练习材料：
L14(2)：A noblegangster
Six hundred yearsago, Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settlednear Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to theItalians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war witheach other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing topay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad,Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down afew farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwoodmade large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regardedhim as a sort of hero. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gavehim a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memoryof 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.
ə ˈnəʊbᵊl ˈɡæŋstə
sɪks ˈhʌndrəd jɪəz
əˈɡəʊ, sɜː Johan Hawkwood əˈraɪvd ɪn ˈɪtəli wɪð
ə bænd ɒv ˈsəʊlʤəz ænd ˈsɛtld nɪə ˈflɒrəns. hiː suːn meɪd ə neɪm fɔː hɪmˈsɛlf
ænd keɪm tuː biː nəʊn tuː ði ɪˈtæliənz æz ʤəʊˈvæni Acuto. wɛnˈɛvə ði ɪˈtæliən
ˈsɪtɪsteɪts wɜːr æt wɔː wɪð iːʧ ˈʌðə, Hawkwood juːzd tuː ˈhaɪə hɪz ˈsəʊlʤəz tuː
ˈprɪnsɪz huː wɜː ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː peɪ ðə haɪ praɪs hiː dɪˈmɑːndɪd. ɪn taɪmz ɒv piːs, wɛn ˈbɪznɪs wɒz
bæd, Hawkwood ænd hɪz mɛn wʊd mɑːʧ ˈɪntuː ə ˈsɪtɪsteɪt ænd, ˈɑːftə ˈbɜːnɪŋ daʊn ə fjuː fɑːmz, wʊd ˈɒfə tuː ɡəʊ əˈweɪ prəˈtɛkʃᵊn ˈmʌni wɒz peɪd tuː ðɛm.
Hawkwood meɪd lɑːʤ sʌmz ɒv ˈmʌni ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ɪn spaɪt ɒv ðɪs,
ði ɪˈtæliənz rɪˈɡɑːdɪd hɪm æz ə sɔːt ɒv ˈhɪərəʊ. wɛn hiː daɪd
æt ði eɪʤ ɒv ˈeɪti, ðə ˈflɒrəntaɪnz ɡeɪv hɪm ə steɪt ˈfjuːnərəl ænd hæd ə ˈpɪkʧəd wɪð æz ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪdtuː ðə ˈmɛməri ɒv ðə məʊst ˈvæliənt ˈsəʊlʤər ænd məʊst ˈnəʊtəbᵊl ˈliːdə, ˈsaɪnəʤəʊˈvæni Haukodue.
任务配置：L0 + L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、soldier：士兵，军人，2、prince：王子，王孙，亲王，3、demand：需要，所需之物，4、state funeral：国葬，5、dedicate：奉献，为……题献词，6、valiant：勇敢的，英勇的，7、notable：值得注意的，显著的
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练习感悟：语速相当快，而且也比较拗口，录了两遍能达标感觉还是很不错的了。
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