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1、新概念三Lesson14Anoblegangster貴族歹決TherewasatimewhentheownersofshopsandbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneytoqanqstersinreturnfor'protection.'Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptly,thegangsterswouldquicklyputamanoutofbusinessbydestroyinghisshop?Obtainingfprotectionmoney1isnotamoderncrime.
2、Aslongagoasthefourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters?Sixhundredyearsago,SirJohanHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabandofsoldiersandsettlednearFlorenee.Hesoonmadeanameforhim
3、selfandcametobeknowntotheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItaliancity-stateswereatwarwitheachother,Hawkwoodusedtohirehissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehedemanded.Intimesofpeace,whenbusinesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarchintoacity-stateand,afterburningdownafew
4、farms,wouldoffertogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem?Hawkwoodmadelargesumsofmoneyinthisway.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregardedhimasasortofhero.Whenhediedattheageofeighty,theFlorentinesgavehimastatefuneralandhadapicturedpaintedwhichwasdedicatedtothememoryof'themostvaliantsoldierand
5、mostnotableleader,SignorGiovanniHaukodue.1曾經(jīng)冇一個(gè)時(shí)期，芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢(qián)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，讓他破產(chǎn)?榨取”保護(hù)金”并不是一?種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑?早在14I比紀(jì)，英國(guó)人約翰.霍克伍徳就有過(guò)非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn):”人們情愿拿出人筆的錢(qián)，也不愿畢生的心血?dú)в诖踽阒?600年前，約翰.霍克伍徳酹士帶著一隊(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.慮大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫(kù)托.每次意大利各城邦Z間發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),霍克伍徳把他的士兵雇傭給愿給他出高價(jià)的君主
6、。和平時(shí)期，當(dāng)生意蕭條時(shí),霍克伍徳便帶領(lǐng)士兵進(jìn)入某個(gè)城邦，縱火燒毀一兩個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)，然后提出,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(qián)?盡管如此，意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。他80歲那年死去時(shí)，佛羅倫薩人為他舉行了國(guó)葬,并為他畫(huà)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Lesson17Thelongestsuspend。nbridgeintheworld世界上最長(zhǎng)的彳林Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andna
7、meditAngouleme?Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.1ThoughVerrazanoisbvnomeansconsideredtobeaqreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablvremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.
8、TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesign
