练习材料：

L21-1：DanielMendoza

Boxing matcheswere very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers foughtwith bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as'prizefighters'. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and aprizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One ofthe most

colorful figuresin boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloveswas not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up thefirst set of rules. Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did muchto change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game.In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich andpoor alike.

Mendoza rose tofame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. Thisattracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminentboxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick tolearn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned againsthim.

ˈdænjəl Mendoza

ˈbɒksɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz wɜː

ˈvɛri ˈpɒpjʊlər ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd tuː ˈhʌndrəd jɪəz əˈɡəʊ. ɪn ðəʊz deɪz, ˈbɒksəz fɔːt wɪð beə fɪsts fɔː praɪzˈmʌni. bɪˈkɒz ɒv ðɪs, ðeɪ wɜː nəʊn æz ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtəz. haʊˈɛvə, ˈbɒksɪŋ wɒz ˈvɛrikruːd, fɔː ðiːz wɜː nəʊ ruːlz ænd ə ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtə kʊd biː ˈsɪərɪəsli ˈɪnʤəd ɔːrˈiːvən kɪld ˈdjʊərɪŋ ə mæʧ. wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst

ˈkʌləfᵊl ˈfɪɡəz ɪn ˈbɒksɪŋ ˈhɪstəri wɒz ˈdænjəl Mendoza,

huː wɒz bɔːn ɪn 2004. ðə juːz ɒv ɡlʌvz 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 ɡeɪm. ɪn ðɪs deɪ, Mendoza ɪnˈʤɔɪd trɪˈmɛndəsˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪti. 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 əˈtɛnʃᵊn ɒv ˈrɪʧəd Humphries huː wɒz ðɛn ðə məʊst ˈɛmɪnənt

ˈbɒksər ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd. hiː ˈɒfəd tuː treɪn Mendoza ænd hɪz jʌŋ

ˈpjuːpl wɒz kwɪk tuː lɜːn. ɪn fækt, Mendoza suːn bɪˈkeɪm səʊ səkˈsɛsfʊl ðæt

Humphries tɜːnd əˈɡɛnst hɪm.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、bare：光秃秃的，赤裸的，裸露的的，2、crude：粗糙的，粗鲁的，原油，3、glove：手套，给……戴手套，4、technically：从确切意义上讲，从技术上讲，5、adore：崇拜，热爱，6、eminent：卓越的，著名的，7、pupil：学生，瞳孔，弟子，8、

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练习感悟：这篇文章又长，语速又比较快，录了三四遍才达标。