Lesson 14
           A noble gangster
             貴族歹徒

【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語

     ★gangster
n.   歹徒,強盜
a band of gangsters 一伙強盜
robber 搶劫犯，搶劫者；bandit強盜，土匪
brigand 強盜，土匪，盜賊，草寇；書面用語
hooligan 流氓，不良分子
hoodlum 罪犯，惡漢；口語
rascal 淘氣，搗蛋鬼；口語

     ★Chicago
n.   芝加哥(美國城市)

     ★protection
n.   保護
protection money 保護費
protect v.: protect from
We must protect our eyes from the sunshine.
protective adj. 保護的
protector n. 保護者
protege n. 被保護者

     ★promptly
adv. 準時地
I give him a ring and he call me back promptly
He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.
on time 準時／in time 及時
punctually adv. 守時地
    
     ★destroy
v.   毀掉;消滅
destroy n. 強盜毀滅，消滅，完全的摧毀
The earthquake destroyed the city./You destroyed his dream.
damage n. v.強調受損程度不很嚴重，可以被修復
The big clock was damaged.
break v.n. 強調弄壞，弄斷
Two of the strings were broken.
spoil v. 強調把事情攪和了
spoil the party; spoil the holiday
 
     ★remarkable
adj. 不尋常的
remarkable adj.: unusual; uncommon; extraordinary
a remarkable event 不同尋常的事件；an extraordinary event
outstanding adj.突出的，杰出的，卓越的
Our headmaster is an outstanding youth.
distinguished adj. 杰出的，卓越的，不同非凡的
eminent adj. 顯赫的，杰出的，有名的，優良的
a distinguished physicist; an eminent surgeon; an eminent judge
a distinguished layer
well-known adj. 強調眾所周知的
famous adj. 因卓越的貢獻和成績而流芳百世的
She is well-known in the musical world/This is well-known fact.
He is a famous moviestar./ Luxun is famous for his articles.
notorious adj. 臭明昭著的，臭名遠揚的；be famous for bad things
Hitler is notorious.
infamous adj. 身名狼藉的
renowned adj. 某人或某事以其獨特的品質、個性而聞名
Hangzhou is renowned for...
 
     ★hand
n.   幫,團伙
a band of robbers 一伙強盜
mob n. 表示貶義色彩的團伙、幫派；a mob of hooligans 一伙流氓
gang n. 一伙；a gang of thieves
nest n. 窩；a nest of bandits
pack n. 團伙、幫派；a pack of hoodlums

     ★Florence
n.   佛羅倫薩(意大利城市)

     ★city-state
n.   (古代)城邦

     ★hire
v.   租出,雇給
hire;rent;let;employ
hire out; rent out 租給
Does this firm hire out cars?
rent out 租給，雇給；主要強調出租房屋
He rent out his house to a tourist.
let 出租房屋；let his house/Please let your house to me.
hire from; rent hrom 租進來
He hired a car from us/ I rent a room from Mrs.Johnson.
hire 指短期雇傭體力勞動者
employ 指長期雇傭或聘用腦力勞動者
We employed her as our advisor.
The factory employed 500 workers.
He hired two helpers

     ★prince
n.   君主,諸候

     ★Florentine
n.   佛羅倫薩人

     ★funeral
n.   葬禮

     ★dedicate
v.   奉獻,題獻給
dedicate to
He dedicated his first book to his mother
dedicate 獻身，奉獻；比devote更為正式而莊重
I devote my time to helping my students.
He dedicates his life to his motherland.
He dedicated his life to science.

     ★memory
n.   紀念
You have a

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