Lesson 21
Daniel Mendoza
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as ‘prizefighters’. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by 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 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.
詞匯列表
boxing 拳擊
boxer 拳擊手
bare 赤*的
prizefighter 職業(yè)拳擊手
crude 粗野的
marquis 侯爵
technically 技術上而言
science 科學
popularity 名望
adore 愛戴
alike 一樣地
fame 名聲
eminent 的
bitterly 厲害地
bet (bet, bet) 打賭
academy 專業(yè)學校
extravagant 浪費的(貶義)
poverty 貧困
重點詞匯
1. bare adj. have nothing on,uncovered
詞句
with bare fists赤手空拳
bare footed光腳
The wall is bare of any kind of ornaments. 無任何裝飾物
The girl stood in the rain bare headed.
頭上沒帶帽
近義表達
┌have nothing on沒穿衣
├naked (忌)
├nude *的
├undressed沒穿衣
└bare赤*的(可某一部分)
2. popularity n. state of being popular
搭配
enjoy /win/gain high popularity 享有/贏得盛譽
Eg:
The singer enjoys tremendous popularity.
This actress enjoys enormous popularity.
聯(lián)想記憶->“成名”
rise to fame 一舉成名
Eg:
The young musician rose quickly to fame.
have a good /bad/high reputation for 因……而享有好/惡名聲
Eg:
He has a reputation for laziness.
make one’s name /make a name for oneself 成名，出名
Eg:
He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.
3. adore v. love +respect
詞句
He was adored by rich and poor alike.
adoring look愛戴的目光
4. eminent adj.outstanding,famous (用語在某個領域從事嚴肅工作的人)
詞句
an eminent doctor/scientist
聯(lián)想記憶
distinguished 杰出的
infamous/notorious 臭名昭著的，聲名狼藉的
5.bet v.打賭
詞句
I bet it snows tomorrow.
聯(lián)想記憶
├You bet = You’re right.肯定的，沒問題的
├bet on sth.打賭
└make a bet on sth.打賭
Eg: ——Are you going to the match?
——You bet (I am).
6.extravagant adj.浪費，奢侈的
詞句
You don’t need to buy roses; it’s extravagant
聯(lián)想記憶
┌wasteful浪費的
├excessive過分的
├unduly adv.過分地
└extreme極端的
7. in prosperity在富貴中
聯(lián)想記憶
├in poverty貧困中
├in health
└in sickness
練習
1. Many young Americans believed at that time that the war had been fought ___ some noble cause.
a. for b. to c. owing to
2. Can you tell me where I can change these pounds _____ dollars ?
a. for b. to c. into
3. _______ his day ,Mendoza was so popular that he was adored by rich and poor alike.
a. In b. During c. At
4. Today ,thousands of people bet _______ horse races.
a. for c. to c. on
5. He was so ______ that within a few years he spent all the money that his father had left him.
a. thrifty b. extravagant c. wasted
6. Boxing used to be a ________ game which wasn’t bound by any rules.
a. fury b. impolite c. crued
7. He suffered a lot when he was young, but he enjoyed a(n) _______ position when he was old.
a. steady b. eminent c. well-known
8. The movie star was _______ by countless girls and boys.
a. laughed b. adored c. disregarded
Daniel Mendoza
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as ‘prizefighters’. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by 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 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.
詞匯列表
boxing 拳擊
boxer 拳擊手
bare 赤*的
prizefighter 職業(yè)拳擊手
crude 粗野的
marquis 侯爵
technically 技術上而言
science 科學
popularity 名望
adore 愛戴
alike 一樣地
fame 名聲
eminent 的
bitterly 厲害地
bet (bet, bet) 打賭
academy 專業(yè)學校
extravagant 浪費的(貶義)
poverty 貧困
重點詞匯
1. bare adj. have nothing on,uncovered
詞句
with bare fists赤手空拳
bare footed光腳
The wall is bare of any kind of ornaments. 無任何裝飾物
The girl stood in the rain bare headed.
頭上沒帶帽
近義表達
┌have nothing on沒穿衣
├naked (忌)
├nude *的
├undressed沒穿衣
└bare赤*的(可某一部分)
2. popularity n. state of being popular
搭配
enjoy /win/gain high popularity 享有/贏得盛譽
Eg:
The singer enjoys tremendous popularity.
This actress enjoys enormous popularity.
聯(lián)想記憶->“成名”
rise to fame 一舉成名
Eg:
The young musician rose quickly to fame.
have a good /bad/high reputation for 因……而享有好/惡名聲
Eg:
He has a reputation for laziness.
make one’s name /make a name for oneself 成名，出名
Eg:
He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.
3. adore v. love +respect
詞句
He was adored by rich and poor alike.
adoring look愛戴的目光
4. eminent adj.outstanding,famous (用語在某個領域從事嚴肅工作的人)
詞句
an eminent doctor/scientist
聯(lián)想記憶
distinguished 杰出的
infamous/notorious 臭名昭著的，聲名狼藉的
5.bet v.打賭
詞句
I bet it snows tomorrow.
聯(lián)想記憶
├You bet = You’re right.肯定的，沒問題的
├bet on sth.打賭
└make a bet on sth.打賭
Eg: ——Are you going to the match?
——You bet (I am).
6.extravagant adj.浪費，奢侈的
詞句
You don’t need to buy roses; it’s extravagant
聯(lián)想記憶
┌wasteful浪費的
├excessive過分的
├unduly adv.過分地
└extreme極端的
7. in prosperity在富貴中
聯(lián)想記憶
├in poverty貧困中
├in health
└in sickness
練習
1. Many young Americans believed at that time that the war had been fought ___ some noble cause.
a. for b. to c. owing to
2. Can you tell me where I can change these pounds _____ dollars ?
a. for b. to c. into
3. _______ his day ,Mendoza was so popular that he was adored by rich and poor alike.
a. In b. During c. At
4. Today ,thousands of people bet _______ horse races.
a. for c. to c. on
5. He was so ______ that within a few years he spent all the money that his father had left him.
a. thrifty b. extravagant c. wasted
6. Boxing used to be a ________ game which wasn’t bound by any rules.
a. fury b. impolite c. crued
7. He suffered a lot when he was young, but he enjoyed a(n) _______ position when he was old.
a. steady b. eminent c. well-known
8. The movie star was _______ by countless girls and boys.
a. laughed b. adored c. disregarded