1、Unit 14,A noble gangsterBy zhao xia,Look at it and talk about,What happened Who is it? to the couple?, Have you ever met a robber? Do you want to be a gangster? What do you think of this sort of people?,Robber Gangster,Today well talk about a gangster who lived a long time ago.,The whole life of Sir
2、 John Hawkwood.,Read pra.1 and think about,gangster n.歹徒，强盗。来自于gang n.一伙, a gang of sb (不好的人) 此外也可以用band(中性)a band of gangsters robber：抢劫犯thief/pickpocket：扒手shoplifter：商店盗窃犯（lift 拿起，拿走）,Protection n.保护protection money 保护费 protect vt.保护protectfromWe must protect our eyes from the sunshine.,break/dama
3、ge/ destroy, destroy v.毁掉;消灭强调完全的摧毁 e.g. The earthquake destroyed the city. e.g. You destroyed his dream. damage n/v 强调受损程度不很严重，可以被修复 e.g. The big clock was damaged., break v/n 强调弄坏，弄断 e.g. Two of the strings were broken. （乐器上）有两根弦被弄断了。（但是可以修补好） spoil v. 强调把事情给搅和了 e.g. spoil the party/ spoil the hol
4、iday, by destroying his shop 通过手段- You are putting me out of patience by disturbing me.,Promptly = immediately e.g. I gave him a ring and he called me back promptly. 我给他打了个电话，他即刻就给我打回来了。 on time & in time比较 on time 准时，按时。指按规定的时刻，不早不晚。 in time 及时地 表示及时。指没有迟到，时间还充裕。按时。指按规定的时刻，不早不晚。,put sb/sth out of.
5、使某人失去,put a man out of business 使某人失业e.g. You are putting me out of patience. 你使我失去耐心了。 e.g.Put it out of your mind 忘记这件事情吧!= forget it.,As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have t
6、heir life work destroyed by gangsters. as long ago as （= dating back to = date from）追溯回到 - I knew Jane as long ago as the year 1980. make the remarkable discovery 做出不同寻常的发现,remarkable adj. 不寻常的,unusual or surprising and therefore deserving attention or praise （=unusual, uncommon, extraordinary） e.g.
7、 a remarkable event 不同寻常的事件 e.g. She has made remarkable progress. 她取得了不同寻常的一次进步（make progress取得进步）,would rather do. than do. 宁愿而不 - He would rather die than surrender. - I would rather play tennis than swim.would prefer to do . than do. would prefer doing . to doing. - He would prefer to die than s
8、urrender. - He would prefer dying to surrendering.,would rather(sooner) + that 宾语从句（过去式）- 虚拟语气- I would rather that you were not here. 我宁愿你不在这。（暗含：实际你在这） - I would rather that I didnt see you. - He would rather that he didnt hear the news. life work 毕生的事业 have sth done,Read pra.2 and think about,Rea
9、d pra.2 and think about,,LOGO, in time of peace 在和平期间in times of在期间 march into 大踏步行军 burn down 烧毁 / burn up烧光 / burn out 烧空 - The house was burned out only walls left. 房子被了只剩下墙壁。 would offer to go away = would promise to go away,dedicate v.奉献，献给,（比devote更为正式而庄重） dedicate sth. to sb把献给 He dedicated h
10、is first book to his mother. dedicatetoHe dedicates his life to his motherland. 他把整个生命都献给了科学事业。 工作勤勤恳恳的工人这本书谨献给,dedicate v.奉献，献给,（比devote更为正式而庄重） dedicate sth. to sb把献给 He dedicated his first book to his mother. dedicatetoHe dedicates his life to his motherland.He dedicated his life to science. a de
11、dicated worker The book is dedicated to,memory n. 记忆，纪念,I have a good memory. 我记忆很不错。 如果我没记错的话 If my memory serves me well in memory of sb.=to the memory of sb. 为了纪念They held the ceremony in memory of the poet. 他们为了纪念这个诗人而举行了仪式。用memory时一般是纪念的逝去、离开的某个人。,MAIN LANGUAGE POINTS,1.make a name for sb.=make
12、 ones name e to 3.be at war 4.hire.to sb. 5.in times of 6.march / long march 7.offer to do 8.state funeral 9.be dedicated to 10.to the memory of 11.would rather do A than do,MAIN LANGUAGE POINTS,1.make a name for sb./make ones name出名 e to 逐渐 3.be at war处于战争状态 4.hire.to sb. 把出租给某人 5.in times of 在的时期
13、6.march 行军（长征 long march） 7.offer to do主动提出 8.state funeral国葬 9.be dedicated to 10.to the memory of 纪念 11.would rather do A than do,RETELLING,There was a time gangster -In return for this-if the money -protection money -as long as the -Sir John Hawkwooddiscovery-,There was a time when the owners of
14、shop and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for protection.,If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.,Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire h
15、is soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.,Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way.,When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of the most valiant soldier .,Thank you !,
