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课件网) eminent be adored by rise to fame extravagant in debt/poverty Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza Reading task I How many unsuccessful attempts did Mendoza make before becoming Champion of all England Reading task II Read the passage and do some exercises: 1. Why was boxing very crude in those days 2. What was Mendoza’s chief contribution to boxing T/F questions 1. Mendoza rose to fame at the age of 14. 2. Richard Humphries offered to train Mendoza because he wanted to learn the techniques Mendoza had introduced. 3. Mendoza finally beat Humphries on a second occasion. 4. Mendoza was successful and rich finally and died in happiness. T F F F Reading task III Boxers were known as p_____ 200 years ago because they fought for prize money. Boxing was very c___ in those days because they fought with b f . Mendoza rose to f__ when he was 14 and was a by many people. Mendoza became very successful and earned e_ sums of money. rizefighters rude are ists dored ame normous But he was very e ____and he was always in debt. He failed to pay his debts and died in （贫穷）. xtravagant poverty Group work 1. Tell your members about a boxing match that you have seen. 2. Violent sports like boxing should be banned. What do you think Discuss with your group members. New words and expression boxing n.拳击 boxer n.拳击手 bare adj.赤裸的（= uncovered adj.无盖的） prizefighter n.职业拳击手（尤指古时赤手拳击手） crude adj.粗野的 marquis n.侯爵 technically adv.严格根据法律意义地 science n.科学 popularity n.名望（n.普及, 流行, 声望） adore v.崇拜, 爱戴（= worship vi.敬神, 拜神 vt.崇拜, 尊敬） alike adv.一样地 fame n.名声 eminent adj.著名的，杰出的 bitterly adv.厉害地 bet v.打赌 academy n.专业学校 extravagant adj.浪费的，奢移 poverty n.贫困（in poverty 在贫困中） 反义词：thrifty, frugal, economical ▲ Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. popular adj.通俗的, 流行的, 受欢迎的 -- be popular with sb 受某人喜爱 -- The famous actor is popular with young people. popularity n. be popular = be in popularity Instant foods are getting in popularity. Popular songs are in popularity. ▲ bare fist = bare fisted adj.赤手空拳的 adv.赤手空拳地 bare foot = barefooted adj.光着脚的 adv.未戴帽地 barehanded（adj.赤手空拳的） barelegged（adj.露腿的 adv.光着腿的） bare-necked（adj.露出脖子的） bareheaded（adj.不戴帽子的） naked adj.全裸, 赤裸的, 裸体的 -- He‘s walking in bare feet. 他光着双脚走路。 -- He is naked. = he has nothing on. 他什么也没穿。 because of : as a result of 由于 due to/owing to thanks to on account of The delay was due to heavy traffic. Hundreds of people lost their homes as a result of the war. ▲ crude adj.粗野的 be crude to somebody -- He is crude to the girl. Rude adj.粗鲁的, 无礼的（比crude的语气要弱） ▲The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. introduce（vt.传入, 引进）= bring in（介绍引进） -- Potatoes were ... ...
