新概念英語必背36篇

1、新概念英語必背36篇1.AnoblegangsterTherewasatimewhentheownersofshopsbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneytogangstersinreturnfprotection.Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptlythegangsterswouldquicklyputamanoutofbusinessbydestroyinghis

2、shop.Obtainingprotectionmoneyisnotamoderncrime.AslongagoasthefourteenthcenturyanEnglishmanSirJohnHawkwoodmadetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifewkdestroyedbygangsters.Sixhundre

3、dyearsagoSirJohanHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabofsoldierssettlednearFlence.HesoonmadeanamefhimselfcametobeknowntotheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItaliancitystateswereatwarwitheachotherHawkwoodusedtohirehissoldierstop

4、rinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehedemed.IntimesofpeacewhenbusinesswasbadHawkwoodhismenwouldmarchintoacitystateafterburningdownafewfarmswouldoffertogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.Hawkwoodmadelargesumsofmoneyint

5、hisway.InspiteofthistheItaliansregardedhimasastofhero.WhenhediedattheageofeightytheFlentinesgavehimastatefuneralhadapicturedpaintedwhichwasdedicatedtothememyofthemostvaliantsoldiermostnotableleaderSignGiovanniHaukodue.貴族

6、歹徒曾經(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給歹徒以換取“保護(hù)“。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(hù)金“并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑.早在14世紀(jì)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?dú)в诖跬街?600年前約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊(duì)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

7、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(jìn)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(hù)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(jì)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.“2.ThelongestsuspensionbridgeinthewldVerrazanoanItalianaboutwhoml

8、ittleisknownsailedintoNewYkHarbourin1524nameditAngouleme.Hedescribeditasaveryagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthestofwhichflowedagreatriver.ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplerhisnamewillprob

9、ablyremainimmtalfonNovember21st1964thelongestsuspensionbridgeinthewldwasnamedafterhim.TheVerrazanoBridgewhichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmannjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsl.Ithasaspanof4260feet.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthh

10、adtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.Twogreattowerssupptfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatfmsmadeofsteelconcrete.Theplatfmsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.Abo

11、vethesurfaceofthewaterthetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.Theysupptthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.Eachofthefourcablescontains26108lengthsofwire.Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcarsitwouldsti

12、llonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.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。雖然門多薩嚴(yán)格來講不過是個職業(yè)拳擊手，但在把這種粗野的拳擊變成一種體育運(yùn)動方面，他作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。是他把科學(xué)引進(jìn)了這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動。門多薩在他的全盛時期深受大家歡迎，無論是富人還是窮人都對他祟拜備至。門多薩在14歲時參加一場拳擊賽后一舉成名。這引起當(dāng)時英國拳壇名將理查德.漢弗萊斯的注意。他主動提出教授門多薩，而年

13、少的門多薩一學(xué)就會。事實(shí)上，門多薩不久便名聲大振，致使?jié)h弗萊斯與他反目為敵。兩個人爭吵不休，顯而易見，只有較量一番才能解決問題。于是兩人在斯蒂爾頓設(shè)下賽場，廝打了一個小時。公眾把大筆賭注下到了門多薩身上，但他卻輸了。后來，門多薩與漢弗萊斯再次在拳擊場上較量，門多薩又輸了一場。直到1790年他們第3次對壘，門多薩才終于擊敗漢弗萊斯，成了全英拳擊冠軍。同時，他建立了一所拳擊學(xué)校，辦得很成功，連拜倫勛爵也成了他的學(xué)生。門多薩掙來大筆大筆的錢，

14、一次出場費(fèi)就多可達(dá)100英鎊。盡管收入不少，但他揮霍無度，經(jīng)常債臺高筑。他被一個叫杰克遜紳士的拳擊手擊敗后很快被遺忘。他因無力還債而被捕入獄，最后于1836年在貧困中死去。?！?.AskeletoninthecupboardWeoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrange

15、rsfyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethisstofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled‘a(chǎn)skeletoninthecupboard’.Atsomedramaticmomentinthestytheterriblesecretbecomesknownareputationisruined.Thereadershairsts

16、onendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroineadearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybodyhadinheryouthpoisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbs.Itisallverywellfsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegreesweallhavesecretsw

17、hichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearnbutfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGegeCarltonheisveryproudofthefact.Gegestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadocthoweve

18、rhebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivesties.IoncespentanuncomftableweekendwhichIshallneverfgetathishouse.Gegeshowedmetotheguestroomwhichhesaidwasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsthencomedowntodinner.AfterIhadstackedmysh

19、irtsunderclothesintwoemptydrawersIdecidedtohangoneofthetwosuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.Iopenedthecupboarddothenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.Askeletonwasdanglingbefemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedomadeitswayslightlyitg

20、avemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.pingmysuitIdasheddownstairstotellGege.Thiswaswsethan‘a(chǎn)terriblesecret’thiswasarealskeleton!ButGegewasunsympathetic.‘Ohthat’hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.‘T

21、hatsSebastian.YoufgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.’“家丑”在小說中，我們經(jīng)常讀到一個表面上受人尊重的人物或家族，卻有著某種多年不為人所知的駭人聽聞的秘密。英語中有一個生動的說法來形容這種情況。驚人的秘密被稱作“柜中骷髏”。在小說的某個戲劇性時刻，可怕的秘密泄漏出來，接著便是某人的聲譽(yù)掃地。當(dāng)讀者讀到小說最后幾頁了解到書中女主人公，那位一向待大家很好的可愛的老婦人年輕時一