最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit3-Part1

 

[00:08.19]UNIT3

[00:12.78]The Man and His Castle (Ⅰ)

[00:15.52]La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted¹ 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 

[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 amassed² his fortune 

[01:45.23]through partnerships³ in three of 

[01:49.50]the everlargest mining discoveries 

[01:51.68]of copper⁴, 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 

[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   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

2 amassed   

v.积累，积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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。