《基礎(chǔ)英語閱讀》Book 3 Unit 7電子教案 (二)

UnitSeven

I.Objectives

令Tohelpthestudentslearnthewritingstyleofamagazineeditorial.

令Tohelpthestudentslearnabunchofboxingtermsprovidedbythetext.

令Toseethewriter'sinsightfulviewpointonapopularsport,especiallywhatisbehindthe

sportsgamethatarousesthesociety'squestionablemoresthatregardprizefightingasa

meansofmakingmoneyandgivingentertainment.

ILTeachingEmphasis:

1.Thereadingandwritingofargument;

2.Newwordsandexpression:

fledgling;bland;colossus;adroit;knockout;certify;intricate;encase;recuperate;squirt;

distort;sprout;falter;ruminate;batter;overwhelm;windup;diedown;aflurryof;come

alive;countout

III.TeachingMethods:presentation;questions;discussion

IV.TeachingTool:multi-medium.

V.CheckingMethods:examination;questions;discussion;homework

VI.TeachingProcedures:(7periods)

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieQip

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.IsthisthefirstmatchbetweenRodneyandIzzy?

No,itisarematchbetweenthem.

2.WhydidIzzyendthematchbeforehebeatRodney?

Becausehewastiredofbeingmadandhedidn'tthinkthatfightingwouldmakeitanybetter.

Discussion:

Somepeopleseeboxingasanunacceptablydangeroussport.Andanumberofdoctorsarebehind

thebanningofthesportbecauseoftheseriousnatureoftheinjuriesthatcanbesustainedduringa

match.Doyouthinkboxingshouldbebanned?Stateyourreasons.

2.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyour

reasons.

Boxingisacelebrationofthelostreligionofmasculinityallthemoretrenchantforitsbeinglost.

—JoyceCarolOates

Sportsdonotbuildcharacter.Theyrevealit.

——JohnWooden

Serioussporthasnothingtodowithfairplay.Itisboundupwithhatred,jealousy,boastfulness,

disregardofallrulesandsadisticpleasureinwitnessingviolence.Inotherwords,itiswarminus

theshooting.

—GeorgeOrwell

Ourphilosophyprecedesfromthebeliefthatsportisaninalienablepartoftheeducationalprocess

andafactorforpromotingpeace,friendship,cooperationandunderstandingamongpeoples.

—JuanAntonioSamaranch

Sportsislikeawarwithoutthekilling.

—ledTurner

ThemostimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnotwinningbuttakingpart;theessentialthing

inliteisnotconqueringbutfightingwell.

—PierredeCoubertin

Sportsisthetoydepartmentofhumanlife.

—HowardCosell

ListeningInandSpeakingOut

1.Notes

2.Listening

3.SpeakingPractice

1.Notes

1.divert-entertain,amuse

2.exertion-physicaleffortorexercise

3.irrefutable-cannotbedeniedorshowntobeincorrect

4.indispensable-absolutelynecessary;essential

5.motto-ashortsentenceorphrasethatexpressesaruleforgoodorsensiblebehaviour格

言，座右銘

6.Spartans——citizensofSparta,acityinGreece

7.jovial—happyandcheerful

8.animate-makesth.livelyandmorecheerful

9.recess-abreakbetweenschoolclasses

10.deviate-changeyourideasorbehaviourssothattheyaredifferentfromwhatyouusedto

thinkordoorfromwhatpeopleusuallyconsidertobeacceptable越軌,反常

2.Listening

Listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Whatdoesthewordsportoriginallymean?

Itmeanstoamuse,todivertoneself.

Whatistherelationshipbetweensportsandtheancientnations?

Ancientnationsallfeltthenecessityofsportsandintroducedathleticcontestsintheirown

domains.

Accordingtothepassage,whichancientpeoplesbelievedintheidea“asoundmindinasound

body”？

AncientGreeksandSpartansbelievedintheidea“asoundmindinasoundbody”.

