时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:访谈录2014年


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 Superstar Taylor Swift in hot water, sparking outrage 1 among her island neighbors for a building project on her ocean from property. Anna back this story here this morning. 


 
I tell you Taylor Swift may have recently been crowned 2013 Tennessean of the year. But don't expect Rhodes Island will give her similar awards anytime soon. The 24 year old has gotten her in some hot water over the plan she has for her new multi-million dollar waterfront property. Known more for her ballads 2 and breakups, some say Taylor Swift is causing trouble for some neighbors of her new island summer home. Taylor Swift reportedly spent $17 million on this 11,000 square foot historic mansion 3, boats 16 rooms and more than 5 acres, it's located in the exclusive and expensive watch neighborhood in the town of Westerly. 
 
The pop singer is spending big bucks 4 on improvement of the property, including a seawall that some locals claim will restrict access to a public beach and impact the quality of surfing. 
 
I don't think any celebrity 5 should have the right to do that with such a historical area.
 
Swift maintains that she has all the required permits for the work and is restoring the wall after the damaging of  hurricane Sandy. But other say huge boulders 6 being placed by construction crews restrict use of the area popular with fisherman and bathers.
 
It does impact negatively. That's something that is just gonna stick and we won't be able to surf there. 
 
The historical preservation 7 and heritage commission for Rhode Island tells ABC they have 'no issue with the project'. And the group that regulates coastal 8 development have told local newspapers it approved the work and it's up to snuff. 
 
In fact there's some reports this morning that Swift was actually  asked to remove the boulders by the state of  Rhodes Island itself. Either way whether it's originated from state officials or not, it's clear that residents there are very protective of their land. 
Bouldergate. The next scandal.

1 outrage
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
2 ballads
民歌,民谣,特别指叙述故事的歌( ballad的名词复数 ); 讴
  • She belted out ballads and hillbilly songs one after another all evening. 她整晚一个接一个地大唱民谣和乡村小调。
  • She taught him to read and even to sing two or three little ballads,accompanying him on her old piano. 她教他读书,还教他唱两三首民谣,弹着她的旧钢琴为他伴奏。
3 mansion
n.大厦,大楼;宅第
  • The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
  • The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
4 bucks
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
  • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
  • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 celebrity
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
  • Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
  • He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
6 boulders
n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 );巨砾;(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾
  • Seals basked on boulders in a flat calm. 海面风平浪静,海豹在巨石上晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The river takes a headlong plunge into a maelstrom of rocks and boulders. 河水急流而下,入一个漂砾的漩涡中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 preservation
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
  • The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
  • The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。
8 coastal
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
学英语单词
a priori information in regression models
acoustic timing machine
adult hypertrophy of the pylorus
alexandre gustave eiffels
anti-detonation casing
arsenic alloys/compounds
asthmasy
basic concept test
basic element
Belleoram
bogie repair hoist
bond premium
border line risk
census tract
cobalt-base permanent magnet material
complex species
computer closed loop control
conjee
conveyer jib
cost versus effectiveness analysis
cowboy shots
cyclonic tornado
detailed printed report
direct-axis synchronous impedance
disjoining pressure
dissipater
double cone dowel
equivalent differential input impedance
FAL (frequency allocation list)
famotine
fshow
gilmors
golden-yellow
Goraj
gunten
high resolution NMR spectrum
index of warmth
inter-provincial
jib support
joint surgery
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Kuishi-yama
lambing season
leaf curl of tobacco
leuco-compounds
lift the fog
limitation of the period for tax exemption
Linde cycle
make a place warm for someone
mass spectrometric method
master mask
maumy
micro-volts
microgram
micropolish
multicontrol refrigerator-freezer
Multipication Sign
neurobionics
noncoherent reference
numerical reading
oh dark hundred
oleochemistry
par-roast
peacod
permitted explosives
prokaryote (dougherty 1957)
prospekt
pseudoalums
pterothrissus gissu
pulling in
purveyors
quinolinemethanethiols
radioactive chlorine
Ramus parasympatheticus
RATE (remote automatic telemetry equipment)
rhytidium rugosum
ribbed cylinder
rosebraugh
scum defect
self-contain breathing apparatus
set sth down
short-circuit admittance matrix
sin eater
Sourdille operation
spheric disk
standby power station
state-economies
static balance
steel bar shearing machine
Syntrophobacter
tangy
tax bearere
Thynia
total rationality
tracking data processing
transect
traveling clock
tritosternal base
tuned resonant circuit
uninflected
voltage regulator contact bracket
zubeneschamali