最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit4-Part2

 

[00:00.00]With the death of his mother 

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

[00:05.80]quartermillionacre ranch¹. 

[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 momentum². 

[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 warehouses³ 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 tapestries⁴.

[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 flora⁵.

[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 herds⁶ 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, ostriches⁷, 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.

1 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。

2 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• 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。

3 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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。

4 tapestries   

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 )

参考例句：

• 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》

5 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• 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。

6 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• 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。

7 ostriches   

n.鸵鸟( ostrich的名词复数 )；逃避现实的人，不愿正视现实者

参考例句：

• 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