练习材料
L21-1:
Daniel Mendoza
/ˈdænjəl/ /Mendoza/
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred
/ˈbɒksɪŋ/ /ˈmæʧɪz/ /wɜː/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈpɒpjʊlər/ /ɪn/ /ˈɪŋglənd/ /tuː/ /ˈhʌndrəd/
years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for
/jɪəz/ /əˈgəʊ./ /ɪn/ /ðəʊz/ /deɪz,/ /ˈbɒksəz/ /fɔːt/ /wɪð/ /beə/ /fɪsts/ /fɔː/
prize money. Because of this, they were known as
/praɪz/ /ˈmʌni./ /bɪˈkɒz/ /ɒv/ /ðɪs,/ /ðeɪ/ /wɜː/ /nəʊn/ /æz/
'prizefighters'. However, boxing was very crude, for these
/ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtəz./ /haʊˈɛvə,/ /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ /wɒz/ /ˈvɛri/ /kruːd,/ /fɔː/ /ðiːz/
were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or
/wɜː/ /nəʊ/ /ruːlz/ /ænd/ /ə/ /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtə/ /kʊd/ /biː/ /ˈsɪərɪəsli/ /ˈɪnʤəd/ /ɔː/
even killed during a match. One of the most
/ˈiːvən/ /kɪld/ /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ /ə/ /mæʧ./ /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /məʊst/
colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who
/ˈkʌləf(ə)l/ /ˈfɪgəz/ /ɪn/ /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ /ˈhɪstəri/ /wɒz/ /ˈdænjəl/ /Mendoza,/ /huː/
was born in 1764. The use ofgloveswas not introduced until
/wɒz/ /bɔːn/ /ɪn/ /1764./ /ðə/ /juːz/ /ɒv/ /glʌvz/ /wɒz/ /nɒt/ /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst/ /ənˈtɪl/
1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set
/1860,/ /wɛn/ /ðə/ /ˈmɑːkwɪs/ /ɒv/ /Queensberry/ /druː/ /ʌp/ /ðə/ /fɜːst/ /sɛt/
of rules. Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza
/ɒv/ /ruːlz./ /ðəʊ/ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /ˈtɛknɪkəli/ /ə/ /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtə,/ /Mendoza/
did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he
/dɪd/ /mʌʧ/ /tuː/ /ʧeɪnʤ/ /kruːd/ /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ə/ /spɔːt,/ /fɔː/ /hiː/
brought science to the game. In this day, Mendoza enjoyed
/brɔːt/ /ˈsaɪəns/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /geɪm./ /ɪn/ /ðɪs/ /deɪ,/ /Mendoza/ /ɪnˈʤɔɪd/
tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor
/trɪˈmɛndəs/ /ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪti./ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /əˈdɔːd/ /baɪ/ /rɪʧ/ /ænd/ /pʊə/
alike.
/əˈlaɪk./
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he
/Mendoza/ /rəʊz/ /tuː/ /feɪm/ /ˈswɪftli/ /ˈɑːftər/ /ə/ /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ /mæʧ/ /wɛn/ /hiː/
was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of
/wɒz/ /ˈəʊnli/ /ˈfɔːˈtiːn/ /jɪəz/ /əʊld./ /ðɪs/ /əˈtræktɪd/ /ði/ /əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/ /ɒv/
Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in
/ˈrɪʧəd/ /Humphries/ /huː/ /wɒz/ /ðɛn/ /ðə/ /məʊst/ /ˈɛmɪnənt/ /ˈbɒksər/ /ɪn/
England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil
/ˈɪŋglənd./ /hiː/ /ˈɒfəd/ /tuː/ /treɪn/ /Mendoza/ /ænd/ /hɪz/ /jʌŋ/ /ˈpjuːpl/
was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so
/wɒz/ /kwɪk/ /tuː/ /lɜːn./ /ɪn/ /fækt,/ /Mendoza/ /suːn/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /səʊ/
successful that Humphries turned against him.
/səkˈsɛsfʊl/ /ðæt/ /Humphries/ /tɜːnd/ /əˈgɛnst/ /hɪm./
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
1/ 單詞
bare - adj. 赤裸的
prizefighter - n. 职业拳击手(尤指古时赤手拳击手)
crude - adj. 粗野的
marquis - n. 侯爵
popularity - n. 名望
adore - v. 崇拜,爱戴
rose tofame swiftly- 一舉成名
eminent - adj. 著名的,杰出的
2/音標
gloves /glʌvz/
fame swiftly /feɪm/ /ˈswɪftli/
练习感悟:
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