Whataretheadvantagesofsportsforacollegestudent?

Foracollegestudent,sportswillrefreshhisbody,calmandenlightenhismindanddevelophis

moralcharacter.

Willsportshelpintellectualandmoralgrowth,accordingtothepassage?

Yes.

3?SpeakingPractice

Giveanoralpresentationonthesummaryofthemainpointsofthelisteningpassage.

Foryourreference

Thekeypoints:

-themeaningofthewordsport

-therolesportsplayedinthehistoryofmankind

-thefunctionofsport

-theadvantagesofsportsforacollegestudent

Discussandcommentontheeffectivenessofeachother'soralpresentation.

Workinpairsandtaketurnstoaskandgiveanswersaboutthefollowingtopics:

a.Doyouoftendoexercise?Whichsportdoyoulikebest?

b.Whatchangeshassportbroughttoyourcollegelife?

c.Whoisyourfavoritesportstar?Saysomethingabouthim/her.

Text

1.TextI

(1)Pre-ReadingQuestions

(2)GeneralReading

(3)Background

(4)Text

(5)CommentsontheText

(6)Exercises

2.TextII

(1)Text

(2)Questions

TextIWhoKilledBennyParet?

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsbeforeyoureadthetext.

1.Whatisyourfirstreactiontothetitleofthetext?MostprobablyyouwanttoknowwhoBenny

Paretwas.Nowyouaretoldthathewasaprizefighter（職業(yè)拳擊手）.Whatdoyouthinkthe

articleisabout?

2.Whatarethepossiblecausesofthedeathofaprizefighterduringaboxingmatch?Hisown

health?Hisopponent?Hisassistant?Hislackofskill?Thereferee?

3.HaveyoueverseenaboxingmatchinafilmoronTV?Ifso,whatdoyouthinkofthisformof

sport?

4.Whatdoyouthinkboxingfansliketosee?

2.GeneralReading

Skimthroughthetextforthemainideas.Afterreadingthetext,fillintheblankswith

relevantinformation.

Paras.1—2ThewriterhadaninterviewwithMikeJacobs,whowastheprizefightpromoter

NumberOneintheboxingworld.

Paras.3—5Theonlyimportantelementinsuccessfulboxingpromotingistopleasethecrowd.

Peoplecomeouttoseetheknockout.

Paras.6一8BennyParetwaskilledinthering.

Thedirectcauseofhisdeathwasamassivehemorrhageinthebrain.

Para.9TheprimeresponsibilityforParet'sdeathlieswiththepeoplewhopaytoseeaman

hurl.

Para.10Theblameshouldbeputontheprevailingmoresthatregardprizefightingasa

perfectlypropereclerpriseandvehicleofenlerlainmenl.

3.Background

Boxing

Boxingisamartialartandcombatsportinwhichtwopeopleengageinacontestofstrength,

reflexes,andendurancebythrowingpunchesatanopponentwiththegoalofaknockoutwith

glovedhands.Boxingissupervisedbyarefereeoveraseriesofonetothreeminuteintervals

calledrounds.Theresultisdecidedwhenanopponentisdeemedincapabletocontinuebya

referee,isdisqualifiedfbrbreakingarule,resignsbythrowinginatowel,orispronouncedthe

winnerorloserbasedonthejudges'scorecardsattheendofthecontest.

4.TextI

Wordsandphrases:

(1)fledgling:a.young,neworwithoutexperience

e.g.Afledglingpoliceofficerappearedonthesceneandwiselycalledforassistance.

Taylorbelievestheoverseaspropertymarketisafledgingoneandthekeytosuccessis

educationandcommunicationonbothsides.

(2)beat:n.asubjectorareaofacitythatsomeoneisresponsibleforastheirjob

e.g.Abeatreporterisajournalistwhohasbeenassignedaparticularareafromwhichthey

areexpectedtogeneratenewsstories.

Theteampolicegettoknowthepeopleintheirpatrolareasbetterthancopswhomust

coveralargerbeat.

