新概念三第21课

Lesson21DanielMendoza2015-04-14BoxingmatcheswereverypopularinEnglandtwohundredyearsago.Boxing拳击Boxer拳击手Inthosedays,boxersfoughtwithbarefistsforprizemoney.Bareadj.赤裸的（=uncoveredadj.无遮盖的）withbarefist不戴手套，赤手空拳barefooted=barefootadj.光着脚的adv.光着脚的barehanded（adj.赤手空拳的）barelegged（adj.露腿的adv.光着腿的）barenecked（adj.露出脖子的）bareheaded（adj.不戴帽子的）nakedadj.全裸,赤裸的,裸体的--He‘swalkingbarefootedonthebeach.他光着脚走在沙滩上。--Heisnaked.=hehasnothingon.他什么也没穿。Becauseofthis,theywereknownas'prizefighters'.因此，他们被称作“职业拳击手”。Beknownas被称作昆明被称作“春城”。KunmingisknownastheCityofEternalSpring.Littlewasknownabouthim.他鲜为人知。1524年，一位鲜为人知的意大利人维拉萨诺驾船驶入了纽约港。Verrazano,anItalianmanaboutwhomlittlewasknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarborin1524.manisknownbythecompanyhekeepsSon,whenyougoawaytoschool,spendyourtimewithseriouspeople;don'thangaroundwithpeoplewhogotopartiesallthetime.Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.However,boxingwasverycrude,forthesewerenorulesandaprizefightercouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledduringamatch.Crude:Notdeveloped；primitive粗糙的，原始的Offensive;violent不礼貌的，粗野的Crudetoolsmadeofwood木制的比较粗糙的工具Crudejokes粗俗的玩笑Prizefighter:boxerPrizemoney:moneygivenasaprizeOneofthemostcolorfulfiguresinboxinghistorywasDanielMendoza,whowasbornin1764.Colorful引人注目的Figure人物Publicfigure公众人物Theuseofgloveswasnotintroduceduntil1860,whentheMarquisofQueensberrydrewupthefirstsetofrules.Introduce:①介绍②Introduce（vt.传入,引进）=bringin（介绍引进）PotatoeswereintroducedintoEuropefromSouthAmerica.Gunpower,knownasoneofthe‘FourGreatInventions’ofChina,wasnotintroducedinEuropeuntilthe13thcentury.Drawup制定，拟定Thoughhewastechnicallyaprizefighter,Mendozadidmuchtochangecrudeprizefightingintoasport,forhebroughtsciencetothegame.TechnicallyStrictlyTechnicallyspeaking严格的来说Technicallyspeaking,EnglandonlymeansthepartofEngland,notthewholenationofBritain.Inthisday,Mendozaenjoyedtremendouspopularity.Hewasadoredbyrichandpooralike.Inhis/herday:在他/她的鼎盛时期Inthosedays,boxersfoughtwithbarefistsforprizemoney.Inthosedays:那时Enjoy:possess,have享有EnjoycivilizationEnjoypopularity.adorev.崇拜Adorable讨人喜欢的，可爱的alikeadv.一样地(equally)--Hewasadoredbyrichandpooralike.Hewasadoredbyrichaswellaspoor.--Ilearnedalotfromteachersandstudentsalike.Somuchalike如此相像Thetwinsaresomuchalikethatit’sdifficulttotellonefromtheother.Mendozarosetofameswiftlyafteraboxingmatchwhenhewasonlyfourteenyearsold.Risetofame=becomefamousRisetopower:becomepowerfulMussolinirosetopowerinItalyin1922.Rise/raiseWhentheactorcameonstage,theaudience______tocheerhim.Thegirl_______herhandtoaskaquestion.Swiftly:rapidlyroseraisedThisattractedtheattentionofRichardHumphrieswhowasthenthemosteminentboxerinEngland.Eminentadj.著名的，杰出的=distinguishedadj.卓越的；杰出的；超群的；出众的；著名的--eminentscientist/eminentphysicist（n.物理学家）HeofferedtotrainMendozaandhisyoungpupilwasquicktolearn.Pupil:小学生私人弟子Theprimaryschoolhasabout1000pupils.AristotlewasapupilofPlato.Infact,MendozasoonbecamesosuccessfulthatHumphriesturnedagainsthim.Turnagainstsb.与某人反目成仇Turnsb.Againstsb.是某人与某人反目成仇Hisex-wifehasturnedthechildrenagainsthim.她的前妻唆使孩子与他作对。Thetwomenquarreledbitterlyanditwasclearthattheargumentcouldonlybesettledbyafight.Bitterly:极端的不快Complain/regretbitterlyItwasabitterlycoldday.Settlesettleadispute,anargument,anissue,etc解决一争端﹑争论﹑问题等Thepartiesinthelawsuitsettled(witheachother)outofcourt,iereachedanagreementbeforethecasewasheardincourt.涉讼双方（相互）达成协议庭外和解.AmatchwasheldatStilton,wherebothmenfoughtforanhour.ThepublicbetagreatdealofmoneyonMendoza,buthewasdefeated.MendozametHumphriesintheringonalateroccasionandhelostforasecondtime.Itwasnotuntilhisthirdmatchin1790thathefinallybeatHumphriesandbecameChampionofEngland.Meanwhile,hefoundedahighlysuccessfulAcademyandevenLordByronbecameoneofhispupils.Heearnedenormoussumsofmoneyandwaspaidasmuchas$100forasingleappearance.Despitethis,hewassoextravagantthathewasalwaysindebt.AfterhewasdefeatedbyaboxercalledGentlemanJackson,hewasquicklyforgotten.Hewassenttoprisonforfailingtopayhisdebtsanddiedinpovertyin1836.ColorfulAcolorfulcareer/life/characterIndebt负债Inpoverty过着贫困的生活Shelivedinluxuryfortherestofherlife.CanIhaveawordwithyouinprivate?Helookedatmeinhorror.Asmuchas不可数名词，多。Not…until2个句子Itwasnotuntilthethirdmatchin1790that…Theuseofgloveswasnotintroduceduntil1860,whentheMarquisof…IfyouwanttoknowwhatkindofpersonGeorgeis,lookathisfriends.Why?Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.Thiscountrycanproduce1,000,000barrelsof_______oileveryday.crude