新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)經(jīng)典句子第21課

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第21課 Daniel Mendoza
    1、 One of the most colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendozawho was borne in 1764.
    拳擊引人注目的人物之一是Daniel Mendoza,他生于1764年。
    2、 The use of gloves was notintroduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
    1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第為拳擊比賽制定了規(guī)則,拳擊比賽這才用上了手套。
    3、 In his day, Mendozaenjoyed tremendous popularity.
    在他的全盛時(shí)期,Mendoza享有很高的聲譽(yù)。
    In one’s day:某人全盛時(shí)期
    tremendous:再次出現(xiàn)。。修飾抽象名詞
    4、 He was adored by rich and poor alike.
    無(wú)論是富人還是窮人都對(duì)他祟拜備至。
    5、 It was notuntil his third match in 1790 thathe finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.
    直到1790年他們第3次對(duì)壘,門多薩才終于擊敗漢弗萊斯,成了全英拳擊冠軍。
    It was notuntil…that:強(qiáng)調(diào)句,直到。。。才
    6、 He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as£100 for a single appearance.
    他賺了大筆大筆的錢,出場(chǎng)費(fèi)就多可達(dá)100英鎊。
    single 這里有強(qiáng)調(diào)的意思,“僅”
    enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, vast
    這些形容詞都描述超乎尋常大的事物,Enormous 暗指在大小、數(shù)量或程度上超乎常規(guī)的
    Immense 指無(wú)限的或無(wú)法測(cè)量的尺寸或范圍
    Huge 尤指尺寸或容量的龐大
    Gigantic 指象巨人一樣的大小尺寸
    Colossal 暗指能讓人生畏或動(dòng)搖信仰的巨大
    Mammoth 用于指事物笨拙的或笨重的龐大
    Tremendous 指大小讓人生畏或令人感到可怕
    Stupendous 指大小尺寸讓人吃驚或超乎描述范圍
    Gargantuan 尤其強(qiáng)調(diào)容量大,如就食物或快樂而言
    Vast 指范圍、大小、地區(qū)或跨度的寬廣