新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 21

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课文21  丹尼尔.门多萨
348. Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
        两百年前，拳击比赛在英国非常盛行。
5 Y9 {1 ^  F7 ?# m349. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
0 ~* }& ]& d/ g% K        当时，拳击手们不戴手套，为争夺奖金而搏斗。
1 ^: y% m! z) D+ q7 {7 F0 Y. g350. Because of this, they were known as 'prizefighters'.
        因此，他们被称作“职业拳击手”。
! z2 Q6 e0 c) K) K/ y$ ?3 X5 C351. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
6 ?: `$ q1 F/ f        不过，拳击是十分野蛮的，因为当时没有任何比赛规则，职业拳击手有可能在比赛中受重伤，甚至丧命。
352. One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
- ^2 a0 |5 e: M7 j7 D/ ]        拳击史上最引人注目的人物之一是丹尼尔.门多萨，他生于1764年。
  i, U6 N- [+ |0 \353. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
* b/ @8 @9 _! E6 K* Y$ B- W% Z' J" h        1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次为拳击比赛制定了规则，拳击比赛这才用上了手套。
. Y- H, ]5 d! A- T. S1 N, I354. Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game.
        虽然门多萨严格来讲不过是个职业拳击手，但在把这种粗野的拳击变成一种体育运动方面，他作出了重大贡献。是他把科学引进了这项运动。
355. In this day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
        门多萨在的全盛时期深受大家欢迎，无论是富人还是穷人都对他祟拜备至。
& {  L- v  f* t8 L* c. t+ Q4 \356. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.
        门多萨在14岁时参加一场拳击赛后一举成名。
9 Y$ R; O6 A) R& }4 a3 X" g. M357. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
        这引起当时英国拳坛名将理查德.汉弗莱斯的注意。
0 J9 q, {1 d" ^358. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn.
  u# g7 v) _+ N- N        他主动提出教授门多萨，而年少的门多萨一学就会。
1 {% f3 g7 z& ?# Q! W359. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him.
        事实上，门多萨不久便名声大振，致使汉弗莱斯与他反目为敌。
360. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
        两个人争吵不休，显而易见，只有较量一番才能解决问题。
361. A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour.
        于是两人在斯蒂尔顿设下赛场，厮打了一个小时。
362. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated.
& u, h6 v" N2 y# L2 `4 Z" c9 @        公众把大笔赌注下到了门多萨身上，但他却输了。
9 z" M% @9 L/ A9 y363. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time.
        后来，门多萨与汉弗莱斯再次在拳击场上较量，门多萨又输了一场。
364. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.
/ t1 x# V8 a0 G6 Z9 k        直到1790年他们第3次对垒，门多萨才终于击败汉弗莱斯，成了全英拳击冠军。
365. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.
" i: U8 r+ [* b: U7 ], V! Z        同时，他建立了一所拳击学校，办得很成功，连拜伦勋爵也成了他的学生。
$ O7 M1 u" h, h1 P% I8 U: L' \366. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearance.
$ A4 {3 V/ F8 m3 R" }! T# i2 @        门多萨挣来大笔大笔的钱，一次出场费就多可达100英镑。
& H5 @. ~+ U8 X4 b. P8 q367. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
) K3 W8 `4 k0 k6 {: U- l        尽管收入不少，但他挥霍无度，经常债台高筑。
368. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten.
        他在被一个叫杰克逊绅士的拳击手击败后很快被遗忘。
, f1 A6 C6 j* q- p1 v369. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
( R- }4 `  _' _/ `1 a7 T( y        他因无力还债而被捕入狱，最后于1836年在贫困中死去。