新概念英语第三册讲解版 lesson001-15（MP3+文本+LRC字幕，80份）

[00:03.19]He fled,slamming thedoor behind him.(..and slammed thedoor behind him.)[00:15.83]Birthday partyWelcome party[01:04.17]a fancy-dress partycostume partysurprise party[01:36.05]poly like partydinner party[03:15.93]See you in the nextlesson[03:26.71]Lesson 14A noble gangster[03:34.17]In this text we talkabout a gangster witha long time ago.[03:45.49]How did Hawk wood makemoney in times ofpeace?[04:01.20]There was a time whenthe owners of shopsand businesses[04:03.08]曾经有一个时期,店主与商行的老板们[04:04.97]in Chicago had to paylarge sums of money togangsters in returnfor 'protection'.[04:08.20]他们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取"保护"在芝加哥.[04:11.43]If the money was notpaid promptly,[04:12.85]如果交款不及时,[04:14.27]the gangsters wouldquickly put a man outof business bydestroying his shop.[04:17.03]歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店,让他破产.[04:19.79]Obtaining "protectionmoney" is not a moderncrime.As long ago asthe fourteenth century[04:23.85]榨取"保护金"并不是一种现代的罪行径.早在14世纪,[04:27.92]an Englishman,Sir JohnHawkwood,made theremarkable discovery[04:30.41]英国人约翰.霍克伍德爵士就有过非凡的发现:[04:32.91]that people wouldrather pay large sumsof money[04:34.41]人们情愿拿大笔的钱,[04:35.91]than have their lifework destroyed bygangsters.[04:37.63]也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手.[04:39.34]Six hundred years ago.Sir John Hawk woodarrived in Italy witha band of soldiers[04:42.57]600年前,约翰.霍克伍德爵士,带着一队士兵来到意大利,[04:45.80]and settled nearFlorence.He soon made a namefor himself[04:48.08]在佛罗伦萨附近驻扎下来不久,他的名字[04:50.36]and came to be knownto the Italians asGiovanni Acute[04:53.10]出名了,意大利人叫他乔凡尼.阿库托.[04:55.84]Whenever the Italiancity-states were atwar with each other.[04:57.64]每次意大利各城邦之间打仗,[04:59.44]Hawkwood used to hirehis soldiers to prince[05:01.14]霍德伍便把他的士兵雇用给君主[05:02.85]who were willing topay the high price hedemanded.[05:04.34]愿意给他出高价的[05:05.83]In times of peace,whenbusiness was bad.[05:07.68]和平时期,当生意萧条时[05:09.52]Hawkwood and his menwould march into acity-state and,[05:11.78]霍克伍德便带领士兵进入某个城邦[05:14.03]after burning down afew farms,would offerto go away protectionmoney was paid to them[05:17.2