最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit3-Part2(在线收听) |
00:00.00]William loved the ranch [00:02.62]where he spent his summer vacations [00:04.59]as a youngster and a youth, [00:06.77]playing in the rugged canyons, [00:08.85]descending the cliffs and camping [00:11.15]in colorful Arabstyle tents [00:13.67]in the mountains with his family. [00:16.84]Phoebe was delighted in exposing [00:20.12]her darling child to [00:22.09]the beauties and wonders of [00:23.95]the world and spared no expense doing so. [00:27.56]During one of their adventures, [00:30.19]an 18month tour of [00:32.38]the historic palaces [00:34.67]and castles of Europe, [00:36.42]William began a lifelong [00:38.28]love of collecting. [00:39.70]With his first acquisitions, [00:42.00]German picture books, he [00:44.62]embarked on a 78year session [00:47.14]of excessive spending. [00:50.21]He confessed to a love [00:53.05]of the finer things in life and, [00:55.13]as he had a bottomless purse, [00:57.87]would never deny himself [00:59.51]anything he wanted. [01:01.48]In 1887, while William [01:05.85]was at Harvard University, [01:07.38] he decided to take over [01:09.14]the small newspaper, the San Francisco Examiner, [01:13.18] which his father had accepted [01:15.15]as payment for a gambling debt [01:16.46]several years earlier. [01:18.98]George would have preferred that [01:21.16]his son be involved in the mining [01:23.35]and ranching interests, but [01:25.11]William declined this offer [01:26.86]and was given ownership [01:28.39]of the Examiner in March 1887. [01:30.68]He was determined to [01:34.52]increase the popularity of the paper [01:36.92] and acquire the best equipment [01:38.67] and writers available. [01:40.64]William’s resolve to succeed [01:43.27]inspired him to publish juicy tales [01:46.88]of vice and stories full of drama [01:49.61]and motivation. In 1895, [01:53.01]he purchased the New York Morning Journal, [01:57.49] putting him in direct competition [01:59.46]with the distinguished Joseph Pulitzer [02:02.41]and a circulation war began. |
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