⊙ By Kira Bray

翻译：Wendy

Qatar Invites the World

卡塔尔向世界招手

⊙ By Kira Bray

翻译：Wendy

直至不久以前，如果你不关心体育，你可能对卡塔尔这个国家知之甚少。不过，最近由于断交风波而引发的一系列新闻报道使卡塔尔成了新闻热点。对一个地方（国家、城市、公园、学校等）的介绍是我们经常会碰到的文体，更是同学们在考试中会遇到的常见内容。这次，我们来听一段对卡塔尔的介绍。

对一个国家的介绍通常包括它的地理位置、自然环境、经济发展和风土人情等内容。这也是同学们从课本上学习过的模式，但每篇此类文章的结构都不尽相同。这篇以锻炼听力为主的文章生词不多，句型简单，语速较慢；尽管文中有几个语法错误，但依然很适合用于听力理解练习。

学习步骤：

1. 不看文字，先把全文听一次，熟悉发音、语速，及口音。

2. 第二次，边听边做概要笔记，记下文章主要介绍了卡塔尔哪几个方面的内容。

3. 反复听音频，就之前的笔记补充细节。

4. 把全文再听一次，对照笔记，回答以下几个问题：卡塔尔有多少人？它最大的外来族群是什么？卡塔尔的主

要出口商品是什么？2022年卡塔尔将举办什么赛事？卡塔尔的周末是从什么时候开始的？

5. 先学习文中注释的单词，然后看着文字听一次，比照自己的笔记，标出自己没有听明白或听错的地方，尝试

找出原因。

6. 最后不看文字再听一次，力求听懂音频的大部分内容。

The country is a peninsula[半岛]located in the east of Arabia[阿拉伯半岛]that started out as a small nation that relied on pearl diving and fishing.

Since the 1950s, gas and oil became [sic] the principle[主要的]export [sic] of the kingdom. It now holds a growing population of approximately 1.8 million people. According to Doha News, only 50% of the population are Qatari nationals. The large ethnic[族裔的]group, at 24%, are Indian. Other ethnicities include Nepalese, other non-Qatari Arabsand Philippino.

Given Qatar’s arid[干旱的]climate, business starts early in the day to avoid[避免]the heat of the sun. The capital city of Doha is where the majority of work takes place and, thus, the majority of the population reside[居住]. Traditional policemen can be seen riding around parts of the capital, a patrolling[巡逻]method which has been used since the early 1900s. Doha is the home to the only remaining traditional souq[集市]in the Gulf region, Souq Waqif. Here, one can bargain and purchase a vast range of products, from traditional food and clothing to modern-day toys and perfumes. The maze[迷宫]of narrow streets invite all to soak up[吸收]the culture and rediscover what was once the norm[常态].

At midday, the temperatures have been known to reach the high 40s. Fortunately, the shopping can be continued inside, where air conditioning helps to combat[对抗]the extreme heat of the day. It is not unusual for locals to spend the day shopping and eating within the city.

Traditional dress in Qatar consists of the thobe[罩衫]for men and abaya[长袍]for women. They are worn not only for religious reasons, but also to demonstrate their pride in their Qatari heritage.

However, the desert calls for the more adventurous[爱冒险……