Part 1
Al Capone was one of the most famous criminals in American history.
He came from an immigrant(移民) family.
His parents came from Italy, and his father was a barber(理发师).
As a boy, he belonged to a street gang(帮派).
He quit school after finishing the 6th grade.
He built his career as a crime boss in Chicago.
He became boss at 26 when the previous leader was nearly killed.
His crime organization made a lot of money, more than 100 million dollers a year.
Most of the money came from illegal activities, especially the sale of the illegal liquor(酒).
His organization was also involved in gambling（赌博） and prostitution（卖淫）.
Gambling and prostitution are both illegal activities.
Q: What kind of illegal activities was his organization involved with
A: Gambling and prostitution
Q: How did his crime organization make its money?
A: illegal activities
Capone was a flashy dresser(穿着华丽的人) who enjoyed being famous.
He protected himself by bribing（贿赂） police and public officials.
Though he was involved in the deaths of many, he was never convicted（定罪） of a serious crime（罪行）.
When he was finally arrested(逮捕), it was for minor crimes（轻罪）.
In 1929, he and his bodyguard（保镖） were arrested for carrying deadly weapons.
For that they were sentenced to a year in prison.
Capone was released in nine months for good behavior.
Q：What kind of person was he?
A: Violent and self-centered
Q: Why was he released from prison?
A: For good behavior.
Q: Why wasn't he ever convicted of serious crime?
A: By bribing police and public officials.
Q：Why were he and his body guard arrested and sent to prison?
A: They were caught carrying deadly weapons.
Part 2
In 1930, Capone was public enemy(公敌) NO.1 in Chicago.
A year later, he was arrested for failed to pay taxes.
The government had finally found a way to catch him.
After a trail（追踪）, he was found guilty（犯了罪;有过失的） and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
He spent the first 2 years of his sentence at a prison in Atlanta GA(亚特兰大,佐治亚州).
Then he was sent to Alcatraz, the country’s most famous prison.
Q: Why was he sentenced to prison for 11 years?
A:He was found guilty of tax evasion(逃避).
At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed(诊断) with a disease that began to take over his brain.
As a result, he spent much of his time in the prison hospital.
By the time he was released from the prison in 1939, he was no longer able to lead his organization.
He died of a stroke and pneumonia(中风与肺炎) in 1947.
Q: What began to take over his brain?
A: A serious disease.
Q: Why did he spend much of his time in the prison hospital?
A: He had a serious disease.
