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Lesson 14
A noble
gangster
貴族歹徒
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★gangster
n. 歹徒,強盜
a band of gangsters 一伙強盜
robber 搶劫犯，搶劫者；bandit強盜，土匪
brigand 強盜，土匪，盜賊，草寇；書面用語
hooligan 流氓，不良分子
hoodlum 罪犯，惡漢；口語
rascal 淘氣，搗蛋鬼；口語
★Chicago
n. 芝加哥(美國城市)
★protection
n. 保護
protection money 保護費
protect v.: protect from
We must protect our eyes from the sunshine.
protective adj. 保護的
protector n. 保護者
protege n. 被保護者
★promptly
adv. 準(zhǔn)時地
I give him a ring and he call me back promptly
He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.
on time 準(zhǔn)時／in time 及時
punctually adv. 守時地
★destroy
v. 毀掉;消滅
destroy n. 強盜毀滅，消滅，完全的摧毀
The earthquake destroyed the city./You destroyed his dream.
damage n. v.強調(diào)受損程度不很嚴(yán)重，可以被修復(fù)
The big clock was damaged.
break v.n. 強調(diào)弄壞，弄斷
Two of the strings were broken.
spoil v. 強調(diào)把事情攪和了
spoil the party; spoil the holiday
★remarkable
adj. 不尋常的
remarkable adj.: unusual; uncommon; extraordinary
a remarkable event 不同尋常的事件；an extraordinary event
outstanding adj.突出的，杰出的，卓越的
Our headmaster is an outstanding youth.
distinguished adj. 杰出的，卓越的，不同非凡的
eminent adj. 顯赫的，杰出的，有名的，優(yōu)良的
a distinguished physicist; an eminent surgeon; an eminent judge
a distinguished layer
well-known adj. 強調(diào)眾所周知的
famous adj. 因卓越的貢獻和成績而流芳百世的
She is well-known in the musical world/This is well-known fact.
He is a famous moviestar./ Luxun is famous for his articles.
notorious adj. 臭明昭著的，臭名遠揚的；be famous for bad
things
Hitler is notorious.
infamous adj. 身名狼藉的
renowned adj. 某人或某事以其獨特的品質(zhì)、個性而聞名
Hangzhou is renowned for...
★hand
n. 幫,團伙
a band of robbers 一伙強盜
mob n. 表示貶義色彩的團伙、幫派；a mob of hooligans
一伙流氓
gang n. 一伙；a gang of thieves
nest n. 窩；a nest of bandits
pack n. 團伙、幫派；a pack of hoodlums
★Florence
n. 佛羅倫薩(意大利城市)
★city-state
n. (古代)城邦
★hire
v. 租出,雇給
hire;rent;let;employ
hire out; rent out 租給
Does this firm hire out cars?
rent out 租給，雇給；主要強調(diào)出租房屋
He rent out his house to a tourist.
let 出租房屋；let his house/Please let your house to me.
hire from; rent hrom 租進來
He hired a car from us/ I rent a room from Mrs.Johnson.
hire 指短期雇傭體力勞動者
employ 指長期雇傭或聘用腦力勞動者
We employed her as our advisor.
The factory employed 500 workers.
He hired two helpers
★prince
n. 君主,諸候
★Florentine
n. 佛羅倫薩人
★funeral
n. 葬禮
★dedicate
v. 奉獻,題獻給
dedicate to
He dedicated his first book to his mother
dedicate 獻身，奉獻；比devote更為正式而莊重
I devote my time to helping my students.
He dedicates his life to his motherland.
He dedicated his life to science.
★memory
n. 紀(jì)念
You have a
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