听力材料

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

知识点: boxing match 拳击比赛；boxer拳击手；bare fist 裸拳；prizefighter职业拳击手；rich and poor 穷人和富人；alike 一样；in his day 在他的全盛时期；rise to fame 成名；turn against him反目为敌；

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