新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第14課 貴族歹徒 (1)

　　A noble gangster 貴族歹徒

　　There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection'. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.

　　1.There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection'.

　　曾經(jīng)有一個時期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢給歹徒以換取"保護"。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導定語從句，修飾time,表示是在什么時候發(fā)生的事情。從句中的in return for protection充當目的狀語，說明“付錢”的目的是為了得到“保護”。

　　2.If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.

　　如果交款不及時,歹徒們就會很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破產(chǎn)。

　　語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導條件狀語從句，引出一個條件，即如果交錢不及時會導致主句所說的結(jié)果-破產(chǎn);主句中的by destroying his shop作方式狀語，交代“破產(chǎn)”的方式。

　　語言點2:寫作短語總結(jié):破產(chǎn)

　　put sb. out of business

　　lose one's business

　　go bankruptcy

　　fail to run business

　　one's business fails

　　one's business collapses

　　one's business lands on rocks

　　one's business goes to the dogs

　　3.Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.

　　榨取"保護金"并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑。

　　語言點:protection money的意思是“保護金”。