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Lesson14A noblegangster□Part1:TextThere was a timewhen theowners ofshop andbusinesses inChicago had to paylarge sums of money togangsters inreturn forprotection If the money was not paidpromptly,the gangsterswould quickly put a man out of business by destroying hisshop.Obtaining protechonmoney*is nota moderncrime.As long ago as thefourteenth century,an Englishman,Sir JohnHawkwood,made theremarkablediscovery that people would rather pay large sums of moneythan havetheir lifeworkdestroyed bygangsters.Six hundredyears ago,Sir JohnHawkwood arrivedin Italywitha band of soldiersand settlednear Florence.He soonmade aname forhimselfand came to be known to the Italiansas GiovanniAcuto.Whenever theItaliancity-states wereat warwith eachother,Hawkwood usedto hirehis soldiersto princeswho were willing to paythe highprice hedemanded.In times of peace,when businesswas bad,Hawkwood andhis menwould march into a city-state and,after burningdown a few farms,would offer to goaway ifprotection moneywas paidto them.Hawkwood madelarge sumsof moneyin thisway.In spite of this,the Italiansregarded him as a sort of hero.When hedied at the ageof eighty,the Florentinesgavehim astate funeraland hada picturepainted whichwas dedicatedto thememory ofthemost valiantsoldier andmost notableleader,Signor GiovanniHaukodue.□Part2:New wordsand expressions
1.gangster[gaensta]n.歹徒,强盗
2.Chicago[fika:geu]n.芝加哥(美国城市)
3.protection[protekfon]n.保护
4.promptly[promptli]ad.准时地;迅速的
5.destroy[distroi]v.毁掉;消灭
6.remarkable[rima:kabl]a.不寻常的
7.band[baend]n.帮,团伙
8.Florence[florans]n.佛罗伦萨(意大利城市)
9.city-state n.(古代)城邦
10.hire[haia]v.租出,雇佣1Lprince『prins]n.(小附属国的)君主,诸侯;王子
12.Florentine[florantain]n.佛罗伦萨人
13.funeral[fjumsrsl]n.葬礼
14.dedicate[*dedikeit]v.奉献,题献给
15.memory『memeri]n.纪念
16.valiant[vaeljant]a.英勇的★noble
1.崇高的;品质高尚的be k八w八s…表示以…的产地或地方而出名”be knownf…则表示以…特产而出名”★Whenever theItalian city-states wereat warwith eachother,Hawkwood usedto hirehis soldiersto princeswhowerewilling topaythe highprice hedemanded.rube atwav with〜与…处于战争状态2to dostk.习惯做某事hire sb・2do sth.
4.be wipingto d3七人,想去做某事Hes quitewillingtopag thepHce/ask.5-dckvtMdi八great dckvia八d有很大的需求★In timesof peace,when businesswasbad,Hawkwood andhis menwouldmarchintoacity-state and,after burningdownafewfarms,would offerto goaway ifprotection moneywas paidto them.1•伍tildes ofpeace在和平时期即使在困难时期,他仍对那项计划很热情He wasstill enthusiasticfor theevei^i八t/mesofdifficulty.SC/ICMC
2.MG/ck工)前进,行进]八The soldiersi^arcl\ed ag theroad.士兵们沿着大路齐步前进)2八七人MG/ck行军中Ouar armiesare八the我们的部队在行军中游行,示威群众和平游行〃pence Mnrrk
3.bum Wow八被焚毁eg那座楼烧得只剩下灰烬The buildingwqs feumt down.ai^d八也“skes wereleft.
4.offertodstk.愿意做某事她表示愿意开车送我去车站She offeredto drivekv\e to the station.我主动提出给他吃的和喝的I w\ade人沁av\offer offood ainddn•八k.★In spiteof this,the Italiansregardedhimasa sort ofhero.八spiteof尽管2・〃sortof类似…的人物I kadasortof⑷feeling youdsag我有某种感觉你会那样说的regard“s看作是・・・・★When hedied at the ageof eighty,the Florentinesgave himastate funeraland hada picturepainted whichwas dedicatedto thememory of themost valiantsoldier andmost notableleader,SignorGiovanni Haukodue*.,〃土the ageof…在…岁时八.以The oldladys funeralwas heattheckcxHck•那位老妇人的葬礼在当地的教堂举行
3.be dedicatedto沁Jack dedicatedhis se/ftEnglish teaching.杰克为英语教学奉献了他的一生OPart Gra^marDifficult point4:重点wouldratherdo sthtk〃八do sth宁愿而不EgHe wouldrather diethai^surrender.I wouldrather playtei^i^is tk\ai^W.SV HA-would prefer to do……thai^do-would preferdoing……to doing〃Eg:He wouldprefertodie tkai^s rrc八decHe wouldprefer dgingto sotrrei^derii^go wouldrnthcK sooner+that从句(过去式)Eg:I wouldrattier thatyou werev\ot kcrc我宁愿你不在这儿Eg:I wouldrather thatI did4t secgou.我宁愿没见到你DPart5:Homework.背诵单词课文(重点语句解析需背诵)1lessor X
