VOA慢速英语:William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951: He Created What Was Once the Nation's Largest Newspaper

短语讲解：

1. William Randolph Hearst was born in San Francisco in eighteen sixty-three.

be born in 出生于
例句：A person must be born in 1980, career civil servants.
此君1980年生，职业公务员。

2. George Hearst wanted his son to take control of developing the mines or the land he owned.

take control of 控制
例句： Don't iet her take control of the conversation.
不要让她控制话题。

3. But he was more interested in politics than in newspaper publishing.

interested in 对...感兴趣
例句：I'm not interested in politics.
我对政治不感兴趣。

4. William Randolph Hearst wanted to create a newspaper that people would talk about. 

talk about 谈到
例句：People would talk about that episode.
人们会谈论那些情节的。

5. He paid them more than two times as much as they had been earning.

more than 多于
例句：She was no more than 16.
她是不超过16个。

6. Through the years, Mister Hearst continued to buy newspapers and magazines across the country and around the world.

continue to 继续
例句：Let me continue to revel in those memories!
让我继续沉醉在这些回忆中吧！