1、Marrakech课件l lI、BackgroundKnowledge 1、George OrwellGeorge OrwelllBritishnovelistandessayistbetweenthetwoworldwarslSeenotes1onpage25l GeorgeOrwellwasthepseudonymofEricArthurBlair(1903-50),anEnglishwriterwhoatonetimeservedwiththeIndianImperialPoliceinBurma、HefoughtintheSpanishCivilWar,anexperiencehere
2、cordedinHomage to Catalonia、lHisnovelsincludeDown and Out in Paris and London(describingaperiodofpovertyinthesecities);Burmese Days;ing up for Air;A Clergyman s Daughter;Keep the Aspidistra Flying;Animal Farm;and1984、Thelasttwonovelsvilify(诽谤,中伤)socialistsocietyandmunism、lAmonghiswellknownessaysare:
3、Shooting an Elephant;A Hanging;Marrakech;andPolitics and the English Language、George OrwelllOrwellisbestrememberedtodayfortwoofhisnovelslAnimal FarmandNineteen Eighty-FourHisbook-AnimalFarmAnimalFarm(1945)l-apoliticalfableEachanimalrepresentsacertainhumancharacter,meanttocriticizeStalinssocialism、lA
4、shortnovelthatcriticizestheSovietUnion,oneofEnglandsalliesinWorldWarII、Itisanentertainingstoryaboutanimalsor,onadeeperlevel,asavageattackonthemisuseofpoliticalpower、Nineteen Eighty-Four(1949)lAnEnglishnovelaboutlifeinadictatorshipaslivedbyWinstonSmith,anintellectualworkerattheMinistryofTruth,andhisd
5、egradationwhenherunsafoulofthetotalitarian(极权主义得)governmentofOceania(大洋洲),thestateinwhichhelivesintheyearthathepresumesis1984、George Orwelllthemasterofasuperb,lucid(清晰得)prosestyle、lanunpromisingindividualistandpoliticalidealistlfamousforhispoliticalsatireslOrwellarguedthatwritershaveanobligationoffi
6、ghtingsocialinjustice,oppression,andthepoweroftotalitarian(极权主义得)regimes、FeaturesofhisworkslInreadinghisworks,severalaspectsdrawourattention:l1、Hisworksshowsharppowersofobservationanddeepsympathyforsufferingpeople、l2、Hisworksgiveadeepsenseofconvictionandurgency、l3、TheuseofEnglishisclear,simpleanddir
7、ect,withnoformalityofembellishment(润色)、(addition/decoration)Hesaidhisidealwastowriteproselikeawindowpane-asclearasglassHisLifeHeismushpraisedinthewestpartlybecauseofhisanti-munistpointofview、HewasborninIndia,father,asocalledempire-builder-servingtheBritishgovernmentabroad、HisLifeHereceivedgoodeducat
8、ioninBritainandstudiedinthemostfamousschool“Eden”、HisLifeMarrakechisoneoftheplaceshetravelledto、Histravelmadehimtakeahostileattitudetowardimperialism、Heshoweddeepsympathyforthepoorandbecameafirmsupporterofsocialism、ImperialismlThepolicyofextendingacountrysinfluenceoverlesspowerfulstates(OxfordWorldE
9、ncyclopedia(1998)、lColonialism:a situationinwhichonecountryrulesanother(麦克米兰英语词典)、HisLifeHejoinedSpanishWar、Hewasseriouslywounded、TheSpanishsocialistforcesdividedintofaction、Thefactionhebelongedtowaspersecuted、Sohebecamesopessimisticanddepressed,whichledhimtowardanti-munistattitude、2、Morocco(摩洛哥)摩纳哥
10、摩纳哥地中海沿岸近法地中海沿岸近法-意边界得独立公国。面积意边界得独立公国。面积:约约1 1、9 9平方千米。人口平方千米。人口:约约31,800(2001)31,800(2001)。居民大多就是法国人。居民大多就是法国人,有少数意大利人。只有不到有少数意大利人。只有不到1515得居民为得居民为摩纳哥后裔。语言摩纳哥后裔。语言:法语法语(官方语言官方语言)。宗教。宗教:天主教。货币天主教。货币:法郎。法郎。A small principality located in the south of France in the hills above the A small principality
11、 located in the south of France in the hills above the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea、National flag of Morocco2、Moroccoa、Located in North Africa,on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Oceanb、About 2000 B、C、settled by Berber tribes,then invaded by Arabs in the 7th century,bringing with them Is
12、lam、c、In 1912,a Franco-Spanish agreement divided Morocco into 4 administrative zones-French Morocco,Spanish protectorate(保护国),a southern protectorate and an international zone、ld、Gainedindependencein1956andbecameaconstitutionalmonarchy(君主国)in1957、MoroccoisamemberoftheUnitedNations,theLeagueofArabSta
13、tes,andtheOrganizationofAfricanUnity、le、People:mostMuslims;Most(70%)Moroccansarefarmers,usingcamels,donkeysandmulestopullplows,tryingtotrytogrowtheirownfood、IntheSouthafewtribesmenstillwanderfromplacetoplaceinthedesert、lf、Islam:thestatereligionlg、Arabic-theofficiallanguage,FrenchandSpanishalsospoken
14、、Marrakech(马拉喀什)lMarrakech/Marrakesh(马拉喀什)lLocation:AtthecenterofwestMorocco,attheNorthernfootofthehighAtlas、130milessouthofCasablanca,thechiefseaport、l-ItistheprincipalmercialcenterofMorocco、l-Ithasextremelyhotsummersbutmildwinters、l-Renownedforleathergoodsl-theoldcityislikealabyrinth(迷宫)fullofcroo
15、ked,deadenedstreets、MarrakechlMarrakech is not only a fantastic city,it is also a symbol of the Morocco that once was,and which still survives here、The streets of the old and pink city have been too narrow to allow the introduction of cars,and tourists searching for the real Morocco have turned the medieval structures of Marrakech into good business、Themarket1