四级Never afraid to talk up his own accomplishments, a boastful Careme made a fortune as wealthy families with social ambitions invited him to their kitchens.

从不害怕谈论自己的成就，一个自夸的爱慕者发了大财，因为有社会野心的富裕家庭邀请他去他们的厨房。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级This sounds like so much hot air, but the near $13 billion fortune this entrepreneur has amassed comes from practical achievements rather than hypothetical ones.

这听起来像是空话，但这位企业家积累的近130亿美元财富来自实际成就，而不是假设的成就。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

考研If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion.

如果你和我在1990年跳伞回到《财富》500强公司，我们会看到像“旅程”、“使命”、“激情”这样的术语使用得更少。

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton.

如果她希望自己新发现的财富能带来持久的满足感，她可能比读伊丽莎白·邓恩和迈克尔·诺顿的《快乐金钱》更糟糕。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级I felt like it was a small fortune, even though it wasn't.

我觉得这是一笔小财富，尽管不是。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

四级She inherited a big fortune from her father

她从父亲那里继承了一大笔财产

2014年6月听力原文

四级For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded.

每一个被财富亲吻的作家，都有成千上万的渴望得不到回报。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级If someone could invent some use for Kudzu and remove it from southern farmland, his or her fortune would be assured.

如果有人能发明一些葛根的用途，并将其从南方的农田中移除，他或她的财富将得到保证。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题