1、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
2、一群小阿飞 burglar n. 夜贼 burglar alarm防窃报警器,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. During the 1920s and 1930s it was famous for gangsters.,protection n.保护 protect v.保护 protect against 防御
3、The burglar alarm is used to protect against burglars. protect from 挡住而不受伤害 protect forests from overexploitation Supposing I have seventy-two changes, Id 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 instantl
4、y 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.,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. Sugar ruined his teeth. spoil vt. 溺爱；
5、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. 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
6、 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,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,Florence n.佛罗伦萨 Florentine n.佛罗伦萨人 Florence lies in the c
7、enter of Italy. It was famous in the center of renaissance rnsns. Londoner 伦敦人 Parisian n.prizjn巴黎人 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. der胆大妄为的 a daring robbery heroic adj. hrk英雄的 heroic image / heroic deeds courageous kreds adj.果敢的
8、理性的 a courageous woman bold adj.鲁莽的 It was a bold move.,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 t
9、o sbpaid 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. 1. put sb out of bu
10、siness 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
11、by gangsters. 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 oclock he came. 2.would rather do than do宁愿做而不愿意做 A brave man would rather die on foot than live on knees
12、.,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 werent here now.我宁愿现在不在这。would sooner that = would rather 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 so
13、on made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. 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 re
14、lativity, and came to be known as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.,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. 1.pay the high/low price出高/低价（价格的高低） expensive/ cheap
15、(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 city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. 1. in times of peace在和平时期 in times of war在战争时期 era r特定年代、时代（统治者在位时期
16、） 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,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 politically but not economically. ramble v. 漫步 rambling in the
17、 clouds stagger vt. 蹒跚 3. offer to do提出要做 He offered to give us a ride.,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. 1. state banquet 国宴 pay a state visit to 出访某国 2.The film is dedicated to the memory of those valiant soldiers who sacrificed for the interests of our nations. 以纪念,
