅹ. Mention two examples of each of the following: simile, metaphor, personification.Ⅺ. Why does the write r use so many elliptical and short simple sentences? Illustrate your answer with a few examples.Ⅻ. Analyse paragraph 1. Does it have a topic sentence, a central idea? How is the paragraph developed? What is the function of the last sentence?ⅩⅢ. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Avoid run-on sentences, sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, illogical or faulty parallelism and unnecessary shifts in point of view.1. The basketball game was canceled. Because half of the players were in bed with the flu.2. These snakes are dangerous however, most snakes are quite harmless.3. Looking out toward the horizon, she saw only the old cabin in which Mary had been born. A single cottonwood that had escaped the drought. The apparently boundless expanse of sunburned prairie.4. With the knowledge that, although the documents have been stolen, they have not yet been seen by a foreign agent.5. Last year, after graduating from high school, my father put me to work in his office.6. To appreciate the poem, it must be read aloud.7. I helped my mother wash clothes last Sunday, thus causing me to miss that film.8. Driving across the state, many beautiful lakes were seen.9. Unselfish people not only are happier but they are more successful.10. I finally realized that my daydreaming was not making me beautiful, slender, or friends.11. He is a man of wide experience and who is also very popular with the farmers.12. I am interested in electronics, because it is a new field and which offers interesting opportunities to one who knows science13. We swept the room carefully, and the furniture and shelves were dusted.14. If one's mouth is dry, eat a lump of sugar or chew gum.15. You must make yourself interesting to the group that listen to you and are constantly trying to detect your mistakes.ⅩⅣ. Topics for oral work:1. What are the strong and weak points of the narration?2. Whom do you admire most in this story? Why?3. What have you learned about people and society in the United States? Does the story give a true and complete picture? XV. Write a short narration of around 300 words relating your ex- perience of an earthquake, a flood, a typhoon or a hailstorm. 15习题全解I.Las Vegas. Las Vegas city is the seat of Clark County in South Nevada. In 1970 it had a population of 125,787 people. Revenue from hotels, gambling, entertainment and other tourist-oriented industries forms the backbone of Las Vegas's economy, Its nightclubs and casinos are world famous. The city is also the commercial hub of a ranching and mining area. In the 19th century Las Vegas was a watering place for travelers to South California. In 1.855-1857 the Mormons maintained a fort there, and in 1864 Fort Baker was built by the U. S. army. In 1867, Las Vegas was detached from the Arizona territory and joined to Nevada. (from The New Columbia Encyclopedia )Ⅱ.1. He didn' t think his family was in any real danger, His former house had been demolished by Hurricane Betsy for it only stood a few feet above sea level. His present house was 23 feet above sea level and 250 yards away from the sea. He thought they would be safe here as in any place else. Besides, he had talked the matter over with his father and mother and consulted his longtime friend, Charles Hill, before making his decision to stay and face the hurricane.2. Magna Products is the name of the firm owned by John Koshak. It designed and developed educational toys and supplies.3. Charlie thought they were in real trouble because salty water was sea water. It showed the sea had reached the house and they werein real trouble for they might be washed into the sea by the tidal wave.4. At this Critical moment when grandmother Koshak thought they might die at any moment, she told her husband the dearest and the most precious thing she could think of. This would help to encourage each other and enable them to face death with greater serenity.5.John Koshak felt a crushing guilt because it was he who made the final decision to stay and face the hurricane. Now it seemed they might all die in the hurricane.6.Grandmother Koshak asked the children to sing because she thought this would lessen tension and boost the morale of everyone.7.Janis knew that John was trying his best to comfort and encourage her for he too felt there was a possibility of their dying in the storm.Ⅲ.1.This piece of narration is organized as follows. .introduction, development, climax, and conclusion. The first 6 paragraphs are introductory paragraphs, giving the time, place, and background of the conflict-man versus hurricanes. These paragraphs also introduce the characters in the story.2. The writer focuses chiefly on action but he also clearly and sympathetically delineates the characters in the story.3. John Koshak, Jr. , is the protagonist in the story.4. Man and hurricanes make up the conflict.5. The writer builds up and sustains the suspense in the story by describing in detail and vividly the incidents showing how the Koshaks and their friends struggled against each onslaught of the hurricane.6. The writer gives order and logical movement to the sequence of happenings by describing a series of actions in the order of their occurrence.7. The story reaches its climax in paragraph 27.8. I would have ended the story at the end of Paragraph 27,because the hurricane passed, the main characters survived, and the story could come to a natural end.9. Yes, it is. Because the writer states his theme or the purpose behind his story in the reflection of Grandmother Koshak: "We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important.Ⅳ.1. We' re 23 feet above sea level.2. The house has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it.3. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.4. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out.5. Everybody go out through the back door and run to the cars.6. The electrical systems in the car had been put out by water.7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felta strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland.8. ()h God, please help us to get through this storm safely.9. Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped.10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane.Ⅴ.See the translation of the text.Ⅵ.1. main: a principal pipe or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc.2.sit out: stay until the end ofe by;(American English) pay a visit4.blow in：burst open by the storm.5.douse:put out(a light，fire，generator。
第一课Face to face with Hurricane Camille1. Each and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off.每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。
2. The residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant’s emissions polluting the air.居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。
3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan.在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。
4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes.干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。
5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish.虽然战争给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。
6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be demolished.为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁了。
7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。
Lesson 1Question:1. Why did John Koshak decide to stay although he knew the hurricane would be bad?For the following reasons: For one thing, the house was 23 feet above sea level; for another,he was unwilling to abandon his home.2. How did the man prepare for the hurricane? Why was a generator necessary?They filled bathtubs and pails. Besides, they checked out batteries for portable radio and flashlights, and fuel for the lantern. A generator was necessary because John's father wired several light bulbs to it and prepared a connection to the refrigerator.3. What made it impossible for the Koshak to escape?It was impossible for the Koshers to escape both by car and on foot. The car's electrical system had been killed by water. Meanwhile, the water became too deep for them to escape on foot.4. Why did John Koshak feel a crushing guilt?Because he blamed himself for underestimating the power of the hurricane and then endangering the whole family by his wrong decision not to flee safer inland.5. Why did Grandma Koshak ask children to be sing?A: Because she knew how frightened the children were and wanted to boost their spirit.6. What was a hurricane party? What happened to the party gores?A hurricane party was the one that was held by several vacationers to enjoy the spectacle of the hurricane with a clear and broad view in the fancy Richelieu Apartments from where they believed they would be safe. Richelieu Apartments were smashed apart by the hurricane and 26 people perished.7. What did Grandma Koshak mean when she said," We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important?" She meant that human lives are more important than material possessions.8. How did the community of Gulfport act after Hurricane Camille was over?They managed to make their lives return to normal and began rebuilding their community without any delay.Paraphrase:1. We're elevated 23 feet.Our house is 23 feet above sea level.2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it.The house was built in 1915 and since then no hurricane has done any damage to it.3. We can batten down and ride it out.We can prepare ourselves for the hurricane and manage to survive it without much damage.4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out.Water got into the generator, and it didn't work. As a result, the lights were put out.5. Everybody out the back door to the cars!Everybody go out though the back door and get into the cars.6. The electrical system had been killed by water.The electrical system in the cars had been destroyed by water.7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt.When John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for understanding the ferocity of Camille and endangering the whole family by mak ing the wrong decision not flee inland.8. Get us through this mess, will you?Oh, god! Please help us to get through the danger situation.9. She carried on alone for a few bars, then her voice trailed away.She sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped.10. Janis had just one delayed reaction.Janis didn't show her fear on the spot during the hurricane, but she revealed her emotions caused b y the hurricane several nights after the hurricane by getting up in the middle of the night, going ou tside and crying softly.翻译：1. But, like thousands of others in the coastal communities, John was reluctant to abandon his home unless the family---his wife, Janis, and their seven children, aged 3 to 11--- was clearly endangered. 但是，和沿海地区其他成千上万的人一样，约翰不愿舍弃自己的家园，除非他的家人—自己的家人贾妮斯以及他们的7个孩子，大的11岁，小的才3岁—明显处于危险之中。
