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Lesson14ANobleGangster•矛盾修饰法•Anoblegangster•nobleadj.高尚的；贵族的•TrueLies•alivingdeath•虽死犹生•adeadliving•虽生犹死•Partingissuchsweetsorrow.（离别是如此甜蜜的忧伤。）---Shakespeare•nobleman贵族（有头衔）•gangstern.匪徒•gangsterfilms警匪片kidnappern.绑匪abandofkidnappers一群绑匪•hooligann.小流氓•agangofhooligans一群小阿飞•burglarn.夜贼•burglaralarm防窃报警器•Chicagon.芝加哥skyscraper•ThethirdlargestcityintheUSandthebiggestinthesoutheastofIllinoiswhichisanimportantindustrialandbusinesscenter.•Duringthe1920sand1930sitwasfamousforgangsters.•protectionn.保护protectv.保护•protectagainst防御•Theburglaralarmisusedtoprotectagainstburglars.•protectfrom挡住而不受..伤害•protectforestsfromoverexploitation•SupposingIhaveseventy-twochanges,I'dliketochangeintoasturdyoldpinetoprotectfromwindandsand.•假如我有七十二变，我要变成一棵苍劲的老松去阻止风沙。promptlyadv.立刻、迅速immediatelyadv.立即，立刻instantlyadv.立即地instantcoffee速溶咖啡instantnoodles方便面swiftlyadv.很快地；敏捷地Heswiftlyavoidedablow.•destroyv.破坏（todamagesthsobadlythatcannotberepaired）•Thesmallboatwasdestroyedintheheavystorm.•ruinn.废墟v.毁灭（抽象比喻）•Heavysmokeruinedhishealth.•Sugarruinedhisteeth.•spoilvt.溺爱；糟蹋•Aheavyshowerspoiledmyholiday.•Sparetherod（n.棒；惩罚）andspoilthekid.•孩子不打不成器•remarkableadj.不寻常的•beremarkableforsth以…而著称•Heisremarkableforhisstupidity.•The20thcenturywasremarkableforitsinventions.•city-state合成词城市国家，城邦•hirev.租给雇给（短期的）•1）Youhireacarfromitsowner.租借•2）Hehireshiscarouttoyou.出租给•rentvt.出租；租用（长期的）•rentsthfromsb租借•rentsthouttosb出租给•Prince王子，小国的君主•PrinceCharles•PrinceofWales•白马王子•Princecharm•Princess王妃、公主•PrincessDiana•QueenElizabethII•KingKangXi•Emperorn.皇帝，君主•Florencen.佛罗伦萨•Florentinen.佛罗伦萨人•FlorenceliesinthecenterofItaly.Itwasfamousinthecenterofrenaissance['rɛnəsɑns].•Londoner伦敦人•Parisiann.[pə'rizjən]巴黎人•IamanativeofHenanprovince.•valiantadj.（战士）英勇的（文学色彩）•braveadj.天生的勇敢性格•BraveHeartdaringadj.['deərɪŋ]胆大妄为的•adaringrobberyheroicadj.[hɪ‘rəʊɪk]英雄的heroicimage/heroicdeedscourageous[kə'reɪdʒəs]adj.果敢的理性的acourageouswomanboldadj.鲁莽的Itwasaboldmove.•TherewasatimewhentheownersofshopsandbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneytogangstersinreturnfor'protection'.1.Therewasatimewhen…曾经有一段时间TherewasatimewhenIhatelearningEnglish.2.paysbmoney/paymoneytosbpaidthirtydollarsforthesebook3.inreturnforIsenthimapresentinreturnforhishelp.我送给他一份礼物以回报他的帮助。•Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptly,thegangsterswouldquicklyputamanoutofbusinessbydestroyinghisshop.Obtaining'protectionmoney'isnotamoderncrime.•1.putsboutofbusiness使停业•putsboutofwork使失业•putsboutofpatience使人发火•Aheavysnowputthetrainoutofservice.坏了•2.判断句--下定义•Aslongagoasthe14thcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters.•1.早在很久以前aslongagoas•asearlyas/aslateas/asmuchas/asmanyas•AslongagoasIwasinmiddleschool,Iheardquitealotabouthim.•Iwaitedandwaiteduntilaslateas9o’clockhecame.•2.wouldratherdothando宁愿做..而不愿意做•Abravemanwouldratherdieonfootthanliveonknees.•wouldratherthat+did/were虚拟语气（抒发对现实状况的不满，发牢骚）时态要向前倒退一个时态•IwouldratherthatIweren’therenow.我宁愿现在不在这。wouldsoonerthat=wouldratherthat我宁愿我不认识你。IwouldsoonerthatIdidnotknowyou.•600yearsago,SirJohnHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabandofsoldiersandsettlednearFlorence.HesoonmadeanameforhimselfandcametobeknowntotheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.•1.abandof一帮、一群（贬义）•2.settlev.定居•ImovedtoCanada,andsettledthere,whichputanendtomyfloatinglife.•3.makeanameforoneself•ElbertEinstein,theUSphysicist,madeanameforhimselfbythetheoryofrelativity,andcametobeknownasoneofthegreatestscientistsofthe20thcentury.•WhenevertheItaliancity-stateswereatwarwitheachother,Hawkwoodusedtohirehissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehedemanded.•1.paythehigh/lowprice出高/低价（价格的高低）•expensive/cheap(物品的贵贱)•atanyprice/atanycost不惜任何代价•Intimesofpeace,whenbusinesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarchintoacity-stateand,afterburningdownafewfarms,wouldoffertogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.•1.intimesofpeace在和平时期•intimesofwar在战争时期•era['ɪrə]特定年代、时代（统治者在位时期）•inthequeenVictoriaera•age时代、年代（多出现在专业术语）•thelastIceAge在最后的冰河时代stoneage2.marchn/v.行军•25000LiLong-March•pacev.踱步n.一步•keeppacewith•dosomethingatyourownpace•stridev.大步走n.大步•Thecountryhasmadeenormousstridespoliticallybutnoteconomically.•ramblev.漫步ramblingintheclouds•staggervt.蹒跚3.offertodo提出要做…Heofferedtogiveusaride.•Hawkwoodmadelargesumsofmoneyinthisway.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregardedhimasasortofhero.Whenhediedattheageof80,theFlorentinesgavehimastatefuneralandhadapicturepaintedwhichwasdedicatedtothememoryof'themostvaliantsoldierandmostnotableleader,SignorGiovanniHaukodue'.•1.statebanquet国宴•payastatevisitto出访某国•2.Thefilmisdedicatedtothememoryofthosevaliantsoldierswhosacrificedfortheinterestsofournations.以纪念