1.1 NCE21 Daniel Mendoza
1.text translation
Two hundred years ago, boxing matches were very popular in England. At that time/In those days, boxers fought for prize with bare fists. Because of /By reason of/On account of this, they were known as 'prizefighter'.However, boxing was quite crude/cruel/brutal/violent, for there were no rules and boxers could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
One of the colourful figures/vivid characters/personalities was Daniel Mendoza,who was born in 1764. The use of gloves were not brought in/introduced until 1860,when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up/prepared and wrote the first set of rules. Though Mendoza was technically a prizefighter, he did much to/made great contributions change this crude boxing into a sport, for he brought science into the game. In his days,He enjoyed great tremendous popularity and was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a match when he was 14 years old. This attracted/arrested/captures/caught the attention of Richard Humphries,who was the most eminent boxer in England.He offered to teach Mendoza and his young pupil/apprentce was quick to learn. In fact,Mendoza was so successful that Humphries turned against him/as to arouse Humphries' jealousy.The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was obvious that the argument was only settled by a fight.The match was held in Stilton and lasted an hour.The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza,but he failed.On a later occasion, Mendoza met Humphries in the ring but he lost for a second/another time.It was not until their third match in 1790 that Mendoza beaten Humphries and become the champion of England.Meanwhile,he founded a highly successful boxing academy and even Lord Byron became his one of his students. Mendoza earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as 100 pounds for a single appearance. In spite of this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson,he was quickly forgotten.He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
2.summary writing
the method to find points:
the subject is human, the points are reduced to S+Vi+(O);the subject is thing, the points are reduced S+attibute.
3.Composition
Mendoza became so renowned that rumours were rife that/rumours went around that he was formidable enough to beat Humphries.As time passed, there was a quarrel between fans of their own and that led a quarrel between Mendoza and Humphries.
The argument became so violent/fierce that Humphries decided to teach his pupil a lesson. The match was held in Stilton. Humphries was the most eminent boxer so he had many supporters,but so did the young Mendoza.Half of the people made bets on Humphries,the other half bet on Mendoza.The initial atmosphere just before the fight was eletric.Everyone was shouting and cheering when the referee called both fighters to the middle of the ring.
At the beginning of the fight,both of them were wary/cautious on account of the familiarity between the teacher and student.Humphries knocked down Mendoza several times in Mendoza's carelessness but the apprentice got up. After a few rounds back and forth, Humphries defeated Mendoza by taking advantage of his rich experience with respect to his pupil.The referee counted ten and that was the end of the match.
Knowing this match was a heavy defeat,Mendoza was determined to go on and beat his teacher one day after congratulating Humphries.
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