新概念第三册单词课文

• There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection'.
1.There was a time when…曾经有一段时间 There was a time when I hate learning English. 2.pay sb money / pay money to sb
2. march n/v.行军 • 25000 Li Long-March • pace v.踱步 n. 一步 • keep pace with • do something at your own pace • stride v.大步走 n. 大步 • The country has made enormous strides
• Chicago n.芝加哥 skyscraper
• The third largest city in the US and the biggest in the southeast of Illinois which is an important industrial and business center.
• 1. put sb out of business 使停业 • put sb out of work 使失业 • put sb out of patience 使人发火 • A heavy snow put the train out of service. 坏了 • 2.判断句--下定义
• As long ago as the 14th century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
paid thirty dollars for these book 3.in return for I sent him a present in return for his help. 我送给他一份礼物以回报他的帮助。
• If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.
• Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
politically but not economically. • ramble v. 漫步 rambling in the clouds • stagger vt. 蹒跚 3. offer to do提出要做…
• Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. When he died at the age of 80, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue'.
• Prince 王子，小国的君主 • Prince Charles • Prince of Wales • 白马王子 • Prince charm • Princess 王妃、 公主 • Princess Diana • Queen Elizabeth II • King Kang Xi • Emperor n. 皇帝，君主
• destroy v.破坏（to damage sth so badly that can not be repaired ）
• The small boat was destroyed in the heavy storm.
• ruin n. 废墟 v.毁灭（抽象比喻）
• Heavy smoke ruined his health.
• 1.早在很久以前as long ago as
• as early as / as late as/ as much as/ as many as
• As long ago as I was in middle school, I heard quite a lot about him.
• I waited and waited until as late as 9 o’clock he came.
• Florence n.佛罗伦萨 • Florentine n.佛罗伦萨人
• Florence lies in the center of Italy. It was famous in the center of renaissance ['rɛnəsɑns].
• Londoner 伦敦人 • Parisian n.[pə'rizjən]巴黎人
• 1.a band of 一帮、一群（贬义） • 2. settle v.定居
• I moved to Canada, and settled there, which put an end to my floating life.
• 3.make a name for oneself
• Elbert Einstein, the US physicist, made a name for himself by the theory of relativity, and came to be known as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.
• Sugar ruined his teeth. • spoil vt. 溺爱；糟蹋 • A heavy shower spoiled my holiday. • Spare the rod（ n. 棒；惩罚） and spoil the kid. • 孩子不打不成器
• remarkable adj. 不寻常的 • be remarkable for sth以…而著称 • He is remarkable for his stupidity.
• 1. in times of peace在和平时期 • in times of war在战争时期 • era ['ɪrə]特定年代、时代（统治者在位时期）
• in the queen Victoria era • age 时代、年代 （多出现在专业术语） • the last Ice Age在最后的冰河时代 stone age
• 1.pay the high/low price出高/低价（价格的高低） • expensive/ cheap (物品的贵贱) • at any price / at any cost 不惜任何代价
• In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a citystate and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them.
• During the 1920s and 1930s it was famous for gangsters.
• protection n.保护 protect v.保护 • protect against 防御
• The burglar alarm is used to protect against burglars.
Lesson 14 A Noble Gangster
• 矛盾修饰法
• A noble gangster • noble adj. 高尚的；贵族的 • True Lies • a living death • 虽死犹生
• a dead living • 虽生犹死 • Parting is such sweet sorrow.（离别是如此甜
• protect from 挡住而不受..伤害
• protect forests from overexploitation
• Supposing I have seventy-two changes, I'd like to change into a sturdy old pine to protect from wind and sand.
• 假如我有七十二变，我要变成一棵苍劲 的老松去阻止风沙。
promptly adv.立刻、迅速 immediately adv.立即，立刻 instantly adv.立即地 instant coffee 速溶咖啡
instant noodles 方便面 swiftly adv. 很快地；敏捷地 He swiftly avoided a blow.
• 2.would rather do than do宁愿做..而不愿意做
• would rather that+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
• I would rather that I weren’t here now. 我宁愿现在不在这。
蜜的忧伤。）--- Shakespeare
• noble man 贵族（有头衔） • gangster n.匪徒 • gangster films 警匪片 kidnapper n.绑匪 a band of kidnappers 一群绑匪 • hooligan n.小流氓 • a gang of hooligans 一群小阿飞 • burglar n. 夜贼
• The 20th century was remarkable for its inventions.
• city-state 合成词 城市国家，城邦 • hire v.租给 雇给（短期的） • 1）You hire a car from its owner. 租借 • 2）He hires his car out to you. 出租给 • rent vt. 出租；租用（长期的） • rent sth from sb 租借 • rent sth out to sb出租给
• I am a native of Henan province.
• valiant adj. （战士）英勇的（文学色彩） • brave adj.天生的勇敢性格 • Brave Heart daring adj. ['deərɪŋ]胆大妄为的 • a daring robbery heroic adj. [hɪ‘rəʊɪk]英雄的 heroic image / heroic deeds courageous [kə'reɪdʒəs] adj.果敢的 理性的 a courageous woman
would sooner that = would 源自文库ather that 我宁愿我不认识你。
I would sooner that I did not know you.
• 600 years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.