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1、新概念三Lesson14Anoblegangster贵族歹决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曾经冇一个时期，芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取”保护”。如果交款不及时,歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店，让他破产•榨取”保护金”并不是一•种现代的罪恶行径•早在14I比纪，英国人约翰.霍克伍徳就有过非凡的发现:”人们情愿拿出人笔的钱，也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徙之手.600年前，约翰.霍克伍徳酹士带着一队士兵來到意大利，在佛罗伦萨附近驻扎下來，很快就出了名.虑大利人叫他乔凡尼.阿库托.每次意大利各城邦Z间发生战争,霍克伍徳把他的士兵雇佣给愿给他出高价的君主
6、。和平时期，当生意萧条时,霍克伍徳便带领士兵进入某个城邦，纵火烧毁一两个农场，然后提出,如向他们缴纳保护金，他们便主动撤离。霍克伍德用这种方法挣了大笔钱•尽管如此，意大利人还是把他视作某种英雄。他80岁那年死去时，佛罗伦萨人为他举行了国葬,并为他画像以纪念这位“骁勇无比的战士、杰出的领袖乔凡尼.阿库托先生Lesson17Thelongestsuspend。nbridgeintheworld世界上最长的彳林Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andna
7、meditAngouleme・Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.1ThoughVerrazanoisbvnomeansconsideredtobeaqreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablvremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.
8、TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesign
