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练习材料：L21-2：Daniel Mendoza 时长：108

The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. 

ðə tuː mɛn ˈkwɒrəld ˈbɪtəli ænd ɪt wɒz klɪə ðæt ði ˈɑːgjʊmənt kʊd ˈəʊnli biː ˈsɛtld baɪ ə faɪt. 

A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour. 

ə mæʧ wɒz hɛld æt ˈstɪltn, weə bəʊθ mɛn fɔːt fɔːr ən ˈaʊə.

The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. 

 ðə ˈpʌblɪk bɛt ə greɪt diːl ɒv ˈmʌni ɒn Mendoza, bʌt hiː wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd.

Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. 

Mendoza mɛt Humphries ɪn ðə rɪŋ ɒn ə ˈleɪtər əˈkeɪʒən ænd hiː lɒst fɔːr ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm.

It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. 

 ɪt wɒz nɒt ənˈtɪl hɪz θɜːd mæʧ ɪn 1790 ðæt hiː ˈfaɪnəli biːt Humphries ænd bɪˈkeɪm ˈʧæmpiən ɒv ˈɪŋglənd.

Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. 

ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, hiː ˈfaʊndɪd ə ˈhaɪli səkˈsɛsfʊl əˈkædəmi ænd ˈiːvən lɔːd ˈbaɪrən bɪˈkeɪm wʌn ɒv hɪz ˈpjuːplz.

He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearance.

 hiː ɜːnd ɪˈnɔːməs sʌmz ɒv ˈmʌni ænd wɒz peɪd æz mʌʧ æz $100 fɔːr ə ˈsɪŋgl əˈpɪərəns. 

Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. 

dɪsˈpaɪt ðɪs, hiː wɒz səʊ ɪksˈtrævɪgənt ðæt hiː wɒz ˈɔːlweɪz ɪn dɛt. 

After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten.

ˈɑːftə hiː wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd baɪ ə ˈbɒksə kɔːld ˈʤɛntlmən ˈʤæksən, hiː wɒz ˈkwɪkli fəˈgɒtn.

He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

 hiː wɒz sɛnt tuː ˈprɪzn fɔː ˈfeɪlɪŋ tuː peɪ hɪz dɛts ænd daɪd ɪn ˈpɒvəti ɪn 1836.

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知识笔记：

extravagant 

1. spending a lot more money or using a lot more of sth than you can afford or than is necessary 奢侈的；挥霍的；铺张浪费的

I felt very extravagant spending ￡100 on a dress. 我觉得花100英镑买一条连衣裙太奢侈了。

2. costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary 过于昂贵的

an extravagant present 昂贵的礼物

3.( of ideas, speech or behaviour 想法或言行 ) very extreme or impressive but not reasonable or practical 无节制的；过分的；放肆的；不切实际的

the extravagant claims/promises of politicians 政治家的夸大其词╱不切实际的承诺

练习感悟：遇到数字还是会犹豫。。。