时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇


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[00:12.78]The Man and His Castle (Ⅰ)

[00:15.52]La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted 1 Castle)

[00:21.86]is one of the most

[00:25.69]remarkable displays of power

[00:28.10]and passion in the world.

[00:30.07]This marvelous tourist site

[00:32.25]now known as

[00:33.68]Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument

[00:37.51]is better known as

[00:39.70]Hearst Castle. It is

[00:42.76]located six hours south of San Francisco

[00:46.04] and five hours north of Los Angeles.

[00:49.44]Sheltered by the mountains

[00:51.73]in northern San Luis Obispo County,

[00:55.56]the complex of 165 rooms

[00:58.19]and 127 acres of gardens, terraces,

[01:03.87]pools, fountains and footpaths 2

[01:06.94]draws approximately 800 000 visitors

[01:11.20]annually. To understand the castle,

[01:14.59]you have to understand the man

[01:17.00]who built it, William Randolph Hearst.

[01:20.50] And to understand the man,

[01:22.80]you have to understand the land

[01:25.10] upon which he built his dream.

[01:27.39]Born on April 29, 1863,

[01:31.34]William Randolph Hearst

[01:35.16]was the only child of George Hearst

[01:37.57] and his wife, Phoebe.

[01:40.20]who amassed 3 his fortune

[01:45.23]through partnerships 4 in three of

[01:49.50]the everlargest mining discoveries

[01:51.68]of copper 5, silver, and gold ores.

[01:54.09]In 1865, George began to

[01:57.38]accumulate parcels of land

[01:59.34]by obtaining 46 000 acres

[02:02.51]of the Piedra Blanco Ranch 6

[02:04.81]on California’s Central Coast.

[02:08.53]There he began a successful cattle ranch,

[02:11.27]eventually enlarging it to 250 000 acres

[02:15.42]stretching 50 miles along the coast



1 enchanted
人行小径,人行道( footpath的名词复数 )
  • There are a lot of winding footpaths in the col. 山坳里尽是些曲曲弯弯的羊肠小道。
  • There are many footpaths that wind through the village. 有许多小径穿过村子。
2 amassed
v.积累,积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
  • They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 partnerships
n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 );合伙人身份;合作关系
  • Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句
4 copper
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
5 ranch
n.大牧场,大农场
  • 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。