新英语必背浅析.docx

Lesson 14 A noble gangster 一、单词讲解 New words and expressions gangster [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 class lord: 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 baronet James Wilson Sir James Duke 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 hooligans a nest of bandits a bunch of gangsters a band of kidnappers a 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 gangsters. protect v. 保护 protect against防御 eg. The burglar alarm is used to protect against burglars. protect from 挡住而不受…伤害 eg. Goggles protect our eyes from the sun. defend v.保卫 defend motherland guard v．守护 n. 保镖，保安 eg. Stand guard over the old castle. 护花使者 promptly ad. 立即，迅速 prompt a. without delay eg. The customer demands a prompt reply. immediately: very soon before or after sth（很短时间内） make a name for somebody eg. He made a name for himself immediately after he made a remarkable discovery. instantly 一下子 immediately eg. The police reco