最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit3-Part4

 

[00:00.00]As an intelligent and dynamic businessman, 

[00:04.03]William generated increased readership 

[00:06.55]by employing some of 

[00:08.52]the most talented writers 

[00:10.05]in the United States,

[00:11.91] recruiting figures from the literary community, 

[00:15.09]like Mark Twain and Stephen Crane, 

[00:17.60]and the previously¹ mentioned illustrator, 

[00:20.55]Frederick Remington. 

[00:23.51]He also showed his initiative 

[00:25.59]when he chartered a yacht, 

[00:27.23]equipped it as a miniature newspaper headquarters, 

[00:30.95]anchored off the coast of Cuba, 

[00:33.36]and led his army of reporters 

[00:35.87]into the field.

[00:37.84]William’s interests led him 

[00:40.80]to follow in his father’s footsteps, 

[00:42.87]inspiring him to enter into politics. 

[00:45.72]He was elected to the U.S. Congress 

[00:49.55]as a senator representing 

[00:51.52]the State of New York in 1902

[00:54.58] and served until 1907. 

[00:58.52]He was a candidate 

[01:00.81]for the office of mayor

[01:02.13] of New York City and 

[01:03.11]governor of New York State, 

[01:05.41]but failed in both of these attempts.

[01:08.58]While honeymooning² in Europe 

[01:10.66]after his marriage to 

[01:12.42]Millicent Willson in 1903, 

[01:14.38]he expanded his publishing empire 

[01:17.99]with Motor Magazine. The Hearst Corporation grew 

[01:23.03]to comprise a total of 12 newspapers, 

[01:25.76]including the Examiner, 

[01:27.73]and 25 magazines, including Cosmopolitan³.

[01:31.34] Not satisfied with just

[01:35.49] his publishing enterprises, 

[01:37.35]he expanded his business operations 

[01:39.76]into radio, and later 

[01:40.96]produced movie newsreels. (To Be Continued)

1 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 honeymooning   

度蜜月（honeymoon的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• They are honeymooning in Paris. 他们正在巴黎度蜜月。
• They are honeymooning in Europe. 他们去欧洲渡蜜月。

3 cosmopolitan   

adj.世界性的，全世界的，四海为家的，全球的

参考例句：

• New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.纽约是一个高度世界性的城市。
• She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life.她有四海一家的人生观。