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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)"。

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Once there was a period when Chicago’s shopkeepers and trading company’s bosses had to hand out a large amount of money to the scoundrel for “protection”.

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如果交款不及時(shí),

If they didn’t pay it on time,

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歹徒們就會(huì)很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破產(chǎn)。

Scoundrels would demolish his shop ? rapidly and make him bankrupted.

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榨取"保護(hù)金"并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑。

Extorting the “protection money” is not a ? modern criminal behaviour.

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早在14世紀(jì),

Early in the 14 centuries,

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英國人約翰.霍克伍德，

The British man John Hawkwood,

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就有過非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn)：人們情愿拿出大筆的錢,也不愿畢生的心血?dú)в诖跬街帧?/p>

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has had an extraordinary discovery that people would rather hand out large amounts of money, rather want their whole life work ruined by the scoundrel.

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600年前,

600 years ago,

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約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊(duì)士兵來到意大利,在佛羅倫薩附近駐扎下來,

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Sir John Hawkwood led a troop of soldiers stationed nearby the Florence.

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他很快就出了名，意大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫托。

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In no time he became famous, and the Italians called him Giovanni Acuto.

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每次意大利各城邦之間打仗，

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Every time when wars happening between ? Italy’s different city-state,

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霍克伍德把他的士兵雇傭給愿給他出高價(jià)的君主。

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Hawkwood hired his soldiers to the monarch who was willing to hive out a high bid.

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和平時(shí)期,當(dāng)生意蕭條時(shí),

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During the peace period, when the ? business is in the depression,

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霍克伍德便帶領(lǐng)士兵進(jìn)入某個(gè)城邦,

Hawkwood would led his soldiers enter one ? of the city-state,

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縱火燒毀一兩個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng),然后提出,

destroyed a few farms through arson, and ? proposed,

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如向他們繳納保護(hù)金,他們便主動(dòng)撤離。

that if they pay them protecting money, they ? will evacuate initiatively.

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霍克伍德用這種方法掙了大筆錢。

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Hawkwood earned large amounts of money ? from this method.

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盡管如此,意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。

In spite of these, Italians still ? consider him as somehow of hero.

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他80歲那年死去時(shí),

As he passed away when he was 80 years ? old,

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佛羅倫薩人為他舉行了國葬,并為他畫像以紀(jì)念這位"驍勇無比的戰(zhàn)士、杰出的領(lǐng)袖喬凡尼.阿庫托先生。"

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Florentines held state funeral for him, and painted images for him in order to memory this

“extraordinary warrior, outstanding leader，Mr. Giovanni Acuto.”