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1、新概念三新概念三LessonLesson1414Anoblenoblegangstergangster貴族歹徒貴族歹徒ThereThereTherewaswaswasaatimetimetimewhenwhenwhentheownersofshopsbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneytogangstersinininreturnreturnreturnfffprotection.Ift

2、hemoneywasnotpaidpromptlythegangsterswouldquicklyputamanoutoutoutofofofbusinessbusinessbusinessbydestroyinghisshop.Obtainingprotectionmoneyisnotamoderncrime.AsAsAslonglonglongagoagoagoasasasthefourteenthcenturyanEnglishm

3、anSirJohnHawkwoodmadetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldwouldwouldratherratherratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifewkdestroyedbygangsters.SixhundredyearsagoSirJohanHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabofsoldierssettlednear

4、Flence.HesoonmademademadeaanamenamenamefffhimselfhimselfhimselfcamecamecametototobebebeknownknownknowntotototheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItaliancitystateswereatatatwarwarwarwithwithwitheachotherHawkwoodusedtohir

5、ehissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehedemed.InInIntimestimestimesofofofpeacewhenbusinesswasbadHawkwoodhismenwouldmarchintoacitystateafterburningburningburningdowndowndownafewfarmswouldofferofferoffertotot

6、ogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.Hawkwoodmademademadelargelargelargesumssumssumsofofofmoneymoneymoneyinthisway.InInInspitespitespiteofofofthisthisthistheItaliansregardedhimasastofhero.Whenhediedatatatthethetheageage

7、ageofofofeightytheFlentinesgavehimastatefuneralhadapicturedpaintedwhichwasdedicatedtototothethethememymemymemyofofofthemostvaliantsoldiermostnotableleaderSignGiovanniHaukodue.曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)時(shí)期芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢(qián)給歹徒以換取“保護(hù)“。如果交款不

8、及時(shí)歹徒們就會(huì)很快搗毀他的商店讓他破產(chǎn).榨取“保護(hù)金“并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑.早在14世紀(jì)英國(guó)人約翰.霍克伍德就有過(guò)非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn):“人們情愿拿出大筆的錢(qián)也不愿畢生的心血?dú)в诖跬街?600年前約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊(duì)士兵來(lái)到意大利在佛羅倫薩附近駐扎下來(lái)很快就出了名.意大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫(kù)托.每次意大利各城邦之間發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)霍克伍德把他的士兵雇傭給愿給他出高價(jià)的君主。和平時(shí)期當(dāng)生意蕭條時(shí)霍克伍德便帶領(lǐng)士兵進(jìn)入某個(gè)城邦縱火燒毀一兩個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)然后

9、提出如向他們繳納保護(hù)金他們便主動(dòng)撤離?；艨宋榈掠眠@種方法掙了大筆錢(qián).盡管如此意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。他80歲那年死去時(shí)佛羅倫薩人為他舉行了國(guó)葬并為他畫(huà)像以紀(jì)念這位“驍勇無(wú)比的戰(zhàn)士、杰出的領(lǐng)袖喬凡尼.阿庫(kù)托先生.“LessonLesson1717TheThelongestlongestsuspensionsuspensionbridgebridgeininthethewldwld世界上最長(zhǎng)的吊橋世界上最長(zhǎng)的吊橋Verrazanoan

10、ItalianaboutwhomlittleisknownsailedintoNewYkHarbourin1524nameditAngouleme.Hedescribeditasaveryagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthestofwhichflowedagreatriver.ThoughVerrazanoisbybybynononomeansmeansmeansconsid

11、eredtobeagreatexplerhisnamewillprobablyremainimmtalfonNovember21st1964thelongestsuspensionbridgeinthewldwasnamednamednamedafterafterafterhim.TheVerrazanoBridgewhichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmannjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsl.Ithasa

12、spanof4260feet.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakentakentakenintointointoaccountaccountaccountbyitsdesigner.Twogreattowerssupptfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatfmsmademademadeofofofst

13、eelconcrete.Theplatfmsextendextendextendtototoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.Abovethesurfaceofthewaterthetowersriseriserisetototoaheightofnearly700Despitethishewassoextravagantthathewas

