Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L14(1)：A noble gangster

There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago that to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection.'

If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.

Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.

noble  [ˈnoʊbl]  出身高贵的人;贵族成员，高尚的;高贵的;

gangster  [ˈɡæŋstər] 歹徒、强盗

promptly [ˈprɑːmptli]  准时的，迅速;立即;马

out of business  倒闭、破产

crime [kraɪm] 罪行;罪;

remarkable [rɪˈmɑːrkəbl] 不寻常的、非凡的

as long ago as  追溯到、早在

band [bænd]  团伙、一帮人，乐队;流行音乐乐队

settle 解决(分歧、纠纷等);定居;

今天下午就完成了作业，时间充裕，好好学习了生词。