托福閱讀的關(guān)鍵是在于多看多練，為了幫助廣大考生更好的復(fù)習(xí)，小編為大家整理提供托福閱讀材料:世界上最小國(guó)家正在出售.以供各位考生復(fù)習(xí)參考，生活中有很多事情需要大家細(xì)心觀察和發(fā)現(xiàn)，閱讀文章不僅可以鍛煉能力還能了解各方面的知識(shí)。在托福閱讀練習(xí)中大家要多找些托福文章練習(xí)，小編也會(huì)經(jīng)常找些文章讓大家參考的，下面開始今天的托福閱讀吧。
Scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage. Get the scoop on the best age to be wed.
許多普通人都曾有過成為一國(guó)元首一國(guó)之君的夢(mèng)想，如今購買一個(gè)世界上最小的國(guó)家就能圓夢(mèng)。
For sale: the world's smallest country with its own flag, stamps, currency and passports.
待售：世界上最小的國(guó)家，含該國(guó)國(guó)旗、郵票、貨幣以及護(hù)照。
Apply to prince michael of sealand if you want to run your own nation, even if it is just a wartime fort perched on two concrete towers in the north sea.
如果你想治理一個(gè)屬于自己的國(guó)家，且不計(jì)較它僅僅是由北海中兩座混凝土塔樓組成的一個(gè)戰(zhàn)時(shí)城堡，那就去向西蘭公國(guó)的邁克爾王子申請(qǐng)吧。
Built in world war Two as an anti-aircraft base to repel german bombers, the derelict plat-form was taken over 40 years ago by retired army major Paddy Roy Bates who went to live there withhis family.
該城堡建于二戰(zhàn)期間，是個(gè)用于抵御德國(guó)轟炸機(jī)的防空基地。40年前，退休少校帕迪·羅伊·貝茨帶著家人住到這里，接管了這個(gè)已廢棄的高臺(tái)。
He declared the platform, perched seven miles off the east coast of england and just outside britain's territorial waters, to be the principality of sealand.
他將這個(gè)距英國(guó)東海岸七英里、恰在英國(guó)領(lǐng)海外的高臺(tái)宣布為西蘭公國(guó)。
The self-styled prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and minted silver and gold coins.
這位自封的羅伊王子選定了國(guó)旗、國(guó)歌還鑄造了西蘭銀幣和金幣。
The family saw off attempts by Britain's Royal Navy to evict them and also an attempt in 1978 by a group of german and dutch businessmen to seize sealand by force.
英國(guó)皇家海軍曾試圖驅(qū)逐他們，1978年還有一隊(duì)德國(guó)和荷蘭商人試圖用武力奪取西蘭.他們最終都被這家人趕了出去。
Roy, 85, now lives in Spain and his son Michael told BBC Radio his family had been approached by estate agents with clients "who wanted a bit more than a bit of real estate, they wanted autonomy."
羅伊現(xiàn)已85歲，住在西班牙。他的兒子邁克爾對(duì)英國(guó)廣播公司電臺(tái)說，一些客戶已通過房地產(chǎn)中介與他們家取得了聯(lián)系，“這些人想要的不只是一處房產(chǎn)，還有自治權(quán)。”
Notes:
fort :堡壘
mint [mint] n. 薄荷;造幣廠，巨款
vt. 鑄造，鑄幣
Royal Navy : 皇家海軍
以上就是今天的托福閱讀材料，每天做幾篇閱讀，堅(jiān)持下來，一定會(huì)有不小的進(jìn)步，閱讀的同時(shí)不要忘記，積累陌生詞匯與優(yōu)秀的句子，以便考試的時(shí)候能派上用場(chǎng)，英語不是一朝一夕的事，所以大家一定要勤加練習(xí)。