lesson 14 A noble gangster

1. there was a ++time++ 時期
   • times 時期/年代 in times of peace
2. a sum of + money 一筆錢
   • He left a sum of money to his son.
   • a large/small sum of money 大/小筆錢
   • larges sum of
3. 關於不法分子的單詞
   • crime
     • criminal n.罪犯
   • thief 小偷
   • robber 劫匪強盜
   • gangster n.匪徒；歹徒
   • kidnapper n. 綁匪；誘拐者
   • smuggler n. 走私者；走私犯
   • murderer n. 凶手；謀殺犯
4. out of business 破產
5. prompt 及時的，迅速的
   • in time
   • quickly
6. As long ago as the fourteenth 早在十四世紀
7. obtain = get
8. remarkable unusually good 非凡的，驚人的
   • = extraordinary
   • = unique
   • = exceptional
   • She has made remarkable prograss.
9. would rather ++do++ A than ++do++ B 寧願A不願B
   • I'd rather walk than take bus.
   • I'd rather die than apologize to him.
   • I'd rather stay at home than go out.
10. have sth done 讓某事完成
    • I didn't recognize her: The hairdresser has dyed her hair.
      => ..., She has had her hair
      dyed.
11. settle 定居，安頓
    • live + in
    • The family settled in a small town, where they opened a store.
12. a band of 集合名詞
    • 原意是 帶子，也有一“幫”人，樂隊
13. make a name 成名
    make a fortune 發財
14. at war 交戰
    • at + 名詞一般會和名詞發生一定的關係
    • at the hotel 住店 at school 上學
    • in the hotel 在點 in school 在學校
15. hire/cent hire短租 rent長租
    • hire a bicycle
    • rent apartment
    • hire hall
    • rent land
16. be willing to do 自願做某事
17. demand 要求
    • +名詞
      • demand an apolopy
      • demand better pay
      • demand one's attention
      • The job demand patience
    • +to do
      • I demand to know what has happened.
      • I demand to see the manager.
    • +that+(should) 虛擬語氣
      • He demands that he should be told everything.
      • My mother demand that I should do my homework first.
18. 關於走的詞語
    • march 齊步走
    • tiptoe adj. 踮著腳走的；偷偷摸摸的
    • stagger vi. 蹣跚；猶豫
    • stride strode strode vt. 跨過；大踏步走過
    • wander vi. 徘徊；漫步；
19. offer to do 主動做某事
20. funeral wedding
    • attend 參與 hold 舉行
21. dedicate A to B
    • dedicate oneself to one's work
    • She dedicated her life to helping the poor.
    • ... be dedicated to the memory of ...