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新概念英语3课堂笔记第二十一课Lesson21DanielMendoza丹尼尔.门多萨【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语★Boxingn.拳击★boxern.拳击手★bareadj.赤裸的uncoveredbarefistbarefootbarehandedbareleggednakes:全裸He'swalkinginbarefeet.Heisnaked.nude:光秃秃的★prizefightern.职业拳击手（尤指古时赤手拳击手）★crudeadj.粗野的becrudetosomebodyHeiscrudetothegirlrude★marquisn.侯爵★technicallyadv.严格根据法律意义地★sciencen.科学★popularityn.名望Instantfoodsaregettinginpopularity.popularsongsareinpopularity.popularwithfamereputation--声誉★adorev.崇拜，爱戴★alikeadv.一样地Hewasadoredbyrichandpooralike.★famen.名声★eminentadj.著名的，杰出的eminentscientistdistinguished★bitterlyadv.厉害地Itisblowingbitterly.bitter:苦的，辛酸的，刺骨的★betv.打赌betonsomethingbetsomebodythatbetone'sbottomdollaronsomebodybetonthewronghorseIbetYoubet.★academyn.专业学校★extravagantadj.浪费的，奢移的extravaganthabitthriftyfrugaleconomical★povertyn.贫困inpovertyindigencedestitutionpenuryListentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。HowmanyunsuccessfulattemptsdidMendozamakebeforebecomingChampionofallEngland?BoxingmatcheswereverypopularinEnglandtwohundredyearsago.Inthosedays,boxersfoughtwithbarefistsforprizemoney.Becauseofthis,theywereknownas'prizefighters'.However,boxingwasverycrude,forthesewerenorulesandaprizefightercouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledduringamatch.OneofthemostcolourfulfiguresinboxinghistorywasDanielMendoza,whowasbornin1764.Theuseofgloveswasnotintroduceduntil1860,whentheMarquisofQueensberrydrewupthefirstsetofrules.Thoughhewastechnicallyaprizefighter,Mendozadidmuchtochangecrudeprizefightingintoasport,forhebroughtsciencetothegame.Inthisday,Mendozaenjoyedtremendouspopularity.Hewasadoredbyrichandpooralike.Mendozarosetofameswiftlyafteraboxingmatchwhenhewasonlyfourteenyearsold.ThisattractedtheattentionofRichardHumphrieswhowasthenthemosteminentboxerinEngland.HeofferedtotrainMendozaandhisyoungpupilwasquicktolearn.Infact,MendozasoonbecamesosuccessfulthatHumphriesturnedagainsthim.Thetwomenquarrelledbitterlyanditwasclearthattheargumentcouldonlybesettledb[1][2]下一页yafight.AmatchwasheldatStilton,wherebothmenfoughtforanhour.ThepublicbetagreatdealofmoneyonMendoza,buthewasdefeated.MendozametHumphriesintheringonalateroccasionandhelostforasecondtime.Itwasnotuntilhisthirdmatchin1790thathefinallybeatHumphriesandbecameChampionofEngland.Meanwhile,hefoundedahighlysuccessfulAcademyandevenLordByronbecameoneofhispupils.Heearnedenormoussumsofmoneyandwaspaidasmuchas$100forasingleappearoneofhispupils.Heearnedenormoussumsofmoneyandwaspaidasmuchas$100forasingleappearance.Despitethis,hewassoextravagantthathewasalwaysindebt.AfterhewasdefeatedbyaboxercalledGentlemanJackson,hewasquicklyforgotten.Hewassenttoprisonforfailingtopayhisdebtsanddiedinpovertyin1836.