Lesson 1Question:1。
Why did John Koshak decide to stay although he knew the hurricane would be bad？For the following reasons: For one thing, the house was 23 feet above sea level; for another，he was unwilling to abandon his home。
2. How did the man prepare for the hurricane? Why was a generator necessary？They filled bathtubs and pails. Besides, they checked out batteries for portable radio and flashlights, and fuel for the lantern。
A generator was necessary because John’s father wired several light bulbs to it and prepared a connection to the refrigerator。
3. What made it impossible for the Koshak to escape?It was impossible for the Koshers to escape both by car and on foot。
The car's electrical system had been killed by water。
Meanwhile, the water became too deep for them to escape on foot. 4。
Why did John Koshak feel a crushing guilt？Because he blamed himself for underestimating the power of the hurricane and then endangering the whole family by his wrong decision not to flee safer inland。
高级英语2第三版课后答案【篇一：高级英语第三版第二册课后翻译】in which animals communicate with each other, they do not indulge in anything that deserves the name of conversation.不管动物之间的交流方式多么复杂，它们不能参与到称得上是交谈的任何活动中。
2. argument may often be a part of it, but the purpose of the argument is not to convince. there is no winning in conversation.争论会经常出现于交谈中，但争论的目的不是为了说服。
交谈中没有胜负之说。
3. perhaps it is because of my upbringing in english pubs thati think bar conversation has a charm of its own.或许我从小就混迹于英国酒吧缘故，我认为酒吧里的闲聊别有韵味。
4. i do not remember what made one of our companions say it ---she clearly had not come into the bar to say it , it was not something that was pressing on her mind---but her remark fell quite naturally into the talk.我不记得是什么使得我的一个同伴说起它来的---她显然不是来酒吧说这个的，这不是她事先想好的话题----但她的话相当自然地插入到了交谈中。
5. there is always resistance in the lower classes to anyattempt by an upper class to lay down rules for “english as it should be spoken .”下层社会总会抵制上层社会企图给“标准英语”制定得规则。
EXERCISES 1I . Write a short note of about 100 words on Las Vegas.Suggested Reference Books [ SRB ]1. any standard gazetteer2. Encyclopedia Americana3. Encyclopaedia BritannicaⅡ. Questions on content:1. Why did John Koshak decide to stay and face the dangers of a devastating hurricane?2. What does “Magna Products” stand for?3. Why did Charlie think they were in real trouble when he found the water tasted salty?4. Why did Grandmother Koshak, at this critical moment, tell her husband she loved him?5. Why did John Koshak feel a crushing guilt?6. Why did Grandmother Koshak ask the children to sing?7. What did Janis understand when John put his arm around her?Ⅲ. Questions on appreciation:1. What is the organizational pattern of this piece of narration? How would you classify the first six paragraphs?2. What does the writer focus chiefly on -- developing character, action (plot), or idea (theme) ?3. Who is the protagonist or leading character in the story?4. What opposing forces make up the conflict?5. How does the writer build up and sustain the suspense in the story?6. How does the writer give order and logical movement to the sequence of happenings?7. At what point in the story does the action reach its highest point?8. At what point would you have ended the story? Why?9. Is the last paragraph important? Why?Ⅳ. Paraphrase：1. We're elevated 23 feet. (para 3)2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. (para 3)3. We can batten down and ride it out. (para 4)4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out. (para 9)5. Everybody out the back door to the cars! (para 10)6. The electrical systems had been killed by water. (para 11)7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. (para 17)8. Get us through this mess, will You? (para 17)9. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. (para 21)10. Janis had just one delayed reaction. (para 34)V. Translate paras 21--27 into Chinese.Ⅵ. Look up the dictionary and explain the meaning of the italicized words:1. since the water mains might be damaged (para 5)2. sit out the storm with the Koshaks (para 6)3. another neighbor came by on his way inland (para 6)4. the French doors in an upstairs room blew in (para 8)5. the generator was doused (para 9)6.the electrical systems had been killed by water (para 11)7.it devasted everything in its swath (para 19)8.she carried on alone for a few bars (para 21)9.make it a lean-to against the wind (para 25)10.and he pitched in with Seabees in the worst volunteer work of all (para 33)Ⅶ. Discriminate the following groups of synonyms:1. demolish, destroy, raze, annihilate2. disintegrate, decay, rot, spoil, molder, decomposeSuggested Reference Books [ SRB]1. