新概念英語第三冊課堂筆記-第21課

y a fight. A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appear one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
參考譯文
兩百年前,拳擊比賽在英國非常盛行。當時,拳擊手們不戴手套,為爭奪獎金而搏斗。因此,他們被稱作“職業拳擊手”。不過,拳擊是十分野蠻的,因為當時沒有任何比賽規則,職業拳擊手有可能在比賽中受重傷,甚至喪命。
拳擊史上最引人注目的人物之一是丹尼爾.門多薩,他生于1764年。1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次為拳擊比賽制定了規則,拳擊比賽這才用上了手套。雖然門多薩嚴格來講不過是個職業拳擊手,但在把這種粗野的拳擊變成一種體育運動方面,他作出了重大貢獻。是他把科學引進了這項運動。門多薩在的全盛時期深受大家歡迎,無論是富人還是窮人都對他祟拜備至。
門多薩在14歲時參加一場拳擊賽后一舉成名。這引起當時英國拳壇名將理查德.漢弗萊斯的注意。他主動提出教授門多薩,而年少的門多薩一學就會。事實上,門多薩不久便名聲大振,致使漢弗萊斯與他反目為敵。兩個人爭吵不休,顯而易見,只有較量一番才能解決問題。于是兩人在斯蒂爾頓設下賽場,廝打了一個小時。公眾把大筆賭注下到了門多薩身上,但他卻輸了。后來,門多薩與漢弗萊斯再次在拳擊場上較量,門多薩又輸了一場。直到1790年他們第3次對壘,門多薩才終于擊敗漢弗萊斯,成了全英拳擊冠軍。同時,他建立了一所拳擊學校,辦得很成功,連拜倫勛爵也成了他的學生。門多薩掙來大筆大筆的錢,一次出場費就多可達100英鎊。盡管收入不少,但他揮霍無度,經常債臺高筑。他在被一個叫杰克遜紳士的拳擊手擊敗后很快被遺忘。他因無力還債而被捕入獄,最后于1836年在貧困中死去。
【課文講解】
in popularity
fought with bare fists: 赤手空拳的打斗
one of the most famous people
introduce: bring in
Potatos were introduced into Europe from South America.
drew up: 制定、起草
in his full time in his good day
rise to fame=become famous
attract somebody's attention attract the attention of somebody
turn against
severely
It is/was not until
as much as: 多達
in debt: 欠債
【Multiple choice questions】
1...b...
2...d...
3...c... apart from: 除什么之外還有
4...a...
5...a...
6...b...
7...b... owe money to people
8...b... personality:個性=character image:偶像
9...c...
exceptionally->unusually: 不同尋常的
marvellously=wonderfully:奇妙的,奇異的
singly: 單獨的
unequally:獨一無二的
an exceptionally beautiful girl
10...a...
名詞形式,名詞所有格,rise:vi.&n.
11...a...
12...d...
beat=defeat
conquer:征服
gain:贏得,獲得
win: 贏得(比賽)
