Al Capone 1
AI Capone was one of the most famous criminals in American history.
He came from an immigrant family.
His parents came from Italy, and his father was a barber.
As a boy, he belonged to a street gang.
He quit school (退学) after finishing the 6th grade.
译文：艾卡彭(AI Capone)是美国历史上最著名的罪犯之一。他来自一个移民家庭。他的父母来自意大利，他的父亲是一名理发师。小时候他是街头帮派的成员。他读完六年级就退学了。
Exercise:
— Where were his parents come from?
— They came from Italy.
He built his career as a crime boss in Chicago.
He became boss at 26 when the previous leader was nearly killed.
His crime organization made a lot of money, more than $100 million a year.
Most of the money came from illegal activities, especially the sale of illegal liquor.
His organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution.
译文：他以犯罪大佬的身份在芝加哥开创了自己的事业。他在26岁当上了老板，当时前任领导人差点被杀。他的犯罪组织赚了很多钱，每年超过1亿美元。大部分的钱来自非法活动，特别是非法卖酒。他的组织还涉及赌博和卖淫。
Exercise:
1. Gambling and prostitution are both illegal activities.
2.— How did his crime organization made its money?
— They were involved in many illegal activities.
Capone was a flashy dresser who enjoyed being famous.
He protected himself by bribing police and public officials.
Though he was involved in the deaths of many, he was never convicted of a serious crime.
When he was finally arrested, it was for minor crimes.
In 1929, he and his bodyguard were arrested for carrying deadly weapons.
For that they were sentenced to a year in prison.
Capone was released in nine months for good behavior.
译文：卡彭穿着华丽，喜欢出名。他贿赂警察和政府官员以保护自己。虽然他与许多人的死亡有关，但他从未因严重罪行而获罪。当他最终被捕时，他只是犯了一些小罪。1929年，他和他的保镖因携带致命武器被捕。为此，他们被判处一年监禁。9个月后，卡彭因表现良好被释放。
Exercise:
1.— Why wasn't he ever convicted of a serious crime?
— He bribed police and public officials.
2.— Why were he and his bodyguard arrested and sentenced to prison?
— They were caught carrying deadly weapons.
Repeat & Read Sentens:
1. He came from an immigrant family.
2. Capone was a flashy dresser who enjoyed being famous.
3. AI Capone was one of the most famous criminals in American history.
4. He protected himself by bribing police and public officials.
Al Capone 2
In 1930, Capone was Public Enemy No.1 in Chicago.
A year later he was arrested for failure to pay taxes.
The government had finally found a way to catch him.
After a trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
He spent the first two years of his sentence at a prison in Atlanta, Georgia.
Then he was sent to Alcatraz, the country's most famous prison.
译文：1930年，卡彭成为芝加哥的头号公敌。一年后，他因逃税被捕。最终，政府找到了逮捕他的办法。经过审判，他被判有罪，被判处11年监禁。他在佐治亚州亚特兰大市的一所监狱里度过了刑期的头两年。然后他被送往该国最著名的监狱——恶魔岛。
Exercise:
1. The government had finally found a way to catch him.
At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that began to take over his brain.
As a result, he spent much of his time in the prison hospital.
By the time he was released from prison in 1939, he was no longer able to lead his organization.
He died of a stroke and pneumonia in 1947.
译文：在恶魔岛，他被诊断出患有疾病，这种疾病开始控制他的大脑。结果，他大部分时间都待在监狱医院里。1939年，当他出狱时，他已经不能再领导他的组织了。1947年，他死于中风和肺炎。
Exercise:
1.— What began to take over his brain?
— a serious disease
2.Sentence arrange:
(2) At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that began to take over his brain.
(3) As a result, he spent much of his time in the prison hospital.
(4) By the time he was released from prison in 1939, he was no longer able to lead his organization.
(1) He died of a stroke and pneumonia in 1947.
Correct Order: (2) (3) (4) (1)
Repeat & Read Sentens:
1. A year later he was arrested for failure to pay taxes.
2. He was sent to prison for tax evasion.
3. At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that began to take over his brain.
4. When he went out, he wanted to the center of attention.