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language2. Webster's New Dictionary of Synonyms3. Reader's Digest, Use the Right WordⅧ. Analyse the formation of th e following words and list 5--10 ex- amples of each:1. television2. northwestward3. motel4. bathtub5. returneesSuggested Reference books [SRB]1. any standard dictionary2. Walker's Rhyming Dictionary3. any book on lexicology or word buildingⅨ. In this narration, the writer makes effective use of verbs. List 10 verbs you consider used most effectively and give your reasons.Ⅹ. Mention two examples of each of the following: simile, metaphor, personification.Ⅺ. Why does the write r use so many elliptical and short simple sentences? Illustrate your answer with a few examples.Ⅻ. Analyse paragraph 1. Does it have a topic sentence, a central idea? How is the paragraph developed? What is the function of the last sentence?ⅩⅢ. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Avoid run-on sentences, sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, illogical or faulty parallelism and unnecessary shifts in point of view.1. The basketball game was canceled. Because half of the players were in bed with the flu.2. These snakes are dangerous however, most snakes are quite harmless.3. Looking out toward the horizon, she saw only the old cabin in which Mary had been born. A single cottonwood that had escaped the drought. The apparently boundless expanse of sunburned prairie.4. With the knowledge that, although the documents have been stolen, they have not yet been seen by a foreign agent.5. Last year, after graduating from high school, my father put me to work in his office.6. To appreciate the poem, it must be read aloud.7. I helped my mother wash clothes last Sunday, thus causing me to miss that film.8. Driving across the state, many beautiful lakes were seen.9. Unselfish people not only are happier but they are more successful.10. I finally realized that my daydreaming was not making me beautiful, slender, or friends.11. He is a man of wide experience and who is also very popular with the farmers.12. I am interested in electronics, because it is a new field and which offers interesting opportunities to one who knows science13. We swept the room carefully, and the furniture and shelves were dusted.14. If one's mouth is dry, eat a lump of sugar or chew gum.15. You must make yourself interesting to the group that listen to you and are constantly trying to detect your mistakes.ⅩⅣ. Topics for oral work:1. What are the strong and weak points of the narration?2. Whom do you admire most in this story? Why?3. What have you learned about people and society in the United States? Does the story give a true and complete picture? XV. Write a short narration of around 300 words relating your ex- perience of an earthquake, a flood, a typhoon or a hailstorm. 15习题全解I.Las Vegas. Las Vegas city is the seat of Clark County in South Nevada. In 1970 it had a population of 125,787 people. Revenue from hotels, gambling, entertainment and other tourist-oriented industries forms the backbone of Las Vegas's economy, Its nightclubs and casinos are world famous. The city is also the commercial hub of a ranching and mining area. In the 19th century Las Vegas was a watering place for travelers to South California. In 1.855-1857 the Mormons maintained a fort there, and in 1864 Fort Baker was built by the U. S. army. In 1867, Las Vegas was detached from the Arizona territory and joined to Nevada. (from The New Columbia Encyclopedia )Ⅱ.1. He didn' t think his family was in any real danger, His former house had been demolished by Hurricane Betsy for it only stood a few feet above sea level. His present house was 23 feet above sea level and 250 yards away from the sea. He thought they would be safe here as in any place else. Besides, he had talked the matter over with his father and mother and consulted his longtime friend, Charles Hill, before making his decision to stay and face the hurricane.2. Magna Products is the name of the firm owned by John Koshak. It designed and developed educational toys and supplies.3. Charlie thought they were in real trouble because salty water was sea water. It showed the sea had reached the house and they werein real trouble for they might be washed into the sea by the tidal wave.4. At this Critical moment when grandmother Koshak thought they might die at any moment, she told her husband the dearest and the most precious thing she could think of. This would help to encourage each other and enable them to face death with greater serenity.5.John Koshak felt a crushing guilt because it was he who made the final decision to stay and face the hurricane. Now it seemed they might all die in the hurricane.6.Grandmother Koshak asked the children to sing because she thought this would lessen tension and boost the morale of everyone.7.Janis knew that John was trying his best to comfort and encourage her for he too felt there was a possibility of their dying in the storm.