14、alwaysindebt.AfterhewasdefeatedbyaboxercalledGentlemanJacksonhewasquicklyfgotten.Hewassenttoprisonffailingtopayhisdebtsdiedinininpovertypovertypovertyin1836.兩百年前，拳擊比賽在英國(guó)非常盛行。當(dāng)時(shí)，拳擊手們不戴手套，為爭(zhēng)奪獎(jiǎng)金而搏斗。因此，他們被稱作“職業(yè)拳擊手”。不過(guò)，拳擊是十分野

15、蠻的，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)沒(méi)有任何比賽規(guī)則，職業(yè)拳擊手有可能在比賽中受重傷，甚至喪命。拳擊史上最引人注目的人物之一是丹尼爾.門(mén)多薩，他生于1764年。1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次為拳擊比賽制定了規(guī)則，拳擊比賽這才用上了手套。雖然門(mén)多薩嚴(yán)格來(lái)講不過(guò)是個(gè)職業(yè)拳擊手，但在把這種粗野的拳擊變成一種體育運(yùn)動(dòng)方面，他作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。是他把科學(xué)引進(jìn)了這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。門(mén)多薩在他的全盛時(shí)期深受大家歡迎，無(wú)論是富人還是窮人都對(duì)他祟拜備至。門(mén)多薩在14歲時(shí)參加一場(chǎng)拳擊賽后一舉

16、成名。這引起當(dāng)時(shí)英國(guó)拳壇名將理查德.漢弗萊斯的注意。他主動(dòng)提出教授門(mén)多薩，而年少的門(mén)多薩一學(xué)就會(huì)。事實(shí)上，門(mén)多薩不久便名聲大振，致使?jié)h弗萊斯與他反目為敵。兩個(gè)人爭(zhēng)吵不休，顯而易見(jiàn)，只有較量一番才能解決問(wèn)題。于是兩人在斯蒂爾頓設(shè)下賽場(chǎng)，廝打了一個(gè)小時(shí)。公眾把大筆賭注下到了門(mén)多薩身上，但他卻輸了。后來(lái)，門(mén)多薩與漢弗萊斯再次在拳擊場(chǎng)上較量，門(mén)多薩又輸了一場(chǎng)。直到1790年他們第3次對(duì)壘，門(mén)多薩才終于擊敗漢弗萊斯，成了全英拳擊冠軍。同時(shí)，他建立

17、了一所拳擊學(xué)校，辦得很成功，連拜倫勛爵也成了他的學(xué)生。門(mén)多薩掙來(lái)大筆大筆的錢(qián)，一次出場(chǎng)費(fèi)就多可達(dá)100英鎊。盡管收入不少，但他揮霍無(wú)度，經(jīng)常債臺(tái)高筑。他被一個(gè)叫杰克遜紳士的拳擊手擊敗后很快被遺忘。他因無(wú)力還債而被捕入獄，最后于1836年在貧困中死去。LessonLesson2424Askeletonskeletonininthethecupboardcupboard“家丑家丑”Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeming

18、lyrespectablepersonfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedconcealedconcealedfromfromfromstrangersfyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethisstofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled‘a(chǎn)askeletonskel

19、etonskeletoninininthethethecupboardcupboardcupboard’.AtAtAtsomesomesomedramaticdramaticdramaticmomentmomentmomentinthestytheterriblesecretbecomesknownareputationisruined.Thereadershairhairhairstsstsstsonononendendendwhen

20、hereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroineadearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybodyhadinheryouthpoisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbs.ItItItisisisallallallveryveryverywellwellwellfffsuchthingstooccurinfiction.ToToTovary

21、ingvaryingvaryingdegreesdegreesdegreesweallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearnbutfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGegeCarltonheisveryproudproudproudofo

22、fofthefact.Gegestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadocthoweverhebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivesties.IoncespentanuncomftableweekendwhichIshallneverfgetathishouse.Gegeshowedmetotheguestroomwhichhesaidwasrarelyu

23、sed.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsthencomedowntodinner.AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsunderclothesintwoemptydrawersIdecidedtohangoneofthetwosuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.Iopenedthecupboarddothenstoodinininfrontfrontfrontofofofi

24、tpetrified.Askeletonwasdanglingbefemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedomadeitswayslightlyitgavemetheimpressionthatitwasaboutaboutabouttototoleapleapleapoutoutoutatme.pingmysuitIdasheddownstairstotellGege.Thiswaswsethan‘a(chǎn)terri