练习材料 ：L21-1：Daniel Mendoza 时长：1’33
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
ˈbɒksɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz wɜː ˈvɛri ˈpɒpjʊlər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd tuː ˈhʌndrəd jɪəz əˈgəʊ.
In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
ɪn ðəʊz deɪz, ˈbɒksəz fɔːt wɪð beə fɪsts fɔː praɪz ˈmʌni.
Because of this, they were known as 'prizefighters'.
bɪˈkɒz ɒv ðɪs, ðeɪ wɜː nəʊn æz ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtəz.
However, boxing was very crude, for these were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
haʊˈɛvə, ˈbɒksɪŋ wɒz ˈvɛri kruːd, fɔː ðiːz wɜː nəʊ ruːlz ænd ə ˈpraɪzfaɪtə kʊd biː ˈsɪərɪəsli ˈɪnʤəd ɔːr ˈiːvən kɪld ˈdjʊərɪŋ ə mæʧ.
One of the most colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈkʌləf(ə)l ˈfɪgəz ɪn ˈbɒksɪŋ ˈhɪstəri wɒz ˈdænjəl Mendoza, huː wɒz bɔːn ɪn 1764.
The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
ðə juːz ɒv glʌvz wɒz nɒt ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst ənˈtɪl 1860, wɛn ðə ˈmɑːkwɪs ɒv Queensberry druː ʌp ðə fɜːst sɛt ɒv ruːlz.
Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game.
ðəʊ hiː wɒz ˈtɛknɪkəli ə ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtə, Mendoza dɪd mʌʧ tuː ʧeɪnʤ kruːd ˈpraɪ faɪtɪŋ ˈɪntuː ə spɔːt, fɔː hiː brɔːt ˈsaɪəns tuː ðə geɪm.
In this day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity.
ɪn ðɪs deɪ, Mendoza ɪnˈʤɔɪd trɪˈmɛndəs ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪti.
He was adored by rich and poor alike.
hiː wɒz əˈdɔːd baɪ rɪʧ ænd pʊər əˈlaɪk.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.
Mendoza rəʊz tuː feɪm ˈswɪftli ˈɑːftər ə ˈbɒksɪŋ mæʧ wɛn hiː wɒz ˈəʊnli ˈfɔːˈtiːn jɪəz əʊld.
This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
ðɪs əˈtræktɪd ði əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ɒv ˈrɪʧəd Humphries huː wɒz ðɛn ðə məʊst ˈɛmɪnənt ˈbɒksər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd.
He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn.
hiː ˈɒfəd tuː treɪn Mendoza ænd hɪz jʌŋ ˈpjuːpl wɒz kwɪk tuː lɜːn.
In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him.
ɪn fækt, Mendoza suːn bɪˈkeɪm səʊ səkˈsɛsfʊl ðæt Humphries tɜːnd əˈgɛnst hɪm.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
eminent: famous and respected, especially in a particular profession （尤指在某专业中）卓越的，著名的，显赫的
bare fists 可以理解为：赤手空拳
练习感悟：Eminent Scholar (感觉我应该可以用到这个 介绍领域的大牛~）
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