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新概念三Lesson14Anoblegangster贵族歹徒
TThereherewwasasattimeimewwhenhentheownersofshopsandbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneyto
gangstersiinnrreturneturnfforor'protection.'Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptly,thegangsterswouldquicklyputamanout
ofbusinessbydestroyinghisshop.Obtaining'protectionmoney'isnotamoderncrime.Aslongagoasthe
fourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewwouldouldrratherather
paylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters.
Sixhundredyearsago,SirJohanHawkwoodarrivedinItalywithabandofsoldiersandsettlednearFlorence.
HesoonmmadeadeannameameffororhhimselfimselfandccameamettoobbeekknownnownttootheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItalian
city-stateswereatwarwitheachother,Hawkwoodusedtohirehissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythe
highpricehedemanded.Intimesofpeace,whenbusinesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarchintoa
city-stateand,afterburningdownafewfarms,wouldoffertogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.
Hawkwoodmadelargesumsofmoneyinthisway.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregardedhimasasortofhero.
Whenhediedattheageofeighty,theFlorentinesgavehimastatefuneralandhadapicturedpaintedwhichwas
dedicatedtothememoryof'themostvaliantsoldierandmostnotableleader,SignorGiovanniHaukodue.'
曾经有一个时期,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14世纪,英国人约翰.霍克伍德就有过非凡的发现:"人们情愿拿出大笔的钱,也不
愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手.
600年前,约翰.霍克伍德爵士带着一队士兵来到意大利,在佛罗伦萨附近驻扎下来,很快就出了名.意大利人叫他乔凡尼.阿库托.每次意大
利各城邦之间发生战争,霍克伍德把他的士兵雇佣给愿给他出高价的君主。和平时期,当生意萧条时,霍克伍德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."

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精选新概念必背优秀文章36篇
Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥
Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.
Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreat
river.'ThoughVerrazanoisbbyynnoommeanseanscon