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A noble gangster
贵族歹徒
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★gangster
n. 歹徒,强盗
a band of gangsters 一伙强盗
robber 抢劫犯，抢劫者；bandit强盗，土匪
brigand 强盗，土匪，盗贼，草寇；书面用语
hooligan 流氓，不良分子
rascal 淘气，捣蛋鬼；口语
★Chicago
n. 芝加哥(美国城市)
★protection
n. 保护
protection money 保护费
protect v.: protect from
We must protect our eyes from the sunshine.
protective adj. 保护的
protector n. 保护者
protege n. 被保护者
★promptly
adv. 准时地
I give him a ring and he call me back promptly
He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.
on time 准时／in time 及时
punctually adv. 守时地
★destroy
v. 毁掉;消灭
destroy n. 强盗毁灭，消灭，完全的摧毁
The earthquake destroyed the city./You destroyed his dream.
damage n. v.强调受损程度不很严重，可以被修复
The big clock was damaged.
break v.n. 强调弄坏，弄断
Two of the strings were broken.
spoil v. 强调把事情搅和了
spoil the party; spoil the holiday
★remarkable
adj. 不寻常的
remarkable adj.: unusual; uncommon; extraordinary
outstanding adj.突出的，杰出的，卓越的
Our headmaster is an outstanding youth.
eminent adj. 显赫的，杰出的，有名的，优良的
a distinguished physicist; an eminent surgeon; an eminent judge
a distinguished layer
well-known adj. 强调众所周知的
famous adj. 因卓越的贡献和成绩而流芳百世的
She is well-known in the musical world/This is well-known fact.
He is a famous moviestar./ Luxun is famous for his articles.
notorious adj. 臭明昭著的，臭名远扬的；be famous for bad things
Hitler is notorious.
infamous adj. 身名狼藉的
Hangzhou is renowned for...
★hand
n. 帮,团伙
a band of robbers 一伙强盗
mob n. 表示贬义色彩的团伙、帮派；a mob of hooligans 一伙流氓
gang n. 一伙；a gang of thieves
nest n. 窝；a nest of bandits
pack n. 团伙、帮派；a pack of hoodlums
★Florence
★city-state
n. (古代)城邦
★hire
v. 租出,雇给
hire;rent;let;employ
hire out; rent out 租给
Does this firm hire out cars?
He rent out his house to a tourist.
let 出租房屋；let his house/Please let your house to me.
hire from; rent hrom 租进来
He hired a car from us/ I rent a room from Mrs.Johnson.
hire 指短期雇佣体力劳动者
employ 指长期雇佣或聘用脑力劳动者
We employed her as our advisor.
The factory employed 500 workers.
He hired two helpers
★prince
n. 君主,诸候
★Florentine
n. 佛罗伦萨人
★funeral
n. 葬礼
★dedicate
v. 奉献,题献给
dedicate to
He dedicated his first book to his mother
dedicate 献身，奉献；比devote更为正式而庄重
I devote my time to helping my students.
He dedicates his life to his motherland.
He dedicated his life to science.
★memory
n. 纪念
You have a good memory
in memory of/to the memory of
If my memory serves me well,you're Tom.
★valiant
adj. 英勇的
brave adj. 勇敢的
The boy is brave.
During war,soldiers are valiant.
fearless adj. 大无畏的，无所畏惧的
We are fearless in time of danger.
courageous adj. 有胆量的，有勇气的
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
How did Haywood make in times of peace?
There was a tine when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago that to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection.' If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
Six hundred years ago, Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a pictured with as dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.'
参考译文
pay large sums of money to sb. 向某人付大笔大笔的费用
in return for 目的是为了换取----作为对……的回报
Eg.: He gave me some books in return for my help.
when 引导状语从句修饰time
There was a time when mini skirt was in fashion.
promptly: immediately
put a man out of business: 使某人失业
put sb./sth.out of...使某人失去……
Eg.: You are putting me out of patience.
Eg.: You have already put everything out of order.
put it out of your mind 忘记这件事情吧
by destroying his shop 通过……手段
Eg.: You are putting me out of patience by disturbing me.
obtaining...
obtaining: getting
as long ago as 追溯回到； dating back to
Eg.: I knew Jane as long ago as the year 1980.
John Hawkwood's discovery was quite remarkable
make the remarkable discovery 做出不同寻常的发现
would rather ...than...宁愿而不
Eg.: He would rather die than surrender.
Eg.: I would rather play tennis than swim.
would prefer to do ... than do...
would prefer doing ... to doing...
Eg.: He would prefer to die than surrender.
Eg.: He would prefer dying to surrendering.
would rather: sooner+ that 宾语从句（过去式）
Eg.: I would rather that you were not here.
Eg.: I would rather that I didn't see you.
Eg.: He would rather that he didn't hear the news.
life work 毕生的事业
Eg.: I want to have the tree cut down.
Six hundred years ago...
made a name for himself: become famous
Eg.: They soon made quite a name for themselves as pop singers.
come to/get to 渐渐的
come to be known 渐渐被人所熟知
Eg.: I come to be known to my students.
Eg.: I got to know him
whenever 无论什么时候
at war 交战； at war with 于……交战
hire 表示出租
who 指代prince
he demanded: Hawkwood demanded
in time of peace 在和平期间
march into 大踏步行军
burn down 烧毁/burn up 烧光／burn out 烧空
would offer to go away: would promise to go away
The house was burned out only...
in spite of this 尽管如此
People in different countries have different opinions.
Eg.: the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.
give sb.a state funeral 给某人举行国葬
have sth.done
which 指代picture
be dedicated to the memory of sb.
【Special difficulties】
would rather,would sooner:
would rather do than do
would rather that (that宾语从句中要出现动词的过去时)
(1)...go...
(2)...left... 省略了that
(3)...did not speak...
(4)...not speak... 否定形式结构："宁愿不做...＂would rather not do
(5)...settled...
(6)...didn't tell...
【Multiple choice questions】
(1)...b...
premises: 房产
unharmed替代原文的destroy
(2)...b...
(3)...a...
in that=because "因为",表示一种原因
(4)...a...
(5)...c...
prefer doing + to + 动名词
(6)...b...
hire: 从某人租得某物
(7)...a...
if not: 如果不＝unless
provided---条件是...
(8)...c...
介词on和名词death相搭配，表示去世的状态
介词on和动名词搭配，表示一个动作。＂一...就...＂
on seeing him,I ran away.
(9)...b...
动词的过去分词
(10)..d...
prepared: 心甘情愿的（=willing）
be willing to do,be prepared to do
agreeable: 宜人的，惬意的
desirable: 吸引人的（＝attractive）
