keannu
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1. Does it really mean that he lived in a real castle or a big house as a metaphor?
California castle
2. Does this mean that "he had to have one radio or several radios"?
tune radio receivers to the various stations
4p)In 1925, when the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst moved into his California castle, San Simeon, he wanted the best in modern technology. Back then it was awkward and time-consuming to tune radio receivers to the various stations, so Hearst had several radios installed in the basement of San Simeon, each tuned to a different station. The speaker wires ran to Hearst’s private suite on the third floor, where they were routed into a fifteenth-century oak cabinet. At the push of a button, Hearst could listen to the station of his choice. Such ease of selection was a marvel in his day. Today it’s a standard feature on every car radio.
California castle
2. Does this mean that "he had to have one radio or several radios"?
tune radio receivers to the various stations
4p)In 1925, when the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst moved into his California castle, San Simeon, he wanted the best in modern technology. Back then it was awkward and time-consuming to tune radio receivers to the various stations, so Hearst had several radios installed in the basement of San Simeon, each tuned to a different station. The speaker wires ran to Hearst’s private suite on the third floor, where they were routed into a fifteenth-century oak cabinet. At the push of a button, Hearst could listen to the station of his choice. Such ease of selection was a marvel in his day. Today it’s a standard feature on every car radio.