2014年考研英语新概念必背作文贵族歹徒
<p> 新概念三 <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> 14 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="gangster">gangster</span> 贵族歹徒</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicagohad">Chicagohad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gangsters">gangsters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="themoney">themoney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gangsters">gangsters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ofbusiness">ofbusiness</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="Obtaining">Obtaining</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderncrime">moderncrime</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourteenth">fourteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span>, <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Hawkwood">Hawkwood</span>,<span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moneythan">moneythan</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gangsters">gangsters</span>.</p><p> <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Johan">Johan</span> <span word="Hawkwood">Hawkwood</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="aband">aband</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="andcame">andcame</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Giovanni">Giovanni</span> <span word="Acuto">Acuto</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italiancity">Italiancity</span>-<span word="states">states</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="Hawkwood">Hawkwood</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="toprinces">toprinces</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>,<span word="when">when</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="Hawkwood">Hawkwood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span>,<span word="after">after</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="waspaid">waspaid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Hawkwood">Hawkwood</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florentines">Florentines</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pictured">pictured</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wasdedicated">wasdedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valiant">valiant</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>,<span word="Signor">Signor</span> <span word="Giovanni">Giovanni</span> <span word="Haukodue">Haukodue</span>.</p><p> 曾经有一个时期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取保护。如果交款不及时,歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店,让他破产.榨取保护金并不是一种现代的罪恶行径.早在14世纪,英国人约翰.霍克伍德就有过非凡的发现:人们情愿拿出大笔的钱,也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手.</p>
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