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Text B Araby（第2页）
[27]—O，Ineversaidsug!
[28]—O，butyoudid!
[29]—O，butIdidn’t!
[30]—Did?
[31]—Yes。Iheardher。
[32]—O，there’sa。。。fib!
[33]me，theyoungladycameoverandaskedmedidIwishtobuyanythioneofhervoi;sheseemedtohavespokeofasey。Ilookedhumblyatthegreatjarsthatstoodlikeeasternguardsateithersideofthedarkehestallandmurmured:
[34]—No，thankyou。
[35]Theyoungladygedthepositiohevasesaothetwoyouotalkofthesamesubjeceortwicetheyoungladyglameoverhershoulder。
[36]Ilingeredbeforeherstall，thoughIkaywasuseless，tomakemyiihemorereal。ThenIturnedaalkeddownthemiddleofthebazaar。Iallowedthetwopeofallagainstthesixpenmypocket。Iheardavoiceohegallerythatthelightwasout。Theupperpartofthehallwaselydark。
[37]GazingupintothedarknessIsawmyselfasacreaturedrivenandderidedbyvanity;andmyeyesburhanguishandanger。
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Notes
1。JamesJoyIrishwriter，wassideredthemostiialwriterofmodernistschool。Heusedthestreamofesstowriteafamousnovel，Ulysses（1922）。Hisothermajorworksareshort-storyDubliners（1914），andtheraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan（1916）andFinnegansWake（1939）。
2。TheAbbot:It，writtenbySirWalterScott（1771-1832）in1820，wasaboutMaryQueenofScots（1542-1587）。Theedherlifeinasincerelyreligiousandromanti，intrasttotheusualpictureofherasa“harlotqueen”inhistory。
3。TheDevoutunit:Itcouldrefertoahreeworkswiththistitle。TheoheEnglishFranFriarPacificusBaker（1695-1774）isslush，piouslanguageandcouldhaveiheboy’sghissexualfeelingsfirlinpiousimages。
4。TheMemoirsofVidocq:It，writtenbyFrancois-JulesVidodpublishedin1829，ular19th-ovelaboutaParisianPoliissionerwhowasalsoathief，andwasthusabletohidehiscrimes。
5。TheArab’sFarewelltohisSteed:It，alterleforAnArab’sFarewelltoHisHorse，ularpoembytheEnglishwriterandsoerorton（1808-1877），whhterofthefamedIrish-bornBritishplaywrightRisleySheridan。
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1）Whatisthesettingofthisstory?
2）youtellwhatkihelocallivedagtothestory?
3）Whydoyouthiiohepriest?
4）HowdidJoycecharacterizetheboy?
5）What’stherelatioheboyandMangan?
6）Whydidn’tJoycegiveMangan’ssisteraname?
7）Whatkindoffeelingdidtheboyhavetan’ssister?
8）Whatdidtheboygetfromhisexperiengtothebazaar?
9）hanydidtheboyexperiehestory?
10）Howdoyouiory?
