VOA标准英语2008年-There's Quite a Tale to be Told Deep in the Roc
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（六月）
Beside a rushing Rocky Mountain trout 1 stream lie two American rarities: a castle and a company town in which a single company once owned every building – even people's homes. The castle belonged to the man who owned the company.
Built from red sandstone quarried 2 within sight of the castle, Cleveholm may have been the fanciest home in the 600 kilometers between Denver, Colo., and Salt Lake City, Utah
By 1892, Cleve Osgood, a cousin of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, controlled several Rocky Mountain coal mines and the only steel mill in the West. Osgood moved to New York, bought an entire city block, built a mansion 3 on it, and became a cigar-smoking pal 4 of other industrialists 5. These were the men whom many called the robber barons 6 of America's Gilded 7 Age.
The Crystal River, which flows past Redstone, is a trout fisher's paradise in a narrow alpine 8 valley that is still largely unspoiled and lightly traveled
Cleve Osgood also coveted 9 a summer address as big as the West. So he bought 7,700 hectares of the wild Crystal River Valley of Colorado and built Redstone, an American feudal 10 kingdom with 84 framed cottages, a guest inn, and a schoolhouse. The residents were workers from Osgood's nearby plant that made superheated coal called coke. Redstone's name came from the red sandstone mountain right across the river.
The Osgoods furnished Cleveholm with treasures from their world travels and trophies 11 of their hunts in Redstone Valley
And towering over the town was Cleveholm, the 42-room Tudor castle of Osgood's dreams. Cleve came from his name; holm from the Swedish word for home. His wife was Swedish. Osgood filled Cleveholm with trophy 12 animal heads, Tiffany lamps, ruby 13 velvet 14 drapes, and imported leather wall coverings. He brought his New York friends to see it in his equally opulent private rail cars, hauled down his own railroad spur.
Cleve Osgood eventually lost control of both his steel company and the town. Cleveholm became a dude ranch 15, a resort, and then a bed-and-breakfast inn. In 2005, the century-old castle was sold at auction 16 following a scandal in which investors 17 were bilked out of $56 million. One of the ringleaders was sentenced to 330 years in jail.
Now in one owner's hands and still open to tours, the great Redstone castle is undergoing extensive renovation 18 with an eye toward yet another rebirth… as a grand hotel.
- Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上万的鲑鱼和鳟鱼的鱼苗因污染而死亡。
- We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我们钓了一条鳟鱼，早饭时吃了。
- The workmen quarried out a huge block of marble. 工人们从采石场采得一块很大的大理石。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement. 同时还在这些大石灰岩洞里开采水泥原料。 来自辞典例句
- The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
- The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
- He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
- Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。
- This deal will offer major benefits to industrialists and investors. 这笔交易将会让实业家和投资者受益匪浅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has set up a committee of industrialists and academics to advise it. 政府已成立了一个实业家和学者的委员会来为其提供建议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The barons of Normandy had refused to countenance the enterprise officially. 诺曼底的贵族们拒绝正式赞助这桩买卖。
- The barons took the oath which Stephen Langton prescribed. 男爵们照斯蒂芬？兰顿的指导宣了誓。
- The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
- "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们，这只不过是些镀金的铅饼！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
- Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
- Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。
- He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
- Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Feudal rulers ruled over the country several thousand years.封建统治者统治这个国家几千年。
- The feudal system lasted for two thousand years in China.封建制度在中国延续了两千年之久。
- His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
- He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。
- She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
- On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。
- This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
- The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
- He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
- The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
- They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
- They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
- The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
- The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。