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1、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 向某人付大筆大筆的費(fèi)用
in return for… 目的是為了換取…, 作為對(duì)…的回報(bào)
-- He gave me some books in return for my help.
when 引導(dǎo)狀語(yǔ)從句修飾 time
-- There was a time when mini skirt was in fashion.(Mini n.迷你型, 袖珍型)
2、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 使某人失業(yè)
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. 忘記這件事情吧。
by destroying his shop 通過(guò)…手段
-- You are putting me out of patience by disturbing me.
3、Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.
Obtaining = getting
4、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 做出不同尋常的發(fā)現(xiàn)
would rather do... than do... 寧愿…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 賓語(yǔ)從句(過(guò)去式)-- 虛擬語(yǔ)氣
-- I would rather that you were not here. 我寧愿你不在這。(暗含：實(shí)際你在這)
-- I would rather that I didn't see you.
-- He would rather that he didn't hear the news.
life work 畢生的事業(yè) / have sth done
5、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 漸漸的
come to be known 漸漸被人所熟知
-- I come to be known to my students.
-- I got to know him.
6、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 無(wú)論什么時(shí)候
at war 交戰(zhàn) / at war with… 于…交戰(zhàn)
hire 表示出租
who 指代 prince
he demanded = Hawkwood demanded
7、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 在和平期間
march into 大踏步行軍
burn down 燒毀 / burn up 燒光 / burn out 燒空
-- The house was burned out only walls left. 房子被了只剩下墻壁。
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 盡管如此
People in different countries have different opinions.
The Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.
8、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 給某人舉行國(guó)葬
have sth done
Signor n.先生(意大利語(yǔ))
which 指代 picture
be dedicated to the memory of sb
the most valiant 比較級(jí)的級(jí)形式
1、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 向某人付大筆大筆的費(fèi)用
in return for… 目的是為了換取…, 作為對(duì)…的回報(bào)
-- He gave me some books in return for my help.
when 引導(dǎo)狀語(yǔ)從句修飾 time
-- There was a time when mini skirt was in fashion.(Mini n.迷你型, 袖珍型)
2、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 使某人失業(yè)
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. 忘記這件事情吧。
by destroying his shop 通過(guò)…手段
-- You are putting me out of patience by disturbing me.
3、Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.
Obtaining = getting
4、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 做出不同尋常的發(fā)現(xiàn)
would rather do... than do... 寧愿…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 賓語(yǔ)從句(過(guò)去式)-- 虛擬語(yǔ)氣
-- I would rather that you were not here. 我寧愿你不在這。(暗含：實(shí)際你在這)
-- I would rather that I didn't see you.
-- He would rather that he didn't hear the news.
life work 畢生的事業(yè) / have sth done
5、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 漸漸的
come to be known 漸漸被人所熟知
-- I come to be known to my students.
-- I got to know him.
6、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 無(wú)論什么時(shí)候
at war 交戰(zhàn) / at war with… 于…交戰(zhàn)
hire 表示出租
who 指代 prince
he demanded = Hawkwood demanded
7、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 在和平期間
march into 大踏步行軍
burn down 燒毀 / burn up 燒光 / burn out 燒空
-- The house was burned out only walls left. 房子被了只剩下墻壁。
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 盡管如此
People in different countries have different opinions.
The Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.
8、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 給某人舉行國(guó)葬
have sth done
Signor n.先生(意大利語(yǔ))
which 指代 picture
be dedicated to the memory of sb
the most valiant 比較級(jí)的級(jí)形式