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课件网) Lesson14 A noble ganster There was a time when the owners of shop and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for' protection' If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protechon money' is not a modern crime. 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. Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. 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. 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. 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 eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue'. 课文原文 新词 Gangster n.歹徒，强盗 city-state n.(古代)城邦 Chicago n.芝加哥（美国城市） Hire v.租出，雇给 protection n.保护 prince n.君主，诸侯 promptly adj.及时地 Florentine n.佛罗伦萨人 destroy v.毁掉；消灭 funeral n.葬礼 remarkable adj.不寻常的 dedicate v.奉献，题献给 band n.帮，团伙 memory n.纪念 Florence n.佛罗伦萨(意大利城市) valiant adj.英勇的 protect v. 保护 1.Protectagainst : a防御 2.defend v.保护 Defend motherland ： 保家卫国 3.guard v.守护 N.保镖，保安 4.promptly ad.立刻，迅速 ⑴Prompt a. without delay 根据课文原文回答下列问题 1 Where did Sir John Hawkwood settle six hundred years ago _____ 2 Whom did he hire soldiers to in times of war _____ 3 Would he threaten to destroy a city-state in times of peace or not _____ 4 When would he spare a city-state _____ 5 Did the Italians regard him as a hero in spite of this or not _____ 6 How old was he when he died _____ 7 Who gave him a state funeral when he died _____ 8 Did they have a picture painted or not _____ 9 What was it dedicated to _____ 回答问题： How did Hawkwood make money in times of peace ———How{疑问词} did Hawkwood{s1，名词作主语} make{v1} money{o1，名词作受词} in times{介词+名词组成介词短语作副词修饰o1} of peace{介词短语作副词修饰副词} 【回答】They march into city-states and ,after burning down a few farms ,would offer to go away if the protection money was paid to them. 逐句分析 ①There 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'. 【句子成分 ... ...
