练习材料:
L21-1：Daniel Mendoza
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
In those days,
boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
Because of this,
they were known as 'prizefighters'.
However,
boxing was very crude,
for these were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
One of the most colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza,
who was born in 1764.
The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860,
when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
Though he was technically a prizefighter,
Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport,
for he brought science to the game.
In this day,
Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity.
He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.
This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn.
In fact,
Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him.
应用配置：L0+L4
知识笔记： fought/fɔːt bare/beə fists/fɪsts prizefighters/praɪzˌfaɪtəz colorful/kʌləf(ə)l figures/fɪgəz gloves/glʌvz introduced /ɪntrəˈdjuːst drew/druː technically/tɛknɪkəli prizefighter/praɪzˌfaɪtə crude/kruːd tremendous/trɪˈmɛndəs popularity/pɒpjʊˈlærɪti fame/feɪm swiftly/swɪftli eminent/ɛmɪnənt pupil / pjuːpl
练习感悟：相当艰难的一大段。早上没来得及读，拖到晚上十一点半才开始，一直持续了两个小时才完成今天的打卡。生词多，段落长，难度逐渐增加。
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