Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.

matche ^{n.比赛（双方对垒的比赛）}

• a boxing / basketball / football / volleyball match. ^{两个人、两个队伍比个高下}
• It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
• a car / boat / horse / swimming race ^{与速度有关的比赛}
• The Nicest Garden Competition ^集体比赛
•  He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.  ^{他迅速赢得了其党派的提名来参加竞选。}

In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. 

with bare fists ^{赤手空拳（没有戴手套）}

• with naked fists ^手无寸铁
• with one's bare hands ^{赤手空拳（没有拿武器）}

Because of this, they were known as 'prizefighters'.

表“因为”的连词 ^{引导原因状语从句}

• because ...
• since ...
• as...
• for ... ^{不用于句首}
• in that... ^{不用于句首（庄严的书面语）}
• now (that) ... ^{同时强调时间与原因（要用现在时）}

表“因为”的介词 ^{后接名词、代词、动名词}

• because of ... 
• due to ...
• by reason of... ^{书面语常用}
• owing to ...
• thanks to ... ^{（也可以表幸亏但后面是可以跟倒霉的事）}
• on account of ... ^口语常用

know A as B ^{被认为是，被称为；以…而著称}

• He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.

refer to A as B ^{把…称作…}

• People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.

call A B ^称A为B

• From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf.

address A as B ^把A当作B

• He wanted to be addressed as  'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf.

However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.