高中英语 Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza新概念讲义 第三册VIP免费

§Lesson21DanielMendoza丹尼尔·门多萨【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语●boxingn.拳击●boxern.拳击手●bareadj.赤裸的●prizefightern.职业拳击手（尤指古时赤手拳击手）●crudeadj.粗野的●marquisn.侯爵●technicallyadv.严格根据法律意义地●sciencen.科学●popularityn.名望●adorev.崇拜，爱戴●alikeadv.一样地●famen.名声●eminentadj.著名的，杰出的●bitterlyadv.厉害地●bet(bet,bet;betted,betted)v.打赌●academyn.专业学校●extravagantadj.浪费的，奢侈●povertyn.贫困■boxingn.拳击■boxern.拳击手■bareadj.赤裸的bareuncoveredbare(部分的)赤裸barefist赤手空拳barefoot光着脚的barehanded光着手的barelegged光着腿的naked全裸He’swalkinginbarefeet.Heisnaked.nudeadj.光秃秃的；n.裸体（雕象，油画）anudehillside光秃秃的山坡■prizefightern.职业拳击手（尤指古时赤手拳击手）■crudeadj.粗野的becrudetosb对……粗鲁，无理,rude语气比crude要弱Heiscrudetothegirl.■marquisn.侯爵■technicallyadv.严格根据法律意义地用心爱心专心1■sciencen.科学■popularityn.名望inpopularity受欢迎，受喜爱Instantfoodsaregettinginpopularity.即食食品越来越受欢迎。popularsongsareinpopularity.popularwith受人喜爱popularity名望，受人欢迎的状态fame出名的名声famousadj.reputation声誉■adorev.崇拜，爱戴Moreandmorepeopleadorethefamousadtress.■alikeadv.一样地Hewasadoredbyrich,andpooralike.Theteacherisadoredbyboy,girlandalike.■famen.名声■eminentadj.著名的，杰出的eminentscientistdistinguished■bitterlyadv.厉害地Itisblowingbitterly.bitter:苦的、辛酸的、刺骨的bitterpillsmayhavewholesomeeffects良药L20-02_21-01end15’00”L21-02begin15’39”■bet(bet,bet;betted,betted)v.打赌betonsth.以...打赌betsb.that跟某人打赌betone'sbottomdollaronsomebody对……孤注一掷Hebethisbottomdollaronhislastattempt.betonthewronghorse对……做出了错误的判断Ibet我肯定，我断言■academyn.专业学校■extravagantadj.浪费的，奢侈extravaganthobitthriftyfrugaleconomical用心爱心专心2■povertyn.贫困inpoverty在贫困当中indigence贫困(正式)destitution赤贫penury诘据【Text】§Lesson21DanielMendoza丹尼尔·门多萨Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.HowmanyunsucessfulattemptsdidMendozamakebeforebecomingChampionofallEngland?BoxingmatcheswereverypopularinEnglandtwohundredyearsago.Inthosedays,boxersfoughtwithbarefistsforPrizemoney.Becauseofthis,theywereknownas'prizefighters'.However,boxingwasverycrude,fortherewerenorulesandaprizefightercouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledduringamatch.OneofthemostcolourfulfiguresinboxinghistorywasDanielMendozawhowasbornin1764.Theuseofgloveswasnotintroduceduntil1860whentheMarquisofQueensberrydrewupthefirstsetofrules.Thoughhewastechnicallyaprizefighter,Mendozadidmuchtochangecrudeprizefightingintoasport,forhebroughtsciencetothegame.Inhisday,Mendozaenjoyedtremendouspopularity.Hewasadoredbyrichandpooralike.Mendozarosetofameswiftlyafteraboxingmatchwhenhewasonlyfourteenyearsold.ThisattractedtheattentionofRichardHumphrieswhowasthenthemosteminentboxerinEngland.HeofferedtotrainMendozaandhisyoungpupilwasquicktolearn.Infact,MendozasoonbecamesosuccessfulthatHumphriesturnedagainsthim.Thetwomenquarrelledbitterlyanditwasclearthattheargumentcouldonlybesettledbyafight.AmatchwasheldatStiltonwherebothmenfoughtforanhour.ThepublicbetagreatdealofmoneyonMendoza,buthewasdefeated.MendozametHumphriesintheringonalateroccasionandhelostforasecondtime.Itwasnotuntilhisthirdmatchin1790thathefinallybeatHumphriesandbecameChampionofEngland.Meanwhile,hefoundedahighlysuccessfulAcademyandevenLordByr...