练习材料
L21-2:
Daniel Mendoza
/ˈdænjəl/ /Mendoza/
The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the
/ðə/ /tuː/ /mɛn/ /ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈbɪtəli/ /ænd/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /klɪə/ /ðæt/ /ðiː/
argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held
/ˈɑːgjʊmənt/ /kʊd/ /ˈəʊnli/ /biː/ /ˈsɛtld/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /faɪt./ /ə/ /mæʧ/ /wɒz/ /hɛld/
atStilton, where both men fought for an hour.
/æt/ /ˈstɪltn,/ /weə/ /bəʊθ/ /mɛn/ /fɔːt/ /fɔːr/ /ən/ /ˈaʊə./
The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he
/ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /bɛt/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /diːl/ /ɒv/ /ˈmʌni/ /ɒn/ /Mendoza,/ /bʌt/ /hiː/
was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later
/wɒz/ /dɪˈfiːtɪd./ /Mendoza/ /mɛt/ /Humphries/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /rɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /ˈleɪtə/
occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his
/əˈkeɪʒən/ /ænd/ /hiː/ /lɒst/ /fɔːr/ /ə/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /taɪm./ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /nɒt/ /ənˈtɪl/ /hɪz/
third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and
/θɜːd/ /mæʧ/ /ɪn/ /1790/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /ˈfaɪnəli/ /biːt/ /Humphries/ /ænd/
became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a
/bɪˈkeɪm/ /ˈʧæmpiən/ /ɒv/ /ˈɪŋglənd./ /ˈmiːnˈwaɪl,/ /hiː/ /ˈfaʊndɪd/ /eɪ/
highly successful Academy and evenLord Byron became one
/ˈhaɪli/ /səkˈsɛsfʊl/ /əˈkædəmi/ /ænd/ /ˈiːvən/ /lɔːd/ /ˈbaɪrən/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /wʌn/
of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was
/ɒv/ /hɪz/ /ˈpjuːplz./ /hiː/ /ɜːnd/ /ɪˈnɔːməs/ /sʌmz/ /ɒv/ /ˈmʌni/ /ænd/ /wɒz/
paid as much as $100 for a single appearance.
/peɪd/ /æz/ /mʌʧ/ /æz/ /$100/ /fɔːr/ /ə/ /ˈsɪŋgl/ /əˈpɪə./
Despite this, he was so
/æz/ /$100/ /fɔːr/ /ə/ /ˈsɪŋgl/ /əˈpɪərəns./ /dɪsˈpaɪt/ /ðɪs,/ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /səʊ/
extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was
/ɪksˈtrævɪgənt/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /ɪn/ /dɛt./ /ˈɑːftə/ /hiː/ /wɒz/
defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was
/dɪˈfiːtɪd/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /ˈbɒksə/ /kɔːld/ /ˈʤɛntlmən/ /ˈʤæksən,/ /hiː/ /wɒz/
quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his
/ˈkwɪkli/ /fəˈgɒtn./ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /sɛnt/ /tuː/ /ˈprɪzn/ /fɔː/ /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ /tuː/ /peɪ/ /hɪz/
debts and died in poverty in 1836.
/dɛts/ /ænd/ /daɪd/ /ɪn/ /ˈpɒvəti/ /ɪn/ /1836./
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
1/ 單詞
bitterly - adv. 厉害地
bet - v. 打赌
academy - n. 专业学校
extravagant - adj. 浪费的,奢移的
poverty - n. 贫困
音標
Academy /əˈkædəmi/
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