(3)figure:n.someonewhoisimportantorfamousinsomeway

e.g.PatrickHenrywasoneoftheleadingfiguresofAmericanRevolutionandaprominent

politicalfounder.

AleadingfigureinEnglishliteratureinthelate17009swasShakespeare.

(4)spectacular:a.veryimpressive

e.g.SomeofthemostspectacularsceneryintheworldisfoundinsoutheasternUtah.

AlthoughIcan'ttalkaboutmissionspecifics,sufficeittosaythismissionhasbeena

spectacularsuccess.

(5)bland:a.ratherdullorunexciting

e.g.Domostvegetarianshaveablandpersonality?

Theyshouldhavekeptthestrangebutintriguingtitlebuttheydroppeditforsomething

blandandforgettable.

(6)adroit:a.quickandskilfulinone'sthoughts,behaviour,oractions

e.g.Hisadroitrepliestohecklerswonhimmanyfollowers

Mydadwasspeciallyadroitatmakingsmallhand-paintedornaments.

(7)literally:ad.withoutexaggeration(usedtoemphasizethatsomething,especiallyalarge

number,isactuallytrue)

e.g.TheOlympicGameswerewatchedbyliterallybillionsofpeople.

Arguingbackandforthisn'tgoingtobringawarenesstothefactthatGermanywas

destroyed,literallydestroyed.

(8)evenly:ad.inacalmwaywithoutgettingangryorupset

e.g.Theyoungmanansweredevenly,'Tmgratefulforyourfrankness,Professor.^^

Ifyousaysomethingevenly,youspeakwithoutshowingemotioninyourvoicealthough

youareangryornotsatisfiedinsomeway

(9)coma:n.unconsciousforalongtime,usuallybecauseofaseriousillnessorinjury

e.g.Asevenyearoldgirlsufferingfromabrainhaemorrhagewokeupfromaweek-long

comaafterhermothersangherAdelesongs.

Nowhe'sinacoma,forevercaughtintheinfinitewhitecanvasofhisownmind.

(10)flurry:n.atimewhenthereissuddenlyalotofactivityandpeopleareverybusy

e.g.Afteraquietspelltherewasasuddenflurryofphonecalls.

Thelocalpeoplelaunchedaprotestthatisresultinginaflurryofmovementonthe

newsscene.

(11)assess:v.makeajudgmentaboutapersonorsituationafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit

e.g.Knowinghowtoassessyourownhealthcanhelpyouidentifytheareasofyour

lifestylethatneedimprovement.

Assessingyourselfisthefirststepofthecareerexplorationprocess.

(12)solemnly:ad.inagraveandsedatemanner,seriously

e.g.Allthosepresentwerestandingsolemnlywhenthenationalanthemwasplayed.

IsolemnlyandsincerelydeclareandaffirmthattheevidenceIshallgivewillbethe

truth,thewholetruthandnothingbutthetruth.

(13)probe:n.aninvestigationinwhichmanyquestionsareaskedtodiscoverthetruthabout

something

e.g.ThepoliceareworkingonaprobeintosuspecteddrugdealinginFlorida.

Theprosecutorstartedaprobetoinvestigatepossiblepoliceabuse.

(14)certify:v.statethatsomethingiscorrectortrue,especiallyaftersomekindoftest

e.g.Icertifythisasatruecopyofhisletter.

Theaccountswerecertifiedbyanauditor.

(15)adequate:a.enoughinquantityorofagoodenoughqualityforaparticularpurpose

e.g.Gettingadequatetreatmentiskeytolivinglongandlivingwellwithkidneydisease.

Haveyoueverconsideredthefactthatyourpensionwillnotbeadequate?

(16)recuperate:v.getbetteragainafteranillnessorinjury

e.g.Thepatientdidnotrecuperateasrapidlyasthedoctorhadexpected.

Afteragreatwar,everycountryneedstimetorecuperateandmultiplyitspopulation.

(17)impact:n.theforceofoneobjecthittinganother

e.g.Theimpactofthecrashhurtledthedriveragainstthewindshieldofthecar.

Thisincreasestheirair-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhitthe

ground.

(18)massive:a.verylargeinsize,quantity,orextent

e.g.Theprojectinvolvesamassiveamountofconstructionandrealignment.

Themainmotivationbehindthecenteristheavailabilityofmassivehigh-qualitydata,

andthedesiretobeabletoaccessandprocessthedata.

(19)delicate:a.easilydamagedorbroken

e.g.Thesuncaneasilydamageachild'sdelicateskin.

ButMelaniewassodelicate.Shecouldn'tstandtwodaysofthispain.

(20)complex:a.consistingofmanydifferentpartsandoftendifficulttounderstand

e.g.Futurescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsinmanyfieldswillnecessarily

dependuponcomingtogripswithcomplexsystems.

Ashumanbeings,learnersareinherentlycomplex.

(21)fragile:a.easilybrokenordamaged

e.g.Asthisvaseisfragile,besuretoputenoughpadding.

Shehasastrongwillhiddenwithinherfragilebody.

(22)exquisitely:ad.inadelicatemanner

e.g.Asiswellknown,ourtableclothsareexquisitelymadeandmoderatelypriced.

Thesegardensarenotbigbutexquisitelylaidout.

(23)intricate:a.containingmanysmallpartsordetailsthatallworkorfittogether

e.g.Creatingintricatepatternswithpaintonroomwallsisaprocessthatrequirespatience

andcreativity.

Pmahugefanofcutpaperartworkanddesigns,andtheseintricatepiecesfromSara

arenoexception.

(24)withstand:v.standuporofferresistancetosomebodyorsomething

e.g.Yetwhenitattacksthefirmandthestrong,nonecanwithstandit,becausetheyhaveno

waytochangeit.

Manyflowersthatcanwithstandthefullsunalsotolerateextremeheatanddrought.

(25)futile:a.useless,producingnoresultoreffect

e.g.Itwasfutiletoentertainsuchaquestion.

Sinceyouarenotontherighttrack,everythingyouhavedoneisfutile.

(26)intervene:v.getinvolved,soastoalterorhinderanaction,orthroughforceorthreatofforce

e.g.Evolutiongoesonallthetime.Wedon'thavetointervene.

WilltheUnitedNationsintervenetostopthebloodshed?

(27)boo:v.showdispleasure,asafteraperformanceorspeech

e.g.Mostaudiencewerebooingandthrowingthingsatthesinger.

Shewasbooedoffstage.

(28)stretch:v.straightenone'sarms,legs,orbodytofulllength

e.g.”Stretchoutonthesofa,“shesaid,“youlooktired.”

AfterthatheavylunchIthinkweneedtostretchourlegs.

(29)supreme:a.havingthehighestpositionofpower,importance,orinfluence

e.g.Thelegislativepoweristhesupremepowerineverycommonwealth.

Thesupremehappinessoflifeistheconvictionthatweareloved.

(30)jab:n.asuddenhardhit,especiallywithapointedobjectorone'sfist

e.g.Althoughthejabisn'tasexcitingasthecross,hook,oruppercut,itismoreusefulthan

allotherpunchescombined.

Thejabisaverybasicmoveofkickboxingandwillsetyouupfortherestofthe

moves.

(31)squirt:v.(liquid)comeoutofanarrowopeninginathinfaststream

e.g.Don'tsquirtmewithyoursquirtgun!

Watersuddenlysquirtedoutfromaholeinthepipe.

(32)wobble:v.moveunsteadilyfromsidetoside,ormakesomethingdothis

e.g.Inoticedthatthefrontpassengerwheelwillwobbleinandoutquiteabit.

Afteraweekinthehospitalbed,Iwasonlyabletowobblearound.

(33)smash:v.hitanobjectorsurfaceviolently,ortomakesomethingdothis

e.g.Thekeywaslost,sowehadtosmashthedooropen.

Smashthegarlicandspreadoverthelamb.

(34)prevailing:a.mostfrequentorcommon

e.g.That,atleast,istheprevailingtheoryamongevolutionarypsychologists.

Thatprevailingmentalityisaconservativementality.

(35)precisely:ad.accuratelyandexactly

e.g.Iwantathree-piecesuitthatpreciselymatchestheoccasion.

Thisispossible,anditispreciselywhatweareworkingfor.

Notes

1.variedassignments,allthewayfromshipnewstosportsreporting

assignmentsofvariouskinds,coveringallsortsofinformation,fromshipnewstosports

reporting.

Thephraseallthewayfrom...to...referstotheextenttowhichanactionisdone.

e.g.PricesofpensvaryallthewayfromY5.00to￥500.00.

Theproofreadercarefullycheckedthemanuscript,allthewayfromthespellingof

wordstoeverysinglepunctuationmark.

2.ablandlittleman

apleasantlygentleoragreeableordinaryperson.

Littleheresuggests"ofnoimportance^^;itisusedincontrasttothewordcolossus,which

means“apersonofgreatimportance”.

3.Napoleon...whenhereviewedabattle

Napoleon'sfullnameisNapoleonBonaparte(1769—1821).HewasemperorofFrancefrom

1804to1815andamilitaryleader.

Toreviewabattlemeans“tothinkaboutabattleandmakecarefuljudgmentaboutit”.

4.youwindupcountingyouremptyseats

Youendupwithfewpeoplecomingtowatchtheprizefight.

Towindupheremeans"toendup(inaspecifiedstate)”.

e.g.Ifyoukeepeatingsweets,you'llwinduplosingyourteeth.

5.IaskedMr.Jacobsifhewasspeakingliterallywhenhesaidpeoplecameouttoseethe

killer.

WasMr.Jacobsreallytellingthetruth/DidMr.Jacobsreallymeanitwhenhesaidthatpeople

cameouttoseethekiller,theonewhokills?

ThatwaswhattheauthoraskedMr.Jacobs.Literallyisusedheretoemphasizethetruthofa

statement,whichmayseemsurprisingorexaggerated.

e.g.Hewasliterallyknockedsenselessbytheheavybox.

Thecoldthatwinterliterallyfrozeusstiff.

6.GovernorRockefeller

NelsonRockefeller(1908—1979),USpolitician.HewasGovernoroftheStateofNewYork

fourlimesandservedfrom1957to1973.

7....appointedacommitteetoassesstheresponsibility

Appointmeaning“choosesomeonetoapostortodoacertainjob“isaformalword.Its

Chineseequivalentis"委任、任命

e.g.ThecompanyappointedyoungTomassalesmanager/tothepostofsalesmanager.

Acommitteewasappointedtoinvestigatethescandal.

Assessinthiscontextmeans"considerallthefactsaboutParetideathanddecidewhose

responsibilityitwasthatcausedthedeathofParet”確定.

Assessismoreoftenusedtomean"considerandjudgethequalityorworthofsomeoneor

something^^評估.

e.g.Weshouldassessthestudents5performanceinclasscontinuously.

Thecommitteemembersassessedtheproposalmadebytheteachers.

8.DistrictAttorney

(US)地方檢察官

9.allthreeprobes

allthreeinquiriesorinvestigationsmadeby1)theGovernor'sspecialcommittee,2)theNew

YorkStateBoxingCommission,and3)theDistrictAttorney'soffice

10.certifiedthephysicalfitnessofthefighters

declaredthatitwastruethattheboxerswerephysicallyfit

Certifyisawordusedonformaloccasions.

e.g.ThewitnesscertifiedtoJack'spresenceatthesceneoftheaccident.

IamwritingtocertifythatMr.C.Zhanggraduatedfromourcollege.

11.theinvestigatorslookedintoeverypossiblecause

TheinvestigatorsexaminedeverythingthatcouldpossiblycauseParetideath.

Lookintomeans"examinethecausesofsomething^^.

e.g.Acommitteewassetuptolookintothecompany'sdeficitofthepastyear.

Theheadcoachcalledameetingtolook,intotheirdefeatbyamediocreteam.

12.poleaxeimpact

theforceofapoleaxe,whichisaverylargeaxeusedforkillingcattle

13.mores

fixedpatternsoflifeorcustomsandhabitsthatembodythefundamentalmoralviewsofa

group道德觀念.

e.g.Socialmoreschangewiththepassingoftime.

Moresdifferfromplacetoplace.

5.CommentsontheText

Thispieceofwritingisamagazineeditorial.ItfirstappearedinSaturdayReview(aweekly

magazinepublishedintheU.S.A.)on5thMay,1962.Thewritergivesusaseriousaccountofa

singleincident—thetragicdeathofaprizefighterasaresultofthesociety'squestionablemores

thatregardprizefightingasameansofmakingmoneyandgivingentertainment.

Inkeepingwiththeseriousnessofhispurpose—thepolemicalargumentofaproblemof

humaninterest:"WhatcausedBennyParet'sdeath?^^——thewriterstateshisopinionexplicitly

andunambiguouslyinordertowinthereaderovertohispointofview.Thefollowingarethe

variousmethodsthewriteremploystoexpresshisviewpoint:

1.Theuseofanintriguingtitle,44WhoKilledBennyParet?^^Thisquicklyarousesthereader's

curiosityandattractshisattention.

2.Thetellinguseofauthoritative"inside"informationfromtheworldofboxing.MikeJacobs,

themostpowerfulfigureintheboxingworld,isquotedon"howtopleasethecrowd^^.The

authorclarifiesandlimitsthesubjectbyrelatinghisinterviewwiththerecognizedexpertin

ordertogivemoreweighttohisownopinion,asthereadertendstobelieveandagreetowhat

“NumberOne“saysaboutasubjectinhisline.

3.Thesubtleuseofmedicalevidenceinthedescriptionofwhathappenswhenthehumanfist

deliversastrongblowtotheheadtogivestrongsupporttohisargument.

4.Theskilfullydismissivewayinwhichhesuggeststhatthet€investigators^^lookedintoevery

possiblecauseexcept“therealone”.

5.Thepersuasiveargumentthattheprimaryresponsibilityfortheboxer?sdeathlieswith"the

peoplewhopaytoseeamanhurt.,,(Paras.7,8,9,10)

6.AnattempttocreateinthereaderasenseofguiltatJacobs'portrayalofthosewhowatch

boxingandasharingwiththewriterofasenseofdisgustwhenhedescribesinsickeningdetail

thecrowd'sexcitementatthebrutalityactedoutintheringfortheirentertainment.

7.Thecleverwaytoissueanimplicitchallengetothereadertowardstheendoftheeditorial.The

writermeanstousethedetaileddescriptionofahelplessboxerbeingsmashedinto

unconsciousnessforthesoleamusementofthecrowdtoputmaximumpressureonthereader,

makinghimwishsuchbarbaritiestobestopped.

Aswellasthemethodsgivenabove,thewriterusesavariedstyletomakethereader

interestedinwhatheissayingandtopersuadehimtoaccepthispointofview.Thefollowingare

thecharacteristicsofhisstyle:

1.HequoteseconomicallyandjudiciouslyfromMikeJacobs.MostofJacobs'phraseologyis

followedwithoutbeingdirectlyquoted.Thedirectquotationsarelimitedonlytofourkey

sentenceswhichexpresswithbrutalandshockingclaritythereasonswhyacrowdcomestoa

boxingmatch.Inthisway,thereasonsaregivenwithanauthoritativetone.

