练习材料：

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 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/ /tu/ /mɛn/ /ˈkwɔrəld/ /ˈbɪtərli/ /ænd/ /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /klɪr/ /ðæt/ /ði/ /'ɑrgjəmənt/ /kʊd/ /ˈoʊnli/ /bi/ /ˈsɛtəld/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /faɪt/. /ə/ /mæʧ/ /wʌz/ /hɛld/ /æt/ Stilton, /wɛr/ /boʊθ/ /mɛn/ /fɔt/ /fɔr/ /ən/ /ˈaʊər/. /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /bɛt/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /dil/ /ʌv/ /ˈmʌni/ /ɑn/ /mɛnˈdoʊzə/, /bʌt/ /hi/ /wʌz/ /dɪˈfitəd/. /mɛnˈdoʊzə/ /mɛt/ /ˈhʌmfəriz/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /rɪŋ/ /ɑn/ /ə/ /ˈleɪtər/ /əˈkeɪʒən/ /ænd/ /hi/ /lɔst/ /fɔr/ /ə/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /taɪm/. /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /nɑt/ /ənˈtɪl/ /hɪz/ /θɜrd/ /mæʧ/ /ɪn/ 1790 /ðæt/ /hi/ /ˈfaɪnəli/ /bit/ /'hʌmfəriz/ /ænd/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /ˈʧæmpiən/ /ʌv/ /'ɪŋglənd/. /ˈminˌwaɪl/, /hi/ /ˈfaʊndəd/ /ə/ /'haɪli/ /səkˈsɛsfəl/ /əˈkædəmi/ /ænd/ /ˈivɪn/ /lɔrd/ /ˈbaɪrən/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /wʌn/ /ʌv/ /hɪz/ /ˈpjupəlz/. /hi/ /ɜrnd/ /ɪˈnɔrməs/ /sʌmz/ /ʌv/ /ˈmʌni/ /ænd/ /wʌz/ /peɪd/ /æz/ /mʌʧ/ /æz/ $100 /fɔr/ /ə/ /ˈsɪŋgəl/ /əˈpɪrəns/. /dɪˈspaɪt/ /ðɪs/, /hi/ /wʌz/ /soʊ/ /ɛkˈstrævəgənt/ /ðæt/ /hi/ /wʌz/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /ɪn/ /dɛt/. /ˈæftər/ /hi/ /wʌz/ /dɪˈfitəd/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /ˈbɑksər/ /kɔld/ /ˈʤɛntəlmən/ /'ʤæksən/, /hi/ /wʌz/ /ˈkwɪkli/ /fərˈgɑtən/. /hi/ /wʌz/ /sɛnt/ /tu/ /ˈprɪzən/ /fɔr/ /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ /tu/ /peɪ/ /hɪz/ /dɛts/ /ænd/ /daɪd/ /ɪn/ /'pɑvərti/ /ɪn/ 1836. 

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

quarrel v.争吵 quarrel-quarrelled-quarrelled

bitterly adv.厉害地

it is clear that 显而易见的是

be settled by 被解决

the public 公众

bet v.打赌

a great deal of money 一大笔钱

ring n.拳击场

academy /əˈkædəmi/

extravagant /ɛkˈstrævəgənt/ adj.浪费的，奢侈的

练习感悟：

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