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1. Précis Writing A. The main points: 1. — prizefight promoter, who knows the ins and outs of the business — to please the crowd most vital to prizefights —the crowd: bloodthirsty, coming to see the killer, not the boxing artist 2.. Benny Paret, was struck hard on the head, where lies the vulnerable(易受攻击的) brain, again and again for 11 rounds 3.— The public and the authorities, aroused and greatly shocked, investigated all causes but the real one: some people’s thirst for blood 4. — the true killer: the prevailing mores, regard prizefighting as a perfectly proper form of enterprise and entertainment B. The reference version. Young Benny Paret was killed in a prizefight. Who was to blame for his death? During an interview, a prizefight promoter who knows the ins and outs of the business claimed that the most important point of the boxing profession was to please the crowd who came not to see the boxing artist but the killer. Having been struck hard on the head, where lies the vulnerable brain, again and again during the bloody eleven rounds, Benny finally collapsed into a coma, never to wake up again. The public and the authorities were aroused and greatly shocked. Investigations were made into all aspects of the mishap, but the investigators missed the real cause: Society’s acceptance of prizefighting as a perfectly proper form of enterprise and entertainment to cater to some people’s thirst for blood. 2. Translation A. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English. 1. 电视转播了那个初出茅庐的新闻记者成功地采访好莱坞电影明星的节目。 The fledgling news reporter’s successful interview with the Hollywood movie star was telecast. （这里的“初出茅庐”可以用“fledgling”表示；这句话翻译成英文时用被动语态。） 2. “有志者，事竟成，没有秘诀可言。”杰克伯博士说。 “Where there is a will, there is a way. There is no mystery to it,” Dr. Jacob said. （这里的“有志者，事竟成”是谚语，就是“Where there is a will, there is a way.”。） 3. 李教授以一段幽默故事结束了讲课。 Prof. Li wound up his lecture with a humorous story. （这里的“以……结束某事”可以用“wind up sth. with …”表示。） 4. 组委会主席说：“不论怎样，运动会都将如期举行。