新概念第三册第14课单词课文课件

1、Lesson 14 A Noble Gangster 矛盾修饰法A noble gangsternoble adj. 高尚的；贵族的True Liesa living death虽死犹生a dead living虽生犹死Parting is such sweet sorrow.（离别是如此甜蜜的忧伤。）- Shakespearenoble man 贵族（有头衔）gangster n.匪徒gangster films 警匪片 kidnapper n.绑匪 a band of kidnappers 一群绑匪hooligan n.小流氓 a gang of hooligans 一群小阿飞burgla

2、r n. 夜贼burglar alarm 防窃报警器Chicago n.芝加哥 skyscraperThe third largest city in the US and the biggest in the southeast of Illinois which is an important industrial and business center. During the 1920s and 1930s it was famous for gangsters. protection n.保护 protect v.保护 protect against 防御The burglar ala

3、rm is used to protect against tect from 挡住而不受.伤害protect forests from overexploitationSupposingIhaveseventy-twochanges,Id like tochange intoasturdy oldpine toprotectfromwind andsand.假如我有七十二变，我要变成一棵苍劲的老松去阻止风沙。destroy v.破坏（to damage sth so badly that can not be repaired ）The small boat was

4、destroyed in the heavy storm. ruin n. 废墟 v.毁灭（抽象比喻）Heavy smoke ruined his health.Sugar ruined his teeth. spoil vt. 溺爱；糟蹋A heavy shower spoiled my holiday. Spare the rod（ n. 棒；惩罚） and spoil the kid. 孩子不打不成器remarkable adj. 不寻常的be remarkable for sth以而著称He is remarkable for his stupidity. The 20thcentur

5、ywas remarkableforitsinventions. city-state 合成词 城市国家，城邦hire v.租给 雇给（短期的）1）You hire a car from its owner. 租借2）He hires his car out to you. 出租给rent vt. 出租；租用（长期的）rent sth from sb 租借rent sth out to sb出租给Florence n.佛罗伦萨Florentine n.佛罗伦萨人Florence lies in the center of Italy. It was famous in the center o

6、f renaissance rnsns. Londoner 伦敦人Parisian n.prizjn巴黎人I am a native of Henan province. valiant adj. （战士）英勇的（文学色彩）brave adj.天生的勇敢性格Brave Heart daring adj. der胆大妄为的a daring robberyheroic adj. hrk英雄的heroicimage / heroicdeedscourageous kredsadj.果敢的 理性的a courageous womanbold adj.鲁莽的 It was a bold move.The

7、re 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.1.There was a time when曾经有一段时间There was a time when I hate learning English. 2.pay sb money / pay money to sb paid thirty dollars for these book3.in return forIsenthi

8、mapresentinreturnforhishelp.我送给他一份礼物以回报他的帮助。As long ago as the 14th 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.1.早在很久以前as long ago as as early as / as late as/ as much as/

9、as many asAs long ago as I was in middle school, I heard quite a lot about him. I waited and waited until as late as 9 oclock he came. 2.would rather do than do宁愿做.而不愿意做A brave man would rather die on foot than live on knees. would rather that+did/were 虚拟语气（ 抒发对现实状况的不满，发牢骚）时态要向前倒退一个时态I would rather

10、that I werent here now. 我宁愿现在不在这。 would sooner that = would rather that 我宁愿我不认识你。 I would sooner that I did not know you. 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.1.pay the high/low

11、price出高/低价（价格的高低）expensive/ cheap (物品的贵贱)at any price / at any cost 不惜任何代价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.1. in times of peace在和平时期in times of

12、 war在战争时期era r特定年代、时代（统治者在位时期）in the queen Victoria eraage 时代、年代 （多出现在专业术语）the last Ice Age在最后的冰河时代 stone age2. march n/v.行军25000 Li Long-March pace v.踱步 n. 一步keep pacewithdo somethingatyourown pacestride v.大步走 n. 大步The country has made enormous strides politically but not economically.ramble v. 漫步

13、rambling in the cloudsstagger vt. 蹒跚3. offer to do提出要做He offered to give us a ride. Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him 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