Lesson 14 A noble gangstergangster [gŋstə(r)]n. 歹徒，强盗gangster gangthe Gang of FourHi, gang. 大家好 / 你们好Hi, gang. Hi, everybody. Well, whats going on? Anybody home?Were in here, Dad.Oh. Hi, gang.Hello, Philip. How was your day?My day was just fine. So was my night.promptly [prɒmptli]adv. 准时地She arrived promptly at ten. She arrived punctually at ten. She arrived at ten sharp.An ambulance was promptly dispatched to the area. a prompt / punctual startStaff should be prompt in dealing with complaints.The drowning child was saved by Dick’s action.A) acute B) alertC) profound D) promptremarkable [rɪmɑ:kəbl]adj. 不同寻常的，非凡的a remarkable feata remarkable achievement be remarkable for …He is remarkable for his memory. extraordinaryher extraordinary beautyNelson Mandela is a truly extraordinary man. exceptionalThe child had shown exceptional courage. Her scores are quite exceptional.hire [haɪə(r)]v. 雇佣，租用；出租hire … from …= rent … from … hire (out) … to …= rent (out) … to …A hires / rents (out) B to C C hires / rents B from Adedicate [dedɪkeɪt]v. 奉献；把……题献给dedicate / devote … to …He has dedicated himself to scientific research.After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.sacrifice … for …dedicated to my beloved wife dedicatedA truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.memory [meməri]n. 纪念（对死者的追忆）in memory of …to the memory of …The monument was built in memory ofto the memory ofall the soldiers who died in the memorateA statue has been built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birthday. there was a time when …= onceThere was a time when I was down and out. there are times when …= sometimesThere are times when even the tiger sleeps.There are times when silence has the loudest voice.There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.there are rare instances when …= occasionallyThere are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.造句：在个别情况下，爱国主义(patriotism)不再是一个空洞的口号(an empty slogan)。
There are rare instances when patriotism ceases to be an empty slogan.A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fianc, John, runs a successful furniture business.… put a man out of business ……, when business was bad, …He has done a lot of business here in Beijing. pay large sums of moneymake large sums of moneyHe earned enormous sums of money … earn enormous sums of moneyin return for …America helped the rebels in return for their promise to support democracy. He is always willing to help people out, without expecting anything in return. in exchange for …They were given food and shelter in exchange for work.in compensation for …She received $10,000 in compensation for her injuries at work.in memory of … in honor of …The college was named in honor of George Washington. a banquet in honor of the presidentin appreciation of …I sent him a gift in appreciation of his help.in recognition of …He was awarded one of the ‘Ten Outstanding Young Persons’ in recognition of his significant achievements.protection moneyput sb. out of business= make sb. broke / bankrupt put sb. out of workThe changing economic conditions have put many people out of work. I am out of patience.I am out of anger.The TV is out of repair.extort sth. 勒索某物Gangsters used to extort money from local businessmen.blackmail sb. 敲诈某人Someone was trying to blackmail him with pictures of him and his mistress. 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.as long ago as … 早在……就……= as early as …造句：早在公元前十五世纪，这座庙宇就被当作做礼拜的场所。
As long ago as the 15th century BC, the temple was used as a place of worship. Sir Winston ChurchillSir Winston Mr. Churchill would rather / sooner do than do prefer to do rather than do prefer doing to doingwould rather / sooner (that) … 虚拟语气I’d rather (that) Susan were here now. have sth. doneHe had his watch stolen.King Charles І had his head cut off.造句：早在 1984 年，我就随父母到了北京，并在天坛 (the Temple of Heaven)附近定居了下来As long ago as 1984, I arrived in Beijing with my parents and settled near the Temple of Heaven.settle downTheyd like to see their daughter settle down, get married, and have kids.Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.make a name for oneselfGe You first made a name for himself in the movie ‘Wan Zhu’.become famous overnightWith the success of their first record, they became famous overnight.ri。