新概念3新东方学习笔记及课后答案详解Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒
New words and expression 生词和短语
Gangster n.歹徒, 强盗
-- a?band?of?gangsters 一伙强盗
robber n.抢劫犯, 抢劫者
bandit n.强盗, 土匪
brigand n.强盗, 土匪, 盗贼, 草寇（书面用语）
hooligan n.流氓, 不良分子
hoodlum n.罪犯, 恶汉（口语）
rascal n.淘气, 捣蛋鬼（口语）
hand? n.帮, 团伙
-- a?band?of?robbers 一伙强盗
mob ?n. 一群（表示贬义色彩的团伙、帮派）
-- a?mob?of?hooligans 一伙流氓
gang? n.一伙 （-- a?gang?of?thieves）
nest ?n.窝 （-- a?nest?of?bandits）
pack? n.团伙、帮派（-- a?pack?of?hoodlums）
Chicago n.芝加哥(美国城市)
Protection n.保护 （-- protection?money 保护费）
protect vt.保护（protect…from…）
-- We must protect our eyes from the sunshine.
Protector（n.保护者） Protective（adj.保护的）
Protege? n.被保护者
Promptly adv.准时地
-- I give him a ring and he call me back promptly.
-- He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.
on?time?准时／in?time?及时
punctual（adj.严守时刻的, 准时的） punctually ?adv.守时地
destroy v.毁掉;消灭
destroy? n.强调毁灭, 消灭, 完全的摧毁
-- The earthquake destroyed the city. / You destroyed his dream.
Damage ?n.v.强调受损程度不很严重, 可以被修复?
-- The big clock was damaged.
Break ?v.n.强调弄坏, 弄断
-- Two of the strings were broken.
spoil? v.强调把事情搅和了
-- spoil the party / spoil the holiday
remarkable adj.不寻常的（同意词：unusual, uncommon, extraordinary）
-- a?remarkable?event?, an?extraordinary?event 不同寻常的事件
outstanding（adj.突出的，杰出的，卓越的）
-- Our headmaster is an outstanding youth.（n.年轻人, 青少年）
Distinguished（adj.?杰出的, 卓越的, 不同非凡的）
Eminent（adj.?显赫的, 杰出的, 有名的, 优良的）
Distinguished和eminent是同义词（都是用来修饰严肃领域的人）
-- a distinguished physicist（n.物理学家）, an eminent surgeon（n.外科医生）
-- an eminent judge（n.法官）, a distinguished lawyer（n.律师）
well-known adj.众所周知的（?强调众所周知的）
-- She is well-known in the musical world. / This is well-known fact.
famous adj.著名的（因卓越的贡献和成绩而流芳百世的）
-- He is a famous movie star. / Luxun is famous for his articles.
Notorious ?adj.?臭明昭著的, 臭名远扬的（= be?famous?for?bad?things）
-- Hitler is notorious.（Hitler n.希特勒）
infamous ?adj.身名狼藉的（= Notorious）
renowned ?adj.某人或某事以其独特的品质、个性而闻名
-- Hangzhou is renowned for its beautiful scenery.（n.风景, 景色）
Florence n.佛罗伦萨(意大利城市)
city-state n.(古代)城邦
hire v.租出, 雇给
hire?out 出租
-- Does this firm hire out cars?
Rent v.租, 租借, 出租 n.租金
rent?out 租给, 雇给（主要强调出租房屋）
-- He rent out his house to a tourist.
Let 出租（let?his?house出租房屋）
-- Please?let?your?house?to?me. 请把房屋租给我吧？
hire?from, ?rent?from 租进来
-- He hired a car from us. / I rent a room from Mrs. Johnson.
hire指短期雇佣体力劳动者
-- He hired two helpers
employ指长期雇佣或聘用脑力劳动者
-- We employed her as our advisor.（n.顾问）
-- The factory employed 500 workers.
Prince n.君主, 诸候 n.王子
Florentine n.佛罗伦萨人
Funeral n.葬礼
Dedicate v.奉献, 题献给（dedicate to）
dedicate sth to sb
-- He dedicated his first book to his mother
dedicate 献身, 奉献（比devote更为正式而庄重）
dedicate…to sth
-- I devote my time to helping my students.
