新概念英语必背.docx

Lesson 14 A noble gangster一、单词讲解 New words and expressionsgangster [g??st?]n. 歹徒Chicago [?ikɑ:g?u]n. 芝加哥（美国城市）protection [pr?tek??n]n. 保护promptly [pr?mptli] adv. 准时地destroy [distr?i]v. 毁掉；消灭remarkable [rimɑ:k?bl]adj. 不寻常的band [b?nd] n. 帮．团伙florence [fl?:r?ns] n. 佛罗伦萨（意大利城市）city-state n.（古代）城邦hire [hai?] v. 租出，雇给prince [prins] n. 君主．储候Florentine [fl?r?ntain] n. 佛罗伦萨人funeral [fju:n?r?l] n. 葬礼dedicate [dedikeit] v. 奉献，题献给memory [mem?ri] n. 纪念valiant [v?lj?nt] adj. 英勇的 noble man 贵族（有头衔）aristocrat: sb who belongs to the highest social classlord: a man who has a rank in the aristocracy泛指有贵族头衔的；土地主sir: a title used before the 1st name of a knight or baronetJames WilsonSir JamesDuke公爵Marquis 候爵Earl 伯爵Viscount 子爵[vaikaunt]Baron 男爵Knight（古）骑士gangster n.匪徒gangster films警匪片kidnapper 绑匪hooligan 小流氓bandit 土匪thug 刺客，恶棍，凶汉tough guy 流氓（俚语）mercenary 雇佣兵burglar 夜贼burglar alarm报警器pilferer 小偷gang 一帮，一伙a gang of hooligansa nest of banditsa bunch of gangstersa band of kidnappersa pack of thugs (pack用来指人，有贬义）Chicago 芝加哥 the 3rd largest city in the US and the biggest in the south-east of Illinois which is an important industrial and business center.During the 1920s and 1930s it was famous for tect v. 保护protect against防御eg. The burglaralarm is used to protect against tect from挡住而不受…伤害eg. Goggles protect our eyes from the sun.defendv.保卫defend motherlandguardv．守护n. 保镖，保安eg. Stand guard over the old castle. 护花使者promptly ad. 立即，迅速prompta.without delayeg. The customer demands a prompt reply.immediately: very soon before or after sth（很短时间内）make a name for somebodyeg. He made a name forhimself immediately after he made a remarkable discovery.instantly一下子 immediatelyeg. The police recognized the kidnapper instantly though the tough guy disguised himself as a priest.instantinstant coffee速溶咖啡instant noodles速食面swiftly ad.very fast 速度很快eg. He swiftly avoided a blow.destroy v.破坏 to damage sth so badly that it cannot be repairedeq. The small boat was destroyed in the heavy storm.ruin可用作抽象比喻eg. Heav