新概念英語第三冊（美音版）A noble gangster

★gangster
n. 歹徒,強(qiáng)盜
a band of gangsters 一伙強(qiáng)盜
robber 搶劫犯，搶劫者；bandit強(qiáng)盜，土匪
brigand 強(qiáng)盜，土匪，盜賊，草寇；書面用語
hooligan 流氓，不良分子
hoodlum 罪犯，惡漢；口語
rascal 淘氣，搗蛋鬼；口語

★Chicago
n. 芝加哥(美國城市)

★protection
n. 保護(hù)
protection money 保護(hù)費
protect v.: protect from
We must protect our eyes from the sunshine.
protective adj. 保護(hù)的
protector n. 保護(hù)者
protege n. 被保護(hù)者

★promptly
adv. 準(zhǔn)時地
I give him a ring and he call me back promptly
He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.
on time 準(zhǔn)時／in time 及時
punctually adv. 守時地

★destroy
v. 毀掉;消滅
destroy n. 強(qiáng)盜毀滅，消滅，完全的摧毀
The earthquake destroyed the city./You destroyed his dream.
damage n. v.強(qiáng)調(diào)受損程度不很嚴(yán)重，可以被修復(fù)
The big clock was damaged.
break v.n. 強(qiáng)調(diào)弄壞，弄斷
Two of the strings were broken.
spoil v. 強(qiáng)調(diào)把事情攪和了
spoil the party; spoil the holiday

★remarkable
adj. 不尋常的
remarkable adj.: unusual; uncommon; extraordinary
a remarkable event 不同尋常的事件；an extraordinary event
outstanding adj.突出的，杰出的，卓越的
Our headmaster is an outstanding youth.
distinguished adj. 杰出的，卓越的，不同非凡的
eminent adj. 顯赫的，杰出的，有名的，優(yōu)良的
a distinguished physicist; an eminent surgeon; an eminent judge
a distinguished layer
well-known adj. 強(qiáng)調(diào)眾所周知的
famous adj. 因卓越的貢獻(xiàn)和成績而流芳百世的
She is well-known in the musical world/This is well-known fact.
He is a famous moviestar./ Luxun is famous for his articles.
notorious adj. 臭明昭著的，臭名遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng)的；be famous for bad things
Hitler is notorious.
infamous adj. 身名狼藉的
renowned adj. 某人或某事以其獨特的品質(zhì)、個性而聞名
Hangzhou is renowned for...

★hand
n. 幫,團(tuán)伙
a band of robbers 一伙強(qiáng)盜
mob n. 表示貶義色彩的團(tuán)伙、幫派；a mob of hooligans 一伙流氓
gang n. 一伙；a gang of thieves
nest n. 窩；a nest of bandits
pack n. 團(tuán)伙、幫派；a pack of hoodlums

★Florence
n. 佛羅倫薩(意大利城市)

★city-state
n. (古代)城邦

★hire
v. 租出,雇給
hire;rent;let;employ
hire out; rent out 租給
Does this firm hire out cars?
rent out 租給，雇給；主要強(qiáng)調(diào)出租房屋
He rent out his house to a tourist.
let 出租房屋；let his house/Please let your house to me.
hire from; rent hrom 租進(jìn)來
He hired a car from us/ I rent a room from Mrs.Johnson.
hire 指短期雇傭體力勞動者
employ 指長期雇傭或聘用腦力勞動者
We employed her as our advisor.
The factory employed 500 workers.
He hired two helpers

★prince
n. 君主,諸候

★Florentine
n. 佛羅倫薩人

★funeral
n. 葬禮

★dedicate
v. 奉獻(xiàn),題獻(xiàn)給
dedicate to
He dedicated his first book to his mother
dedicate 獻(xiàn)身，奉獻(xiàn)；比devote更為正式而莊重
I devote my time to helping my students.
He dedicates his life to his motherland.
He dedicated his life to science.

★memory
n. 紀(jì)念
You have agood memory
in memory of/to the memory of
If my memory serves me well,you're Tom.
★valiant
adj. 英勇的
brave adj. 勇敢的
The boy is brave.
During war,soldiers are valiant.
fearless adj. 大無畏的，無所畏懼的
We are fearless in time of danger.
courageous adj. 有膽量的，有勇氣的