2.Hematchestheflurryofinvestigationswithaflurryofstatementsandquestions一one

followingtheotherinquicksuccession.

3.Hegivesthemedicalevidencesuccinctlyinaseriesofmainlyshortnon-complexsentences

whichcompressesalotoftechnicalinformationintoaveryshortspacesoastoavoidthe

possibilityofthereaderlosinginterestorskippingthispart.

4.Hemakesfullandgooduseofjournalisticbrevityandconciseness.Hetellsusthefollowing

factswithinfiftywords.

who—ayoungman

when—recently

what—killed

where—inthering

how—hithardinthehead

5.Heemploysparallelism,oneofthebasicrhetoricalprinciples,veryeffectivelyinordertogive

emphasistohispoints.

Examples:

Youputkillersintheringandthepeoplefilledyourarena.

Youhireboxingartists...andyouwindupcountingyouremptyseats.

Yousearchedforthekillersandsluggersandmaulers.

Thetimethecrowdcomesaliveiswhenamanishithardovertheheartorthehead,whenhis

mouthpiecefliesout,whenbloodsquirtsoutofhisnoseoreyes,whenhewobblesunderthe

attackandhispursuercontinuestosmashhimwithpoleaximpact.

Hewashithardintheheadseveraltimes,wentdown,wascountedoutandnevercameoutof

thecoma.

Thewriter'slastuseofparallelismisparticularlyeffective.Hepilesdetailupondetailso

thatthereaderwishestostoptheseeminglynever-endingcrueltyandbarbarity.

Example:

Dem7blameitonthereferee,donftevenblameitonthefightmanager.

Onthewhole,thelanguageissimple,directand“punching”,andthearticleisfullof

shortsentences.Thewritingmovesatabriskpacesoastoholdthereader'sattentionthroughout.

6.Exercises

Explainthefollowinginyourownwords.

1.1foundmyselfonvariedassignments,allthewayfromshipnewstosportsreporting.

IfoundIwasgivendifferentkindsofassignments,ranginginvarietyfromshipnewstosports

reporting.

2.TherewasnothingspectacularinMr.Jacobs'mannerorappearance:butwhenhespokeabout

prizefights,hewasnolongerablandmanbutacolossus...

TherewasnothinginMr.Jacobs'appearanceandmannerthatwouldattractpublicattention,but

whenhetalkedaboutprizefights,hewasnotordinaryanymore,helookedlikeagiant...

3.YouknewyouwerelisteningtoNumberOne.

Youknewyouwerelisteningtothemostauthoritativeprizefightpromoter(ortotheA-lpromoter

intheboxingworld).

4.Sofarashewasconcerned,therewasnomysterytoit.

Hesawnothingmysteriousinboxing.

5.he...wentdown,wascountedout,andnevercameoutofthecoma.

he...felltothefloor,didn'lstandupwhentherefereecountedthesecondsfromonetoten,and

neverregainedconsciousness.

6.TheParetfightproducedaflurryofinvestigations.

TheParetfightresultedinagreatdealofferventpublicinterestandseveralinvestigations.

7.Onequestionthatwassolemnlystudiedinallthreeprobesconcernedtheactionofthereferee.

Aftercarefulinvestigationandthoroughandseriousexaminationbythethreeorganizations,one

questionwasfoundtobeofcommonconcern-theactionofthereferee.

8.Nocrowdwaseverbroughttoitsfeetscreamingandcheeringatthesightoftwomen

beautifullydodgingandweavingoutofeachother'sjabs.

Whenthecrowdsawtwoboxersexquisitelymovefromsidetosidetoavoidtheopponent'squick

straightpunchtothehead,nobodywouldgettohisfeet,cryingoutinashrillvoiceandshouting

ingreatjoy.

9.Thetimethecrowdcomesaliveiswhenamanishithardovertheheartorthehead,whenhis

mouthpiecefliesout,whenbloodsquirtsoutofhisnoseoreyes,whenhewobblesunderthe

attackandhi