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1、DescriptionofaPlaceDescriptionsofplacesoftenappearindifferenttypesofwritingsfordifferentpurposes.Whentheyappearintravelbrochuresortouristmagazines,thepurposeistoguidethetouristsortoattractmoretourists.Sothefocusofthesedescriptionswillbeonthebestsellingpointsoftheplacesbeingdesc
2、ribed.Whentheyappearinanarrative,thepurposeisusuallytohelpachievecertainpurposesoftheauthorsuchasbuildingacertainatmosphere,specifyingthelocationofanincidentorenhancingthecharacterizationofacertaincharacter.Inthiscase,thedescriptionneedstomeettheneedofthenarrative.Thelanguageus
3、edinthedescriptionofaplaceshouldalsobevariedaccordingtothepurpose.Ifitisanofficialintroductiontoacertainlocation,thelanguageshouldbeformal;ifitisforadvertisingforatouristresort,thelanguagecanbeinformal.Sincedifferentangles(orperspectives)willmakethesameplacelookdifferent,cleara
4、ndappropriate,aproperangleisamustforthedescriptionofaplace.Forinstance,todescribeahouse,thewritermaychoosetodescribeitfromtheoutsideorfromtheinsideorbothaccordingtothepurpose;hemayalsochoosetodescribeitfromtheowner’sperspectiveorfromavisitor’sperspective.ReadingATheMiddleEaster
5、nBazaarTheMiddleEasternbazaartakesyoubackhundreds---eventhousands---ofyears.TheoneIamthinkingofparticularlyisenteredbyaGothic-archedgatewayofagedbrickandstone.Youpassfromtheheatandglareofabig,opensquareintoacool,darkcavernwhichextendsasfarastheeyecansee,losingitselfintheshadowy
6、distance.Littledonkeyswithharmoniouslytinklingbellsthreadtheirwayamongthethrongsofpeopleenteringandleavingthebazaar.Theroadwayisabouttwelvefeetwide,butitisnarrowedeveryfewyardsbylittlestallswheregoodsofeveryconceivablekindaresold.Thedinofthestall-holderscryingtheirwares,ofdonke
7、y-boysandportersclearingawayforthemselvesbyshoutingvigorously,andofwould-bepurchasersarguingandbargainingiscontinuousandmakesyoudizzy.Thenasyoupenetratedeeperintothebazaar,thenoiseoftheentrancefadesaway,andyoucometothemutedcloth-market.Theearthenfloor,beatenhardbycountlessfeet,
8、deadensthesoundoffootsteps,andthevaultedmud-brickwalls
