文档介绍：Lesson14AnoblegangsterTherewasatimewhentheownersofshopandbusinessesinChicagohadtopaylargesumsofmoneytogangstersinreturnfor'protection'Ifthemoneywasnotpaidpromptly,'protechonmoney',anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,,-stateswereatwarwitheachother,,whenbusinesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarchintoacity-stateand,afterburningdownafewfarms,,,theFlorentinesgavehimastatefuneralandhadapicturepaintedwhichwasdedicatedtothememoryof'themostvaliantsoldierandmostnotableleader,iovanniHaukodue'.HowdidHawkwoodmakemoneyintimesofpeaceIntimesofpeace在和平时期Ifthemoneynotpaidpromptly,,歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店,让他破产promptly立即的,及时的(正式)speedily迅速的swiftly迅速的directly立刻的simultaneous[ˌsaɪmlˈteɪniəs]同时的