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1、精選新概念必背優(yōu)秀文章36篇滬江論壇風(fēng)中勁草整理制作新概念三Lesson14Anoblegangster貴族歹徒TherewasatimewhentheownersofshopsandbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneytogangstersinreturnfor'protection.'Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptly,thegangsterswouldquicklyputamanoutofbusinessbydestroyinghisshop.Obtaining'protectionmoney
2、'isnotamoderncrime.Aslongagoasthefourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters.Sixhundredyearsago,SirJohanHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabandofsoldiersandsettlednearFlorence.Hesoonmad
3、eanameforhimselfandcametobeknowntotheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItaliancity-stateswereatwarwitheachother,Hawkwoodusedtohirehissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehedemanded.Intimesofpeace,whenbusinesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarchintoacity-stateand,afterburningdow
4、nafewfarms,wouldoffertogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.Hawkwoodmadelargesumsofmoneyinthisway.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregardedhimasasortofhero.Whenhediedattheageofeighty,theFlorentinesgavehimastatefuneralandhadapicturedpaintedwhichwasdedicatedtothememoryof'themostvaliantsoldierandmo
5、stnotableleader,SignorGiovanniHaukodue.'曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)時(shí)期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老闆們不得不拿出大筆的錢給歹徒以換取"保護(hù)"。如果交款不及時(shí),歹徒們就會(huì)很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破産.榨取"保護(hù)金"幷不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑.早在14世紀(jì),英國(guó)人約翰.霍克伍德就有過(guò)非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn):"人們情願(yuàn)拿出大筆的錢,也不願(yuàn)畢生的心血?dú)в诖跬街?600年前,約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊(duì)士兵來(lái)到意大利,在佛羅倫薩附近駐扎下來(lái),很快就出了名.意大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫(kù)托.每次意大利各城邦之間發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),霍克伍德把他的士兵雇傭給願(yuàn)給他出高價(jià)的君主。和平時(shí)期,當(dāng)生意蕭條
6、時(shí),霍克伍德便帶領(lǐng)士兵進(jìn)入某個(gè)城邦,縱火燒毀一兩個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng),然後提出,如向他們繳納保護(hù)金,他們便主動(dòng)撤離?；艨宋榈掠眠@種方法掙了大筆錢.儘管如此,意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。他80歲那年死去時(shí),佛羅倫薩人爲(wèi)他舉行了國(guó)葬,幷爲(wèi)他畫像以紀(jì)念這位"驍勇無(wú)比的戰(zhàn)士、杰出的領(lǐng)袖喬凡尼.阿庫(kù)托先生."1精選新概念必背優(yōu)秀文章36篇滬江論壇風(fēng)中勁草整理制作Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最長(zhǎng)的吊橋Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbou
7、rin1524andnameditAngouleme.Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeinthew
