an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
人们情愿拿出大笔的钱，也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 14 A noble gangster
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 异常的，引人注目的，;卓越的;显著的;非凡的，非常（好）的;
💡 re再+mark记号，符号+able能...的→再做记号→值得注意的
"She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills."
她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步.
近义：illustrious, appreciable, laudable, marked, marvelous, memorable
n. 发现，发觉;（剧情的）发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 英格兰（男）人，英国（男）人;英吉利人;
"I was astonished that he was not an Englishman."
我很惊讶,他竟不是英国人.
近义：limey, briton
n. 盥洗室, 厕所, 嫖客
近义：punter, latrine, loo, outhouse, privy, restroom