新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 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(gè)時(shí)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(hù)"。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾time,表示是在什么時(shí)候發(fā)生的事情。從句中的in return for protection充當(dāng)目的狀語(yǔ)，說(shuō)明“付錢”的目的是為了得到“保護(hù)”。

　　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(shí),歹徒們就會(huì)很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破產(chǎn)。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導(dǎo)條件狀語(yǔ)從句，引出一個(gè)條件，即如果交錢不及時(shí)會(huì)導(dǎo)致主句所說(shuō)的結(jié)果-破產(chǎn);主句中的by destroying his shop作方式狀語(yǔ)，交代“破產(chǎn)”的方式。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:寫作短語(yǔ)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(hù)金"并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):protection money的意思是“保護(hù)金”。