参考译文两百年前，拳击比赛在英国非常盛行。当时，拳击手们不戴手套，为争夺奖金而搏斗。因此，他们被称作“职业拳击手”。不过，拳击是十分野蛮的，因为当时没有任何比赛规则，职业拳击手有可能在比赛中受重伤，甚至丧命。拳击史上最引人注目的人物之一是丹尼尔.门多萨，他生于1764年。1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次为拳击比赛制定了规则，拳击比赛这才用上了手套。虽然门多萨严格来讲不过是个职业拳击手，但在把这种粗野的拳击变成一种体育运动方面，他作出了重大贡献。是他把科学引进了这项运动。门多萨在的全盛时期深受大家欢迎，无论是富人还是穷人都对他祟拜备至。门多萨在14岁时参加一场拳击赛后一举成名。这引起当时英国拳坛名将理查德.汉弗莱斯的注意。他主动提出教授门多萨，而年少的门多萨一学就会。事实上，门多萨不久便名声大振，致使汉弗莱斯与他反目为敌。两个人争吵不休，显而易见，只有较量一番才能解决问题。于是两人在斯蒂尔顿设下赛场，厮打了一个小时。公众把大笔赌注下到了门多萨身上，但他却输了。后来，门多萨与汉弗莱斯再次在拳击场上较量，门多萨又输了一场。直到1790年他们第3次对垒，门多萨才终于击败汉弗莱斯，成了全英拳击冠军。同时，他建立了一所拳击学校，办得很成功，连拜伦勋爵也成了他的学生。门多萨挣来大笔大笔的钱，一次出场费就多可达100英镑。尽管收入不少，但他挥霍无度，经常债台高筑。他在被一个叫杰克逊绅士的拳击手击败后很快被遗忘。他因无力还债而被捕入狱，最后于1836年在贫困中死去。【课文讲解】inpopularityfoughtwithbarefists:赤手空拳的打斗oneofthemostfamouspeopleintroduce:bringinPotatoswereintroducedintoEuropefromSouthAmerica.drewup:制定、起草inhisfulltimeinhisgooddayrisetofame=becomefamousattractsomebody'sattentionattracttheattentionofsomebodyturnagainstseverelyItis/wasnotuntilasmuchas:多达indebt:欠债【Multiplechoicequestions】1...b...2...d...3...c...apartfrom:除什么之外还有4...a...5...a...6...b...7...b...owemoneytopeople8...b...personality:个性＝characterimage:偶像9...c...exceptionally-unusually:不同寻常的marvellously=wonderfully:奇妙的，奇异的singly:单独的unequally:独一无二的anexceptionallybeautifulgirl10...a...名词形式，名词所有格，rise:vi.&n.11...a...12...d...beat=defeatconquer:征服gain:赢得，获得win:赢得（比赛）/Pp新概念英语3课后习题答案第21课Multiplechoicequestions多项选择1...Dgraspvt.抓住,掌握,领会n.抓住,掌握,领会establishvt.建立,设立,确定,证实2...Dinfavorofadv.赞同,有利于3...Capart?from除什么之外还有supplementvt.补足,补充4...A5...A6...B7...Bowepeoplemoney=owemoneytopeople8...Bvividadj.生动的,鲜明的,鲜艳的,活泼的,逼真的personalityn.个性,人格,人物,名人charactern.特性,性质,特征,人物imagen.图象,肖像,偶像imaginativeadj.想象的,虚构的adj.富于想象的,有想象力的9...Cexceptionally（adj.例外的,异常的）àunusually（adv.显著地,不同寻常的）--Anexceptionallybeautifulgirl.marvelously（adj.不可思议的,非凡的）=wonderfully（adv.奇妙的,奇异的）singlyadv.单独的unequallyadv.不相等地,不公平地,独一无二的10...Arisevi.n.11...Ajealousadj.妒忌的,猜疑的,警惕的,嫉妒的disinterestedadj.无私心的,廉洁的,公正的adj.[美口]不关心的,不感兴趣的revoltv.反抗,起义,反叛revoltedadj.起来反抗的,起义的,厌恶的12...Dbeat=defeatconquervt.征服,战胜,占领,克服gainvt.vi.赢得,获得winv.赢得（比赛）新概念英语3课堂笔记第二十二课Lesson22Byheart熟记台词【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语★run(ran,run)v.（戏剧，电影等）连演，连映Thefilmissosuccessfulthatitrunsforseveralweeks.★linesn.（剧本中的）台词★partn.剧中的角色，台词★falterv.支吾，结巴说stammmerHehaspractisedthepoemseveraltimes,sohehasnocausetofalter.蹒跚而行，staggerHefalteredhome.★cast(cast,cast)v.连派……扮演角色Theactorwascastintheroleofhero.★rolen.角色★aristocra