Ⅲ.1.This piece of narration is organized as follows. .introduction, development, climax, and conclusion. The first 6 paragraphs are introductory paragraphs, giving the time, place, and background of the conflict-man versus hurricanes. These paragraphs also introduce the characters in the story.2. The writer focuses chiefly on action but he also clearly and sympathetically delineates the characters in the story.3. John Koshak, Jr. , is the protagonist in the story.4. Man and hurricanes make up the conflict.5. The writer builds up and sustains the suspense in the story by describing in detail and vividly the incidents showing how the Koshaks and their friends struggled against each onslaught of the hurricane.6. The writer gives order and logical movement to the sequence of happenings by describing a series of actions in the order of their occurrence.7. The story reaches its climax in paragraph 27.8. I would have ended the story at the end of Paragraph 27,because the hurricane passed, the main characters survived, and the story could come to a natural end.9. Yes, it is. Because the writer states his theme or the purpose behind his story in the reflection of Grandmother Koshak: "We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important.Ⅳ.1. We' re 23 feet above sea level.2. The house has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it.3. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.4. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out.5. Everybody go out through the back door and run to the cars.6. The electrical systems in the car had been put out by water.7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felta strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland.8. ()h God, please help us to get through this storm safely.9. Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped.10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane.Ⅴ.See the translation of the text.Ⅵ.1. main: a principal pipe or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc.2.sit out: stay until the end ofe by;(American English) pay a visit4.blow in：burst open by the storm.5.douse:put out(a light，fire，generator。
高英第一册paraphrase汇总(1、2、5、6、9、10、11课)以及课后翻Lesson 1 Middle Eastern Bazaar 课后练习1. Little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people.Little donkeys make their way among the pushing crowd of people and go through them.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 walk deeper into the market, the noise of the entrance slowly disappears and you come to the quiet cloth-market.3. They narrow down their choices and begin the really serious business of beating the price down.They reduce the number of their choices and begin to bargain with the seller seriously in order to lower the price.4. He will price the item high and yield little in the bargaining.He will ask higher price for the item than usual and refuse to reduce the price by any significant amount in the bargaining.5. As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ear.When you walk close to the copper-smiths’ market, you can hear distinctly the noise of ringing, banging and clashing. 其他1. The Middle Eastern bazaar takes you back hundreds―and even thousands―of years.The Middle Eastern bazaar takes you back to an almost ancient time when you can see architecture, bricks and stones, and handicraft economy which no longer exist in the West today.2. Little donkeys with harmonious tinkling bells thread their way among the throngs of people entering and leaving the bazaar.Little donkeys pass carefully through the crowds of people who come and leave the bazaar (TB: go carefully in and out among the people and from one side to another). With bells on, they produce harmonious tinkling sound while walking.3. The shop-keepers speak in low, measured tone, and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow suit.The shop-keepers speak in slow and deliberate tones, and the buyers who are greatly overcome by the grave-like atmosphere in the cloth-market, also speak in low and soft voices.5. Bargaining is the order of the day, and veiled women move at aleisurely pace from shop to shop, selecting, pricing and doing a little preliminary bargaining before they narrow down their choices and begin the really serious business of beating the price downBargaining is something of the greatest interest people do at a particular time during the day, and women with veils covering their faces walk leisurely from shop to shop, selecting goods, asking for their prices and doing a little bargaining first before they decide to buy what they want. Until then theywill start seriously to cut down the prices.6. It is a point of honor with the customer not to let the shopkeeper guess what it is she really likes and wants until the last moment.The customer considers it important not to let the shopkeeper guess what she really likes and wants until the last moment.7. The seller makes a point of protesting that the price he is charging is depriving him of all profit, and that he is sacrificing this because of his personal regards for the customer.The seller regards it necessary to declare that the price he is askingfor/charging makes it impossible for him to gain any profit, and that he is selling things at less than their cost just because he respects the customer. 第一课1) 一条蜿蜒的小路淹没在树荫深处。
