最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit3-Part1

[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 footpaths²
[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 amassed³ his fortune
[01:45.23]through partnerships⁴ in three of
[01:49.50]the everlargest mining discoveries
[01:51.68]of copper⁵, 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 Ranch⁶
[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 footpaths   

人行小径，人行道( footpath的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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。

3 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》

4 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

5 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。

6 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• 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。