42.Retell the text互练习总结课文伟大的领袖e.g.1a nobleleader他为了高尚的事业而牺牲2He diedfor anoble cause.2・e・g.出身高贵的人a manof noblebirth贵族□the nobility★保护protection[pratekjdn]n..保护;保障1她那单薄的外衣不怎么御寒e.g.Her thincoat gave/provided littleprotection againstthe cold..保护物2鞋是用来保护脚的e.g.Shoes area protectionfor thefeet.保护,维护,防护□v.protect这些珍禽受到专门法令的保护-它们是受保护的物种e.g.1These rarebirds areprotected byspecial laws---they areprotected species.维护自己的名誉2to protectones reputation戴墨镜可以保护眼睛不受阳光刺激3Wearing darkglasses canprotect youreyes fromthe sun.★.准时地;迅速的promptly[promptli]ad例:Ill behere promptlyat nineoclock.我一定九点准时到这里□prompt adj,[prompt]行动立刻的;迅速的;准时的
1.如蒙即期结账,则不胜感激e.g.1Prompt paymentof billsis greatlyappreciated.他付房租从不拖延2租金,租费He isprompt inpayinghis rent.3I cantunderstand it;hes usuallyvery prompt.我不明白这是怎么回事,他通常很准时的2・v.prompt v.to causeor urge促使;催促,弓|起看到船使他想起遥远的故乡e.g.1The sightof theships promptedthoughts ofhis distanthome.他的答复促使我再提一个问题2His replyprompted meto askanother question.★毁掉;消灭destroy[dis troi]v.破坏计划destroy aplan破坏某人的信仰destroy sbsbelief例:It isproverbially easierto destroythan toconstruct.谁都知道破坏容易建设难★.不寻常的remarkable[rimazksbl]a.他是一位杰出的语言学家1He isa remarkablelinguist..非常壮观的日落景象2a mostremarkable sunset不寻常地;突出地□adv.remarkably他唱得特别好e.g.1He singsremarkably well.特别晴朗的一天2a remarkablyfine day谈至说起□remark v.U;.他说天色不早了e.gHe remarkedthat itwas gettinglate.评论;谈论remark on/upon sth.人人对他的缺席都评论了一番e.g.Everyone remarkedon hisabsence.评论;意见□remark n.不要对她的容貌胡乱品评e.g.Dont makerude remarksabout herappearance.★.帮,团伙band[baend]n
1.n.一伙强盗a bandof robbers.乐队2n・摇滚乐队a rockband团结,联合
3.V.联合起来band together紧密团结band closely★租出,雇佣hire[haia]v..租用1We hireda carfor aweek whenwe werein Italy.我们在意大利时租了一辆汽车用了一个星期e.g..[为某一目的短期]雇佣某人2e・g.雇佣杀手a hiredkiller雇人做某事,聘任
3.hire sth・/sb・out v.〜to1to givethe useof sth・for payment出租他把车租给了邻居e.g.He hiredout hiscar tohis neighbour.受雇
2..收割季节出卖劳动力的农场劳工e.gfarm labourerswho hirethemselves outfor theharvest★.(小附属国的)君主,诸侯;王子prince[prins]n非常快乐as happyasaprince皇族prince ofthe blood★.葬礼funeral[fjuznardl]n出席葬礼atthefuneral举行葬hold afuneral★奉献,题献给dedicate[dedikeit]v.奉献生命
1.dedicate life献身于…
2.be dedicatetoId liketo dedicatethe bookto myparents.我想把这本书献给我的父母★纪念memory[memari]n•记住keep onesmemory为纪念某人tothememoryofsb例:A wholeseries ofmemories startedto wellup.一系列往事开始涌上心头★.英勇valiant[vaeljdnt]apot・valiant酒后胆壮的温顺如犊(胆小如鼠)as valiantas anessex lion・・・例:Lets hailtothevaliant victors.让我们向勇敢的胜利者致敬!□Part3:Notes onthetext★There wasa timewhen theowners ofshop andbusinesses inChicagohad topaylarge sumsofmoney togangsters inreturn for1234protection1If themoneywasnotpaidpromptly,the gangsterswould
1.had tohave tIkhcw aslongagoastheyear工3£.我早在2460年就认识他了七〃〃八宁愿•也不・・・・・・・・只有当prefer后的宾语为动词不定式时,才可在其后使用rather八结构,如prefer后的宾语为名词或动名词形式时,只能用于?七生仁上…结构★Six hundredyears ago.Sir JohnHawkwood arrivedin Italywith abandof soldiersand settlednear Florence.:M+地点,到达(比较大的地点)arrive〃住地点(多指小地点)2・〃bandof一伙,一帮〃ban4of/obbe/s一伙强盗凡settle2)定居Tl^ey gotcarried andsettled八匕M〃八ckester.)2处理Theg settledtheiir quarrel/differences ma friendlyway.他们友好地解决了他们的争端Edison wasknown forkk ii^vei^tive talent.2当主语为表示地点的名词时,★He soonmade aname forhimself andcame to be known to theItaliansas GiovanniAcuto.tobeknew八渐渐被知晓/称作coMc/g次+动词不定式结构表示一种情况的变化过程,表示出“逐渐”的含义在汉语译文中,有时并不一定译出来,如:eg.总有一天她会为她今日的所作所为而感到羞愧She willcoi^etobe ofwkat shedone today.□3k八w八to sb•为某人所知当亡后为“某地”时,则表示“文明于某地之意,如eg1你的邻居是警察熟悉的人物,所以你最好对他留神点八Your cighbouLsknown tothe police,so youdbetter keep〃八ege八hinA.2这家人在这一地区很出名夕彳Be k八w八〃s…/bek八urn f可…用来表示“以…而出名”但它们在含义和用法The familyis quiteknowntothe area.上有所不同。