The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.

　　16. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated.

　　公众把大笔赌注下到了门多萨身上，但他却输了。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:but连接两个转折关系的并列句。

　　语言点2:bet money on sb.的意思是“在某人身上下注”。类似的表达还有:bet money on horse 赌马，play dice 掷骰子，bet on small or big赌大小

　　17. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time.

　　后来，门多萨与汉弗莱斯再次在拳击场上较量，门多萨又输了一场。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:and连接两个简单句，以避免主语重复。

　　18. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.

　　直到1790年他们第3次对垒，门多萨才终于击败汉弗莱斯，成了全英拳击冠军。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:这是一个典型的强调句式，被强调的部分是时间状语his third match n 1790。