新概念英语第三册逐句精讲第14课 贵族歹徒VIP

1、新概念英语第三册逐句精讲 :第 14 课贵族歹徒lesson14 a noble gangster 贵族歹徒 新概念 3 课文内容： 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. if the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by de

2、stroying his shop. obtaining protection money is not a modern crime. 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. 600 years ago, sir john hawkw

3、ood 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. 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

4、 price he 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. hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. in spite of this, the italians regarded hi

5、m 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. 新概念英语 3 逐句精讲： 1.there was a time when the owners of shops and busine

6、sses in chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for protection. 曾经有一个时期, 芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取保护。 语言点:句子结构分析:when 引导定语从句，修饰 time,表示是在什么时候发生 的事情。从句中的 in return for protection 充当目的状语，说明“付钱”的 目的是为了得到“保护”。 2.if the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put

7、 a man out of business by destroying his shop. 如果交款不及时,歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店,让他破产。 语言点 1:句子结构分析:if 引导条件状语从句，引出一个条件，即如果交钱不 及时会导致主句所说的结果-破产；主句中的 by destroying his shop 作方式 状语，交代“破产”的方式。 语言点 2:写作短语总结:破产 put sb. out of business lose ones business go bankruptcy fail to run business ones business fails ones busin

8、ess collapses ones business lands on rocks ones business goes to the dogs 3.obtaining protection money is not a modern crime. 榨取保护金并不是一种现代的罪恶行径。 语言点:protection money 的意思是“保 护金”。 4. as long ago as the fourteenth century, an englishman, sir john hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people woul

9、d rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters. 早在 14 世纪,英国人约翰.霍克伍德就有过非凡的发现:人们 情愿拿出大笔的钱,也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手。 语言点 1:句子结构 分析:as long ago as the forteenth century 作时间状语，强调是发生在很 久以前的事情。sir john hawkwood 是 an englishman 的同位语，起解释说明 的作用。that 引导同位语从句，解释说明 discovery 的具体作用。 语言 点

10、2:as long ago as 的意思是“追溯到”，相当于 date from,date back to,trace back to。 5. 600 years ago, sir john hawkwood arrived in italy with a band of soldiers and settled near florence. 600 年前 , 约翰.霍克伍德爵士带着一队士兵来到意大利,在佛罗伦萨附近驻扎下来。 语言点:句子结构分析:six hundred years ago 为时间状语。with a band of soldiers 作伴随状语，交代“带着什么到达意大利”。

11、6. he soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the italians as giovanni acuto. 很快就出了名。意大利人叫他乔凡尼.阿库托。 语言点:句子 结构分析:and 连接两个简单句，让句子变得更加紧凑，容易理解。 7. 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 pri

12、ce he demanded. 每次意大利各城邦之间打伏,霍克伍德把他 的士兵雇佣给愿给他出高价的君主。 语言点 1:whenever 意为“无论什么 时候”，相当于 no matter when。 语言点 2:be willing to do 的意思是 “愿意做”。 8. 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 protec

13、tion money was paid to them. 和平时期,当生意萧条时,霍克伍德便带领士兵进入某个城邦,纵 火烧毁一两个农场,然后提出,如向他们缴纳保护金,他们便主动撤离。 语 言点 1:句子结构分析:in times of peace 为前置时间状语，含蓄地说明是什么 时间发生的事情。when 引导时间状语从句。and 连接 would march 和 would offer 两个并列的动作。在句子的最后一部分中，if 引导条件状语从句，交代 “撤离”的先决条件。 语言点 2:in times of的意思是“在时期”。 9. hawkwood made large sums of

14、money in this way. 霍克伍德用这种 方法挣了大笔钱。 语言点:句子结构分析:in this way 为方式状语，说明 “挣钱”的方式。 10. in spite of this, the italians regarded him as a sort of hero. 尽管如此,意大利人还是把他视作某种英雄。 语 言点 1:句子结构分析:in spite of this 为让步状语。as a sort of hero 作 him 的宾语补足语。 语言点 2:regardas的意思是“把当作” 11. 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. 他 80 岁那年死去时,佛罗伦萨人