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15篇文章贯通四级词汇(文本)A Man and His Castle

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AManandHisCastleLaCuestaEncantada(TheEnchanted]使用魔法迷惑]Castle)isoneofthemostremarkabledisplaysofpowerandpassionintheworld.ThismarveloustouristsitenowknownasHearstSanSimeonStateHistoricalMonumentisbetterknownasHearstCastle.ItislocatedsixhourssouthofSanFranciscoandfivehoursnorthofLosAngeles.ShelteredbythemountainsinnorthernSanLuisObispoCounty,thecomplexof165roomsand127acresofgardens,terraces(露台)pools,fountainsandfootpathsdrawsapproximately800,000visitorsannually.Tounderstandthecastle,youhavetounderstandthemanwhobuiltit,WilliamRandolphHearst.Andtounderstandtheman,youhavetounderstandthelanduponwhichhebuilthisdream.BornonApril29,1863,WilliamRandolphHearstwastheonlychildofGorgeHearstandhiswife,Phoebe.Georgewasamultimillionaire(千万富翁 ) whoamassed ( 积 聚 ) hisfortunethroughpartnerships ( 合 作 关系)inthreeoftheeverlargestminingdiscoveriesofcopper,silver,andgoldores.In1865,Georgebegantoaccumulateparcelsoflandbyobtaining46,000acresofthePiedraBlancoRanchonCalifornia'sCentralCoast.Therehebeganasuccessfulcattleranch(大农场),eventuallyenlargingitto250,000acresstretching50milesalongthecoast.Williamlovedtheranchwherehespenthissummervacationsasayoungsterandayouth,playingintheruggedcanyons(峡谷),descendingthecliffsandcampingincolorfulArab-styletentsinthemountainswithhisfamily.Phoebewasdelightedinexposingherdarlingchildtothebeautiesandwondersoftheworldandsparednoexpensedoingso.Duringoneoftheiradventures,an18-monthtourofthehistoricpalacesandcastlesofEurope,Williambeganalifelongloveofcollecting.Withhisfirstacquisitions,Germanpicturebooks,heembarked(着手,开始工作)ona78-yearsessionofexcessivespending.Heconfessedtoaloveofthefinerthingsinlifeand,ashehadabottomless(不见底的)purse,wouldneverdenyhimselfanythinghewanted.In1887,whileWilliamwasatHarvardUniversity,hedecidedtotakeoverthesmallnewspaper,theSanFranciscoExaminer,whichhisfatherhadacceptedaspaymentforagambling(赌博)debtseveralyearsearlier.Georgewouldhavepreferredthathissonbeinvolvedinthemi...

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