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1、恒星英语学习网获取更多四六级资讯请登录Www.Hxen.comAManandHisCastleLaCuestaEncantada(TheEnchanted[使用魔法迷惑]Castle)isoneofthemostremarkabledisplaysofpowerandpassionintheworld.ThismarveloustouristsitenowknownasHearstSanSimeonStateHistoricalMonumentisbetterknownasHearstCastle.Itislocatedsixhoursso
2、uthofSanFranciscoandfivehoursnorthofLosAngeles.ShelteredbythemountainsinnorthernSanLuisObispoCounty,thecomplexof165roomsand127acresofgardens,terraces(露台),pools,fountainsandfootpathsdrawsapproximately800,000visitorsannually.Tounderstandthecastle,youhavetounderstandthemanwho
3、builtit,WilliamRandolphHearst.Andtounderstandtheman,youhavetounderstandthelanduponwhichhebuilthisdream.BornonApril29,1863,WilliamRandolphHearstwastheonlychildofGorgeHearstandhiswife,Phoebe.Georgewasamultimillionaire(千万富翁)whoamassed(积聚)hisfortunethroughpartnerships(合作关系)int
4、hreeoftheeverlargestminingdiscoveriesofcopper,silver,andgoldores.In1865,Georgebegantoaccumulateparcelsoflandbyobtaining46,000acresofthePiedraBlancoRanchonCalifornia’sCentralCoast.Therehebeganasuccessfulcattleranch(大农场),eventuallyenlargingitto250,000acresstretching50milesal
5、ongthecoast.Williamlovedtheranchwherehespenthissummervacationsasayoungsterandayouth,playingintheruggedcanyons(峡谷),descendingthecliffsandcampingincolorfulArab-styletentsinthemountainswithhisfamily.Phoebewasdelightedinexposingherdarlingchildtothebeautiesandwondersoftheworlda
6、ndsparednoexpensedoingso.Duringoneoftheiradventures,an18-monthtourofthehistoricpalacesandcastlesofEurope,Williambeganalifelongloveofcollecting.Withhisfirstacquisitions,Germanpicturebooks,heembarked(着手,开始工作)ona78-yearsessionofexcessivespending.Heconfessedtoaloveofthefinerth
7、ingsinlifeand,ashehadabottomless(不见底的)purse,wouldneverdenyhimselfanythinghewanted.In1887,whileWilliamwasatHarvardUniversity,hedecidedtotakeoverthesmallnewspaper,theSanFranciscoExaminer,whichhisfatherhadacceptedaspaymentforagambling(赌博)debtseveralyearsearlier.Georgewouldhav
8、epreferredthathissonbeinvolvedintheminingandranchinginterests,butWilliamdeclinedthisoffer