-- He dedicates his life to his motherland.
-- He dedicated his life to science.
Memory n.纪念
Memory n.记忆, 记忆力, 存储器, 内存
-- You have a good memory.
-- If my memory serves me well, you‘re Tom. 如果我没有记错的话。
in memory of… = to the memory of… 为了纪念…
-- in memory of him = to the memory of him 为了纪念他
in sb’s honor = in honor of sb 为纪念某人, 为庆祝某人
-- we held a party in his honor. = we held a party in honor of him.
Valiant adj.英勇的（强调非常勇敢）
-- During war, soldiers are valiant.
Brave adj.勇敢的
-- The boy is brave.
Fearless adj.大无畏的, 无所畏惧的
-- We are fearless in time of danger.
courageous? adj.有胆量的, 有勇气的
noble adj.高尚的, 贵族的, 高贵的 n.贵族
obtain vt.获得, 得到
crime n.犯罪, 犯罪行为, 罪行
settle vt.安放, 使定居 vi.安家, 定居
demand v.要求, 需要 n.要求, 需求(量), 需要
march vi.进军, 前进
Italian n.意大利人, 意大利语 adj.意大利的, 意大利语的, 意大利文化的
Offer vt., vi.提供, 提出
Notable adj. 著名的, 显著的,值得注意的
Signor n.阁下, 君
Text 课文
How did Haywood make in times of peace?
There was a tine when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago that to pay large sums
of money to gangsters in return for ‘protection.‘
pay?large?sums?of?money?to?sb 向某人付大笔大笔的费用
in?return?for… 目的是为了换取…, 作为对…的回报
-- He gave me some books in return for my help.
when?引导状语从句修饰time
-- There was a time when mini skirt was in fashion.（Mini n.迷你型, 袖珍型）
If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business
by destroying his shop.
Promptly = immediately
put?a?man?out?of?business 使某人失业
put?sb/sth out?of... 使某人失去…
-- You are putting me out of patience. 你使我失去耐心了。
-- You have already put everything out of order.
-- Put?it?out?of?your?mind. 忘记这件事情吧。
by?destroying?his?shop 通过…手段
-- You are putting me out of patience by disturbing me.
Obtaining ‘protection money‘ is not a modern crime.
Obtaining = getting
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 their life
work destroyed by gangsters.
as?long?ago?as 追溯回到（= dating?back?to = date from）
-- I knew Jane as long ago as the year 1980.
make?the?remarkable?discovery 做出不同寻常的发现
would?rather do... than do... 宁愿…而不…
-- He would rather die than surrender.（vi.投降, 自首）
-- I would rather play tennis than swim.
would prefer to do ... than do...
would prefer doing ... to doing...
-- He would prefer to die than surrender.
-- 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 didn‘t see you.
-- He would rather that he didn‘t hear the news.
life?work?毕生的事业 / have sth done
Six hundred years ago, Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and
settled near Florence.
settled?near?Florence? 定居在?Florence?附近
He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.
made a name for himself = become famous
-- They soon made quite a name for themselves as pop singers.
come?to = get?to 渐渐的
come?to?be?known 渐渐被人所熟知
-- I come to be known to my students.
-- I got to know him.
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.
Whenever 无论什么时候
at?war 交战 / at?war?with… 于…交战
hire 表示出租
who指代prince
he demanded = Hawkwood demanded
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.
in?time?of?peace 在和平期间
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
Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded
him as a sort of hero.
in?spite?of?this 尽管如此
People in different countries have different opinions.
The Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.
When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a
pictured which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable
leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.‘
give?sb a?state?funeral 给某人举行国葬
have sth done
Signor n.先生（意大利语）
which?指代picture
be dedicated to the memory of sb
the?most?valiant 比较级的最高级形式
Special difficulties 难点
would rather / would sooner
would rather do… than do…
would?rather?that…?(that宾语从句中要出现动词的过去时)
1...go
2...left（rather省略了that）
3...did not speak
4...not?speak（would rather do…的否定形式结构：would?rather?not?do… 宁愿不做...）
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