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1、新概念三Lesson14Anoblegangster贵族歹决TherewasatimewhentheownersofshopsandbusinessesinChicagohadtopavlarqesumsofmonevtoqanqstersinreturnforprotection.'Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptly,thegangsterswouldquicklyputamanoutofbusinessbydestroyinghisshop・Obtaining'protectionmoney'isnotamoderncrime・Aslongago

2、asthefourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters・Sixhundredyearsago,SirJohanHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabandofsoldiersandsettlednearFlorence.Hesoonmadeanameforhimselfandcametobekn

3、owntotheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItaliancity-stateswereatwarwitheachother,Hawkwoodusedtohirehissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehedemanded.Intimesofpeace,whenbusinesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarchintoacity-stateand,afterburningdownafewfarms,wouldoffertogoawayi

4、fprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.Hawkwoodmadelargesumsofmoneyinthisway.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregardedhimasasortofhero.Whenhediedattheageofeighty,theFlorentinesgavehimastatefuneralandhadapicturedpaintedwhichwasdedicatedtothememoryof*themostvaliantsoldierandmostnotableleader,SignorGiovanniH

5、aukodue.'曾经冇一个时期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不京出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取”保护”。如果交款不及时，歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店，让他破产.榨取"保护金“并不是-种现代的罪恶行径•早在14世纪，英国人约翰.霍克伍德就冇过非凡的发现:”人们情愿拿出大笔的钱，也不愿毕生的心血毀丁•歹徒Z手.600年前，约翰.霍克伍徳爵士带着一队士兵来到懑大利，在佛罗伦萨附近驻扎下来，很快就出了名.懑大利人叫他乔凡尼.阿库托.毎次意大利各城邦之间发生战争，霍克伍徳把他的士兵雇佣给愿给他出高价的君主。和平时期,当生意萧条时，霍克伍徳便带领士兵进入某个城邦,纵火烧毁一两个农场，然后提

6、出，如向他们缴纳保护金，他们便主动撤离。霍克伍徳用这种方法挣了大笔钱.尽管如此,意人利人还是把他视作某种英雄。他80岁那年死去时，佛罗伦萨人为他举行了国葬，并为他画像以纪念这位”骁勇无比的战士、杰出的领袖乔凡尼.阿库托先生.“Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊林Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.Hedescribeditas*averyagreeablesi

7、tuationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver/ThouqhVerrazanoisbvnomeansconsideredtobeaqreatexplore匚hisnamewillprobablvremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,theIonqestsuspensionbridqeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesigne