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1、精選新概念必背優(yōu)秀文章36篇11新概念三新概念三LessonLesson1414Anoblenoblegangstergangster貴族歹徒貴族歹徒ThereThereTherewaswaswasaatimetimetimewhenwhenwhentheownersofshopsbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneytogangstersinininreturnreturnreturnf

2、ffprotection.Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptlythegangsterswouldquicklyputamanoutoutoutofofofbusinessbusinessbusinessbydestroyinghisshop.Obtainingprotectionmoneyisnotamoderncrime.AsAsAslonglonglongagoagoagoasasasthefourteenthc

3、enturyanEnglishmanSirJohnHawkwoodmadetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldwouldwouldratherratherratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifewkdestroyedbygangsters.SixhundredyearsagoSirJohanHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabofsol

4、dierssettlednearFlence.HesoonmademademadeaanamenamenamefffhimselfhimselfhimselfcamecamecametototobebebeknownknownknowntotototheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItaliancitystateswereatatatwarwarwarwithwithwitheachotherH

5、awkwoodusedtohirehissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehedemed.InInIntimestimestimesofofofpeacewhenbusinesswasbadHawkwoodhismenwouldmarchintoacitystateafterburningburningburningdowndowndownafewfarmswouldoffe

6、rofferoffertototogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.Hawkwoodmademademadelargelargelargesumssumssumsofofofmoneymoneymoneyinthisway.InInInspitespitespiteofofofthisthisthistheItaliansregardedhimasastofhero.Whenhediedatata

7、tthethetheageageageofofofeightytheFlentinesgavehimastatefuneralhadapicturedpaintedwhichwasdedicatedtototothethethememymemymemyofofofthemostvaliantsoldiermostnotableleaderSignGiovanniHaukodue.曾經(jīng)有一個時期芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢

8、給歹徒以換取“保護“。如果交款不及時歹徒們就會很快搗毀他的商店讓他破產(chǎn).榨取“保護金“并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑.早在14世紀英國人約翰.霍克伍德就有過非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn):“人們情愿拿出大筆的錢也不愿畢生的心血毀于歹徒之手.600年前約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊士兵來到意大利在佛羅倫薩附近駐扎下來很快就出了名.意大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫托.每次意大利各城邦之間發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭霍克伍德把他的士兵雇傭給愿給他出高價的君主。和平時期當(dāng)生意蕭條時霍克伍德便帶領(lǐng)士兵進

9、入某個城邦縱火燒毀一兩個農(nóng)場然后提出如向他們繳納保護金他們便主動撤離?；艨宋榈掠眠@種方法掙了大筆錢.盡管如此意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。他80歲那年死去時佛羅倫薩人為他舉行了國葬并為他畫像以紀念這位“驍勇無比的戰(zhàn)士、杰出的領(lǐng)袖喬凡尼.阿庫托先生.“LessonLesson1717TheThelongestlongestsuspensionsuspensionbridgebridgeininthethewldwld世界上最長的吊橋世界上

10、最長的吊橋精選新概念必背優(yōu)秀文章36篇33BoxingmatcheswereverypopularinEngltwohundredyearsago.Inthosedaysboxersfoughtfoughtfoughtwithwithwithbarefistsfprizeprizeprizemoneymoneymoney.Becauseofthistheywereknownknownknownasasasprizefighters.Ho

11、weverboxingwasverycrudeftherewerenorulesaprizefightercouldbeseriouslyinjuredevenkilledduringamatch.OneofthemostcolourfulfiguresinboxinghistywasDanielMendozawhowasbnin1764.Theuseofgloveswasnotintroduceduntil1860whentheMar

12、quisofQueensberrydrewdrewdrewupupupthefirstsetofrules.ThoughhewastechnicallyaprizefighterMendozadidmuchtochangecrudeprizefightingintoasptfhebroughtsciencetothegame.InInInhishishisdaydaydayMendozaenjoyedenjoyedenjoyedtrem

13、endoustremendoustremendouspopularitypopularitypopularity.Hewasadedbyrichpoalike.Mendozaroseroserosetototofamefamefameswiftlyafteraboxingmatchwhenhewasonlyfourteenyearsold.ThisattractedtheattentionofRidHumphrieswhowasthen

14、themosteminentboxerinEngl.HeofferedofferedofferedtotototrainMendozahisyoungpupilwasquicktolearn.InfactMendozasoonbecamesosuccessfulthatHumphriesturnedturnedturnedagainstagainstagainsthim.Thetwomenquarrelledbitterlyitwasc

15、learthattheargumentcouldonlybesettledbyafight.AmatchwasheldatStiltonwherebothmenfoughtfanhour.ThepublicbetagreatdealofmoneyonMendozabuthewasdefeated.MendozametHumphriesinininthethetheringringringonalateroccasionhelostfas

16、econdtime.Itwasnotuntilhisthirdmatchin1790thathefinallybeatHumphriesbecameChampionofEngl.MeanwhilehefoundedahighlysuccessfulAcademyevenLdByronbecameoneofhispupils.Heearnedearnedearnedenmousenmousenmoussumssumssumsofofofm

17、oneymoneymoneywaspaidasasasmuchmuchmuchasasas100poundsfasingleappearance.Despitethishewassoextravagantthathewasalwaysindebt.AfterhewasdefeatedbyaboxercalledGentlemanJacksonhewasquicklyfgotten.Hewassenttoprisonffailingtop

18、ayhisdebtsdiedinininpovertypovertypovertyin1836.兩百年前，拳擊比賽在英國非常盛行。當(dāng)時，拳擊手們不戴手套，為爭奪獎金而搏斗。因此，他們被稱作“職業(yè)拳擊手”。不過，拳擊是十分野蠻的，因為當(dāng)時沒有任何比賽規(guī)則，職業(yè)拳擊手有可能在比賽中受重傷，甚至喪命。拳擊史上最引人注目的人物之一是丹尼爾.門多薩，他生于1764年。1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次為拳擊比賽制定了規(guī)則，拳擊比賽這才用上了手套。雖然門