时间:2018-12-30 作者:英语课 分类:英语四级听力练习集锦


英语课

 


[00:00.00]With the death of his mother 


[00:02.51]in 1919, William inherited the beloved 


[00:05.80]quartermillionacre ranch 1


[00:08.75]At first, he planned to 


[00:11.16]build a modest ranch house 


[00:12.80]on his favorite campsite 


[00:14.22]but as he became more involved 


[00:16.63]in the project, his vision 


[00:18.82]of a monument to display 


[00:20.79]his collections gained momentum 2


[00:23.74]Working closely with family architect, 


[00:26.92]Julia Morgan, William created 


[00:30.19]a glorious and extraordinary castle


[00:33.26]like structure, blending Spanish, European,


[00:36.32] and Californian architectural styles.


[00:40.26] Huge warehouses 3 were built 


[00:42.67]in San Simeon to store 


[00:45.07]the shiploads of splendid antiques, 


[00:47.26]including entire carved ceilings 


[00:50.11]and walls hung with enormous tapestries 4.


[00:53.61] They could be installed 


[00:57.11]in the completed rooms. 


[00:59.19]Landscaping integrated exotic plants, 


[01:02.58]hedges, and trees with native flora 5.


[01:05.75] As William was in his 60’s, 


[01:09.69]he had the insight 


[01:11.33]to know he couldn’t  wait 


[01:13.08]for them to grow, 


[01:14.39]but he was optimistic.


[01:16.14] He ordered tons of fertile topsoil


[01:18.56] to cover the grounds  


[01:20.08]to a depth of five feet 


[01:21.50]and fullgrown specimens 


[01:23.58]of the plants were trucked 


[01:25.67]up the mountain for planting.


[01:27.52]With thousands of acres 


[01:30.37]of land covered with grassland, 


[01:32.12]trees, natural ponds, and 


[01:35.08]manmade reservoirs available for use,


[01:37.37] William stocked the estate 


[01:39.34]with herds 6 of rare oxen and deer, 


[01:41.63]and flocks of sheep and lambs. 


[01:44.15]These animals flourished 


[01:47.22]as they were allowed to wander freely. 


[01:50.06]Larger, more dangerous beasts,


[01:52.80] including tigers, ostriches 7, buffalo, 


[01:56.51]yaks, emus, kangaroos, llamas,zebras 


[02:02.20]and giraffes were enclosed 


[02:04.94]in the largest private zoo in the world.



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。
n.动力,冲力,势头;动量
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
仓库,货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )
  • The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
  • Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。
n.挂毯( tapestry的名词复数 );绣帷,织锦v.用挂毯(或绣帷)装饰( tapestry的第三人称单数 )
  • The wall of the banqueting hall were hung with tapestries. 宴会厅的墙上挂有壁毯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rooms were hung with tapestries. 房间里都装饰着挂毯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(某一地区的)植物群
  • The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
  • All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。
兽群( herd的名词复数 ); 牧群; 人群; 群众
  • Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
  • There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
n.鸵鸟( ostrich的名词复数 );逃避现实的人,不愿正视现实者
  • They are the silliest lot of old ostriches I ever heard of. 他们真是我闻所未闻的一群最傻的老鸵鸟。 来自辞典例句
  • How ostriches could bear to run so hard in this heat I never succeed in understanding. 驼鸟在这样干燥炎热的地带为什么能疾速长跑,我永远也理解不了。 来自辞典例句
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