最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3Unit3-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。