练习材料：
L21-1：Daniel Mendoza
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as 'prizefighters'. However, boxing was very crude, for these were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In this day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him.
ˈbɒksɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz wɜː ˈvɛri ˈpɒpjʊlər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd tuː ˈhʌndrəd jɪəz əˈgəʊ. ɪn ðəʊz deɪz, ˈbɒksəz fɔːt wɪð beə fɪsts fɔː praɪz ˈmʌni. bɪˈkɒz ɒv ðɪs, ðeɪ wɜː nəʊn æz ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtəz. haʊˈɛvə, ˈbɒksɪŋ wɒz ˈvɛri kruːd, fɔː ðiːz wɜː nəʊ ruːlz ænd ə ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtə kʊd biː ˈsɪərɪəsli ˈɪnʤəd ɔːr ˈiːvən kɪld ˈdjʊərɪŋ ə mæʧ. wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈkʌləf(ə)l ˈfɪgəz ɪn ˈbɒksɪŋ ˈhɪstəri wɒz ˈdænjəl Mendoza, huː wɒz bɔːn ɪn 1764. ðə juːz ɒv glʌvz wɒz nɒt ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst ənˈtɪl 1860, wɛn ðə ˈmɑːkwɪs ɒv Queensberry druː ʌp ðə fɜːst sɛt ɒv ruːlz. ðəʊ hiː wɒz ˈtɛknɪkəli ə ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtə, Mendoza dɪd mʌʧ tuː ʧeɪnʤ kruːd ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtɪŋ ˈɪntuː ə spɔːt, fɔː hiː brɔːt ˈsaɪəns tuː ðə geɪm. ɪn ðɪs deɪ, Mendoza ɪnˈʤɔɪd trɪˈmɛndəs ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪti. hiː wɒz əˈdɔːd baɪ rɪʧ ænd pʊər əˈlaɪk.
Mendoza rəʊz tuː feɪm ˈswɪftli ˈɑːftər ə ˈbɒksɪŋ mæʧ wɛn hiː wɒz ˈəʊnli ˈfɔːˈtiːn jɪəz əʊld. ðɪs əˈtræktɪd ði əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ɒv ˈrɪʧəd Humphries huː wɒz ðɛn ðə məʊst ˈɛmɪnənt ˈbɒksər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd. hiː ˈɒfəd tuː treɪn Mendoza ænd hɪz jʌŋ ˈpjuːpl wɒz kwɪk tuː lɜːn. ɪn fækt, Mendoza suːn bɪˈkeɪm səʊ səkˈsɛsfʊl ðæt Humphries tɜːnd əˈgɛnst hɪm.
任务配置：
L0＋L4
知识笔记：
新词：boxing 拳击；bare 赤裸的；fist 拳头；crude 粗鲁，粗糙的；injured 受伤的；tremendous 极大的；adore 崇拜，喜欢；technically 严格来说；eminent 显赫的
词组：bare fists 赤手空拳；the use of …的作用；enjoy tremendous popularity 深受欢迎；rise to 上升到；fame swiftly 迅速成名；turn against 反目成仇
练习感悟：
今天终于早起成功了，在床上的感觉其实很舒服，起床需要一种自虐一般的勇气。
真的很想做一个安逸的人，可是时间不允许。我……已经快没有时间了。
