1、Lesson21 Daniel Mendoza Lesson21 Daniel Mendoza Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for Prize money. Because of this, they were known as prize-fighters. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prize-fig

2、hter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set Of rules. Though he was technically a priz

3、e-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted

4、the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument coul

5、d only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he fin

6、ally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as &100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. A

7、fter he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836. New words and expressionsboxing n. 拳擊 boxer n. 拳擊手 box sbs ears 扇耳光bare adj. (部分的)赤裸的 bare fists 赤手空拳, fight with bare fists 赤手空拳的打斗 bar

8、e feet 光著腳的 naked 全裸 Hes walking in bare feet. He is naked.prizefighter n. 職業(yè)拳擊手（尤指古時(shí)赤手拳擊手）crude adj. 粗野的,原初的 be crude to sb 對(duì)粗魯，無(wú)理 , He is crude to the girl. crude oil 原油marquis n. 侯爵technically adv. strictly 嚴(yán)格地 technically speaking 嚴(yán)格地講popularity ppjulriti n. 名望 in popularity 受歡迎，受喜愛 Instant food

9、s are getting in popularity. 即食食品越來(lái)越受歡迎。 popular songs are in popularity.adore v. 崇拜，愛戴，喜愛 Mother absolutely adore their children.adorable 可愛的like最常用詞，往往只表不太強(qiáng)烈的興趣或關(guān)注，不帶強(qiáng)烈的感情，除非另加修飾語(yǔ)。love不但表示強(qiáng)烈的喜歡，而且含依戀之情，因此多用于能激起深厚情感的人或物。enjoy指對(duì)能提供感觀或智力上滿足或快樂的東西表示欣賞或喜愛。adore非正式用詞，口語(yǔ)體。指非常喜愛，帶強(qiáng)烈的感情色彩。prefer指有選擇性或偏向性的喜

10、歡。 alike adv. 一樣地 It were not best that we should all think alike, it is difference of opinion that makes the horse races. Mark Twain fame n. 名聲 win fame 贏得名聲 He cares very little for fame and gain. 他對(duì)名利很淡薄。 eminent eminnt adj. 指某一領(lǐng)域，特別是學(xué)術(shù)、科學(xué)，藝術(shù)等方面較為杰出，強(qiáng)調(diào)在同行中出類拔萃 I am told that an eminent doctor fro

11、m England will perform the operation for you. distinguishedbitterly adv. 厲害地 It is blowing bitterly. bitter:苦的、辛酸的、刺骨的 bitter tears 苦澀的淚水 bitter winter 嚴(yán)冬 bitter memories 痛苦的回憶bet (bet, bet; betted, betted) v. 打賭 bet money on sth with sb. 以.打賭bet.on sth 對(duì)某物下賭注 bet sb. that +句子 跟某人打賭 I will bet the h

12、orse 10 dollars.= I will bet 10 dollars on the horse I bet 我肯定，我斷言 You bet 你說(shuō)的太對(duì)了make a bet 打賭academy kdmi n. 專業(yè)學(xué)校，學(xué)院（?？疲?Academia (Plato柏拉圖) the Chinese academy of science 中科院 Oscar academy Award 奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng) institute 研究所 college : of a small size university : of a large size and comprehensive school :l

13、aw school, medical schoolpoverty pvti n. 貧困 in poverty 在貧困當(dāng)中 live in poverty Poverty of speech is the outward evidence of poverty of mind.語(yǔ)言貧乏說(shuō)明頭腦空虛 extravagant ikstrvgnt adj. 浪費(fèi)的，奢侈 extravagant habit be extravagant with :Dont be extravagant with waterText StudyBoxing matches were very popular in En

14、gland two hundred years ago. match (有輸贏結(jié)果的)比賽 game (有規(guī)則的)比賽 the Asian Games ; the Olympic Games contest (由評(píng)委評(píng)出結(jié)果)的比賽 a beauty contest In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for Prize money. Because of this, they were known as prize-fighters. fight for 為而奮斗 fight -fought -fought fight for the i

15、ndependence of the nationfight against 與抗?fàn)?fight against ones fate 與命運(yùn)做斗爭(zhēng) because of this=due to this=owing to this=on account of thisHowever, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colourful figures

16、 in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764.be seriously injured be slight injuredone of the most colourful figures = one of the most famous people 引人注目的人物injureThe use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.Introduce sth

17、 into/from 引入 Potatoes were introduced into Europe from South America. introduce sb to .introduction n 介紹draw up 起草 draw up a contract 起草一份合同 a set of rules 一套規(guī)則Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the gamed

18、id much/little to do sth 為做了很多/少工作 Mr Deng did much to improve the peoples living standard.change into 把變成bringto 引進(jìn)，帶入 bring the fact to light 公諸于世 bring tears to eyes 熱淚盈眶In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. In his day 在他的鼎盛時(shí)期tremendous trmnds 極大

19、地，巨大的alike adj (表語(yǔ))相似的 look alike adv in a similar way I learned a lot from teacher and students alike.我從老師和同學(xué)那里同樣學(xué)的很多東西。Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in Eng

20、land.rose to fame 名聲鵲起=become famous rise to power=become powerfulattract/draw/occupy/arrest/capture/win ones attention 吸引某人注意then 當(dāng)時(shí)，前置強(qiáng)調(diào)作用He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men qu

21、arreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.offer to 主動(dòng)提供be quick/slow to learnturn against 變得對(duì)不滿；背叛 The little boy turned against his mother after he got a newborn sister. turn against ones motherlandsettle an argument 解決爭(zhēng)端A match was held at Stilton where b

22、oth men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time.be defeated 失敗= lose the matchmeet 作戰(zhàn)，交手，較量met Humphries in the ring 在拳臺(tái)交手on a later occasion 還有一次on an occasion 有一次 o

23、n this occasion 這一次 on occasion 偶爾，時(shí)不時(shí)的，不經(jīng)常 It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.It was not untilthat. 直到.才Champion 冠軍 runner-up 亞軍 3rd-place 季軍highly adv （抽象含義） a highly skilled workera highly developed societyhigh adv