摘要:[课文背景介绍] The text is taken from the play “The Merchant of Venice written by Wiiliam Shakespeare . He was born in Stratford on Aron, England. He spent his early youth in a rather wealthy family. He went to the grammar school at Stratford and there he learned Latin and a little Greek but he could not finish his schooling because his father soon got into difficulties in trade. In 1585 or 1586 he left Stratford for London, where he got a job in a play-house, taking care of gentlemen’s horses, or doing some other simple work.. Then he became a actor and later started to write plays. In 1592 he first came to notice as a play writer in London .In 1599 he became a part owner of the Gold Theatre in London, and finally retired to his birthplace, Stratford on Aron in 1613.He continued to be an actor and to write plays for more than twenty years. Many of his plays were published during his lifetime. As a play writer he wrote tragediesand historical plays,and as a poet he wrote narrative poemsand sonnets.His famous plays include Hamlet. Twelfth Night. King Lear.Henry Ⅷ .Romeo and Juliet . [释疑解惑] 1. He had many merchant ships, which traded with other countries. 他拥有许多商船,与别国进行贸易. trade v.经商,做买卖 (engage in the business of buying or selling goods );对换 例如: China has traded in industrial and agricultural products with many countries. 中国和许多国家进行工农业产品方面的贸易. The firm trades(vi) largely in silk with America . 这个公司和美国作大宗的丝绸贸易. He is in the furniture trade. (n.)他从事家具业. The boy traded his knife for a ball. 这孩子用他的刀换了一个球. trade 还可用作名词.例如: foreign trade 对外贸易 domestic trade 国内贸易 free trade 自由贸易 the balance of trade 贸易平衡

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