2014年考研英语新概念必背作文精选丹尼尔.门多萨
<p> <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> 21 <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span> 丹尼尔.门多萨</p><p> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="fists">fists</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>-<span word="fighters">fighters</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="crude">crude</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>-<span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="colourful">colourful</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1764. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1860, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marquis">Marquis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Queensberry">Queensberry</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>-<span word="fighter">fighter</span>, <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>-<span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adored">adored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>-<span word="match">match</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="fourteen">fourteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Humphries">Humphries</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="eminent">eminent</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="pupil">pupil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Humphries">Humphries</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="quarrelled">quarrelled</span> <span word="bitterly">bitterly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stilton">Stilton</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span>. <span word="Mendoza">Mendoza</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Humphries">Humphries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1790 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Humphries">Humphries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Champion">Champion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Byron">Byron</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 100 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="extravagant">extravagant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Gentleman">Gentleman</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="debts">debts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1836.</p>
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