听力材料
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 appear 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.
ðə tuː mɛn ˈkwɒrəld ˈbɪtəli ænd ɪt wɒz klɪə ðæt ði ˈɑːgjʊmənt kʊd ˈəʊnli biː ˈsɛtld baɪ ə faɪt. ə mæʧ wɒz hɛld æt ˈstɪltn, weə bəʊθ mɛn fɔːt fɔːr ən ˈaʊə. ðə ˈpʌblɪk bɛt ə greɪt diːl ɒv ˈmʌni ɒn Mendoza, bʌt hiː wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd. Mendoza mɛt Humphries ɪn ðə rɪŋ ɒn ə ˈleɪtər əˈkeɪʒən ænd hiː lɒst fɔːr ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm. ɪt wɒz nɒt ənˈtɪl hɪz θɜːd mæʧ ɪn 1790 ðæt hiː ˈfaɪnəli biːt Humphries ænd bɪˈkeɪm ˈʧæmpiən ɒv ˈɪŋglənd. ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, hiː ˈfaʊndɪd ə ˈhaɪli səkˈsɛsfʊl əˈkædəmi ænd ˈiːvən lɔːd ˈbaɪrən bɪˈkeɪm wʌn ɒv hɪz ˈpjuːplz. hiː ɜːnd ɪˈnɔːməs sʌmz ɒv ˈmʌni ænd wɒz peɪd æz mʌʧ æz $100 fɔːr ə ˈsɪŋgl əˈpɪə wʌn ɒv hɪz ˈpjuːplz. hiː ɜːnd ɪˈnɔːməs sʌmz ɒv ˈmʌni ænd wɒz peɪd æz mʌʧ æz $100 fɔːr ə ˈsɪŋgl əˈpɪərəns. dɪsˈpaɪt ðɪs, hiː wɒz səʊ ɪksˈtrævɪgənt ðæt hiː wɒz ˈɔːlweɪz ɪn dɛt. ˈɑːftə hiː wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd baɪ ə ˈbɒksə kɔːld ˈʤɛntlmən ˈʤæksən, hiː wɒz ˈkwɪkli fəˈgɒtn. hiː wɒz sɛnt tuː ˈprɪzn fɔː ˈfeɪlɪŋ tuː peɪ hɪz dɛts ænd daɪd ɪn ˈpɒvəti ɪn 1836.
任务配置L0+L4
知识点: bet on 在.....上押；be in debt 负债；for a single appearance 出场费；
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短文朗读了很多遍，文章略长，时间控制的不是很好，发现后面的文章都越来越长了，需要加倍努力了。
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