L21-2:Daniel Mendoza
The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
任務(wù)配置:L0+L4
詞音:clear犁嗅,quarrelled,Stilton裆悄,Academy解滓,appearance预茄,extravagant.
練習(xí)感悟:
對于新學(xué)的知識應(yīng)該一直保持警惕,大腦不能太懶,看見了比較常見的知識不應(yīng)該想當(dāng)然青责,一定得查清楚并且確認(rèn)正確后才能進(jìn)行下一項(xiàng)均抽,學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)該有從已有的知識里挖出新知識的習(xí)慣嫁赏。
一句話,就是干油挥。