A noble gangster 貴族歹徒
There 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'. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection 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. 600 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 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 most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue'.
1.There 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'.
曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)時(shí)期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢給歹徒以換取"保護(hù)"。
語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾time,表示是在什么時(shí)候發(fā)生的事情。從句中的in return for protection充當(dāng)目的狀語，說明“付錢”的目的是為了得到“保護(hù)”。
2.If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.
如果交款不及時(shí),歹徒們就會(huì)很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破產(chǎn)。
語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句，引出一個(gè)條件，即如果交錢不及時(shí)會(huì)導(dǎo)致主句所說的結(jié)果-破產(chǎn)；主句中的by destroying his shop作方式狀語，交代“破產(chǎn)”的方式。
語言點(diǎn)2:寫作短語總結(jié):破產(chǎn)
put sb. out of business
lose one's business
go bankruptcy
fail to run business
one's business fails
one's business collapses
one's business lands on rocks
one's business goes to the dogs
3.Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.
榨取"保護(hù)金"并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑。
語言點(diǎn):protection money的意思是“保護(hù)金”。
There 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'. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection 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. 600 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 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 most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue'.
1.There 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'.
曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)時(shí)期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢給歹徒以換取"保護(hù)"。
語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾time,表示是在什么時(shí)候發(fā)生的事情。從句中的in return for protection充當(dāng)目的狀語，說明“付錢”的目的是為了得到“保護(hù)”。
2.If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.
如果交款不及時(shí),歹徒們就會(huì)很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破產(chǎn)。
語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句，引出一個(gè)條件，即如果交錢不及時(shí)會(huì)導(dǎo)致主句所說的結(jié)果-破產(chǎn)；主句中的by destroying his shop作方式狀語，交代“破產(chǎn)”的方式。
語言點(diǎn)2:寫作短語總結(jié):破產(chǎn)
put sb. out of business
lose one's business
go bankruptcy
fail to run business
one's business fails
one's business collapses
one's business lands on rocks
one's business goes to the dogs
3.Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.
榨取"保護(hù)金"并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑。
語言點(diǎn):protection money的意思是“保護(hù)金”。