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
acaulospora kandelia
adhesive substrate
annular valve
arrects
at fair (competitive) price
babber
Ban Charok Yai
barebacked
bathyergids
be indispensible to
biodome
blade automatic control device
blind valley
cabooses
can't help doing
cannanore is. (laccadive is.)
channel marker
chettle
chihuahuan
chromatophorotropic hormone
cinemactor
Clarence House
coherent carriers
confining factor
conus parvulus
coquetry
curtner
dag hjalmar agne carl hammarskjolds
Dichanthelium
diffuser assembly
dithionite
ECP - Extended Capabilities Port
electro-magnetic field intensity
electroacoustic frequency meter
ellenson
F. T.
Fachsenfeld
ferribacteriaceae
fitchets
floating gate avalanche injection type MOS memory
foreordinated
gin compress
gortons
hammerjacks
harmonic fold
health monitoring of equipment
high frequency transmission
hold over
housesit
hungering
inventory control
inversion symmetry!
isohabitu
kazer
Konsuloff's test
Kul'dzhuktau, Gory
kumbayah
libates
LIW
low speed characteristic
Lukachek
magellanicum
magnesium hydroxycarbonate
marine belt
marker variable
meadow beauty
meridian of eye
Methylthio-Aminoacide
Mlangali
mulch laying machine
myndoure
Never try to prove what nobody doubts.
nitrogen management
onartuzumab
one-pull
opinion polling
paperlessness
paratoloid
pheoehromocytoma
pneumaticities
poisson-lexis distribution
primer brass
proximal wall
pseudoconsensus
quotations economics
sandbagged
stiflingly
stroke defect
super-fast-setting cement
synchronizer unit
tectonic basin
the Catholic Church
thermal model
tilt cloth
time-average product array
treponemas
urinary output
water-laden
water-logged soil
water-stone
yeomanly
zone error