托福词汇之读故事记单词

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　　You can call me A.J., which is an abbreviation1 of my full name, Alexander Justice. I like to abbreviate2 my name because it’s easier for people to remember. I work for a museum that collects aboriginal3 artifacts.

　　I would like to tell you why I have an abiding4 faith in the legal system. The story you’re about to read has been abridged5 to reduce its length.

　　I used to live in an area where criminals abounded6 and where the legal system seemed powerless. One day, my daughter was abducted7. Although I abided8 by the kidnapper’s monetary demands, they refused to release her. I had no choice but to put my faith in the legal authorities. The police responded immediately and searched the area. Despite their lack of success, they refused to abandon9 their search or to call an abort10 to their mission. They knew that any abortive11 action would surely result in my daughter’s death.

　　The investigation eventually led the police to conduct an abrupt12 search at the home of a local official who was abashed13 when he learned of the search. My daughter was found in his basement. She had abrasions14 to her wrists where the abrasive15 rope had scraped her. The official was arrested along with his bodyguard who abetted16 him in the kidnapping.

　　The official was forced to abdicate17 his position and was sent to prison for life. The judge told him that he was lucky that capital punishment had been abolished18 and that it was only due to this abolition19 that he would not be executed. The swift apprehension and strict punishment of these criminals helped to abate20 my lack of faith in the legal system. These days, I truly believe in “justice”, and it’s not because of my name!

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　　你可以叫我A.J.，这是我的全名Alexander Justice的缩写。我喜欢缩写我的名字，因为这样人们更容易记住。我在一家收藏土著手工艺品的博物馆工作。

　　我要告诉你为什么我会始终不渝地信任法制。下面你将读到的故事已被删减，以免冗长。

　　我曾住在一个罪犯多如牛毛而法律又软弱的地区。一天，我的女儿遭到绑架。尽管我遵从了绑架者的金钱要求，他们仍然拒绝释放她。我别无选择，只好寄希望于法律机构。警察部门立刻行动，全面搜查该地区。虽然徒劳无获，但他们不愿放弃搜查或中止行动，因为他们知道任何失败都将导致我女儿的死亡。

　　调查到最后，警察部门决定出其不意地搜查当地一名官员的家。那名官员得知要被搜查时，羞愧难当。警察在他的地下室找到了我女儿。她的手腕有多处磨伤，那是被粗糙的绳子擦伤的。那名官员连同唆使他绑架的保镖双双被捕。

　　那名官员被迫辞职，判处终生监禁。法官告诉他，他该庆幸极刑已被废除，正是由于该项刑罚的废除，他将躲过一死。迅速抓获罪犯并对其严加处置的做法减少了我对法制的不信任感。现在，我真正信任“司法”(Justice)，但并不是因为我的名字叫Justice!

　　记单词

　　abbreviation /ə'briːvɪeɪʃən/ n. 缩写，缩写词

　　abbreviate /ə'briːvɪeɪt/ vt. 1.缩短　2.缩写

　　aboriginal /æbə'rɪdʒən(ə)l/ adj. 土著的，原来的;土著居民的

　　abiding /ə'baɪdɪŋ/ adj. 持久的

　　abridge /ə'brɪdʒ/ v. 缩短，删节

　　abound /ə'baʊnd/ vi.充满;富于

　　abduct /æb'dʌkt/ vt. 绑架，拐走

　　abide /ə'baɪd/ vi.遵守　vt. 忍受

　　abandon /ə'bændən/ vt. 抛弃;放弃　n. 放纵，放任

　　abort /ə'bɔːt/ n. 中止计划(任务)

　　abortive /ə'bɔːtɪv/ adj. 失败的，无结果的

　　abrupt /ə'brʌpt/ adj. 突然的，意外的

　　abash /ə'bæʃ/ vt. 使羞愧

　　abrasion /ə'breɪʒ(ə)n/ n. 磨损;擦伤

　　abrasive /ə'breɪsɪv/ adj. 有研磨作用的;粗糙的

　　abet /ə'bet/ vt. 帮助;教唆，唆使;煽动，怂恿

　　abdicate /'æbdɪkeɪt/ v. 1.让位，辞职　2.放弃(权利或责任)

　　abolish /ˌə'bɒlɪʃ/ vt. 废除，取消

　　abolition /ˌæbə'lɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 废除，革除

　　abate /ə'beɪt/ v. (数量、程度等)减少，减轻，缓解