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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)有一個時期芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢給歹徒以換取“保護(hù)“。如果交款不

8、及時歹徒們就會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)英國人約翰.霍克伍德就有過非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn):“人們情愿拿出大筆的錢也不愿畢生的心血毀于歹徒之手.600年前約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊士兵來到意大利在佛羅倫薩附近駐扎下來很快就出了名.意大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫托.每次意大利各城邦之間發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭霍克伍德把他的士兵雇傭給愿給他出高價的君主。和平時期當(dāng)生意蕭條時霍克伍德便帶領(lǐng)士兵進(jìn)入某個城邦縱火燒毀一兩個農(nóng)場然后

9、提出如向他們繳納保護(hù)金他們便主動撤離。霍克伍德用這種方法掙了大筆錢.盡管如此意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。他80歲那年死去時佛羅倫薩人為他舉行了國葬并為他畫像以紀(jì)念這位“驍勇無比的戰(zhàn)士、杰出的領(lǐng)袖喬凡尼.阿庫托先生.“LessonLesson1717TheThelongestlongestsuspensionsuspensionbridgebridgeininthethewldwld世界上最長的吊橋世界上最長的吊橋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，拳擊比賽在英國非常盛行。當(dāng)時，拳擊手們不戴手套，為爭奪獎金而搏斗。因此，他們被稱作“職業(yè)拳擊手”。不過，拳擊是十分野

15、蠻的，因為當(dāng)時沒有任何比賽規(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。雖然門多薩嚴(yán)格來講不過是個職業(yè)拳擊手，但在把這種粗野的拳擊變成一種體育運動方面，他作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。是他把科學(xué)引進(jìn)了這項運動。門多薩在他的全盛時期深受大家歡迎，無論是富人還是窮人都對他祟拜備至。門多薩在14歲時參加一場拳擊賽后一舉

16、成名。這引起當(dāng)時英國拳壇名將理查德.漢弗萊斯的注意。他主動提出教授門多薩，而年少的門多薩一學(xué)就會。事實上，門多薩不久便名聲大振，致使?jié)h弗萊斯與他反目為敵。兩個人爭吵不休，顯而易見，只有較量一番才能解決問題。于是兩人在斯蒂爾頓設(shè)下賽場，廝打了一個小時。公眾把大筆賭注下到了門多薩身上，但他卻輸了。后來，門多薩與漢弗萊斯再次在拳擊場上較量，門多薩又輸了一場。直到1790年他們第3次對壘，門多薩才終于擊敗漢弗萊斯，成了全英拳擊冠軍。同時，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。門多薩掙來大筆大筆的錢，一次出場費就多可達(dá)100英鎊。盡管收入不少，但他揮霍無度，經(jīng)常債臺高筑。他被一個叫杰克遜紳士的拳擊手擊敗后很快被遺忘。他因無力還債而被捕入獄，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