胡敏读故事记单词托福TOEFL词汇A部分
Having FaithYou can call me A.J., which is an abbreviation of my full name, Alexander Justice. I like to abbreviate my name because it's easier for people to remember. I work for a museum that collects aboriginal artifacts.I would like to tell you why I have an abiding faith in the legal system. The story you're about to read has been abridged to reduce its length.I used to live in an area where criminals abounded and where the legal system seemed powerless. One day, my daughter was abducted. Although I abided by the kidnapper's monetary demands,they refused to release her.. The Police responded immediately and searched the area. Despite their lack of success, they refused to abandon their search or to call an abort to their mission. They knew that any abortive action would surely result in my daughter's death.The investigation eventually led the police to conduct an abrupt search at the home of a local official who was abashed when he learned of the search. My daughter was found in his basement. She had abrasions to her wrists where the abrasive rope had scraped her. The official was arrested along with his bodyguard who abetted him in the kidnapping.The official was forced to abdicate his position and was sent to prison for life. The judge told him that he was lucky that capital punishment had been abolished and that it was only due to this abolition that he would not be executed. The swift apprehension and strict punishment of these criminals helped to abate my lack of faith in the legal system. These days, I truly believe in "justice", and it's not because of my name!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。
下面你将讲到我的故事已被删减，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，铺面搜查该地区。
虽然徒劳无获，但他们不愿中止行动、放弃搜查，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，那是补粗糙的绳子擦伤的。
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，判处终身监禁。
法官告诉他该庆幸极刑已被废除，他将免遭处决。
迅速抓获罪犯并严惩的做法减少了我对法治的不信任感。
现在，我真正信任“司法”，但并不是因为我的名字叫Justice!abandon vt. 抛弃，放弃; n. 放纵，沉溺于abash vt. 使羞愧abate v. (数量、程度等）减少，减轻，缓解abbreviate vt. 缩短；缩写abbreviation n. 缩写，缩写词abdicate v. 让位，辞职；放弃（权利或责任）abduct vt. 绑架，拐走abet vt. 帮助；教唆，唆使；煽动，怂恿abide vi. 遵守；vt. 忍受abiding adj. 持久的abolish vt. 废除，取消abolition n. 废除，革除aboriginal adj. 土著的；原来的；土著居民的abort n. 中止计划（任务）abortive adj. 失败的，无结果的abound vi. 充满；富于abrasion n. 表面磨损abrasive adj. 研磨的abridge v. 缩短，删节abrupt adj. 突然的，意外的Love of NumbersAs an academician, I think Mathematics is an intriguing and absorbing science. How ever, many of my students consider it an abstract science and they hate it because the equations are too difficult to absorb and to remember. I think my students would laugh if they knew how I became so interest in Math.When I was a freshman in college, I also believe Math was a mere abstraction. Study it was like falling into a spinning abyss of numbers and symbols. Just thinking about it seems like an abuse of my brain. However, my entire tuition was financed by an academic scholarship, so I have to maintain high marks in all of my classes, including Math.My most abstruse class was Advanced Calculus Mathematics. It was taught in a large lecture hall which abutted the North access gate of the University. Unlike many absentees in my class who often abstained from attending the boring lectures, I dare not absolve myself from this responsibility. Any degree of absenteeism would cause me to fail Math and to lose my scholarship. I was so afraid of failing that I even pledged abstinence from my abundant supply of alcohol.It wasn't until the fourth week of Math class when I met the wonderful person who would accelerate my interest and understanding of this absurd subject. She was a foreign exchange student from Beijing. She was also a brilliant mathematician. She would come to the class everday in a coulorful silk scraf that accentuated her lovelt smile.It was so nice to meet someone from my home country. She inspired me to love Math. Although we now live and teach in different countries, I still see her smiling face between every number I write!作为一名学者，我认为数学是一门既有趣又引人入胜的科学。
然而，我的许多学生却认为这是一门抽象科学，他们憎恨数学，因为数学公式太难理解又太难记住。
我想如果我的学生知道我是如何对数学产生兴趣的，一定会哄堂大笑。
上大一时，我也觉得数学无非就是一种抽象，学数学就好像掉进了数字和符号那令人眩晕的深渊。
仅仅是思考数学问题似乎都在浪费大脑。
但由于我的学费全靠学习奖学金，因此我不得不每门功课都拿高分，这自然也包括数学。
最深奥难懂的课非微积分莫属。
当时在一个大讲堂上课，这个课堂紧靠学习北门的入口。
班里诸多缺席者常常是刻意回避那些无聊的讲座，我却不敢自作主张的免除听课的责任。
胡敏读故事记单词
胡敏读故事记单词文稿归稿存档编号：[KKUY-KKIO69-OTM243-OLUI129-G00I-FDQS58-胡敏读故事记单词第1篇abbreviation n.缩写, 缩写词abide vt. 容忍abide by 遵守，履行abnormal a.反常的，异常的abolish vt. 废止, 废除(法律、制度、习俗等)abortion n. 流产, 堕胎abound vi. 1. 大量存在 2.（in,with）充满 ,富于abreast ad. 并列，并排keep abreast of 与……齐头并进，了解……的最新情况abrupt a. 1. 突然的,意外的 2.（举止、言谈等）唐突的，鲁莽的abstain vi. 1.弃权2.（from）戒除absurd a. 荒谬的，荒唐的abundance n. 大量，丰富，充足in abundance 充足，丰富accessory n. 1.附件，零件，配件 2.[常pl.]（妇女手提包之类的）装饰品 3.同谋，帮凶，包庇犯acclaim vt. 向……欢呼，为……喝彩 n. 称赞，欢迎accommodate vt. 1.容纳 2.向……提供住处（或膳宿） 3.使适应，顺应accomplice n. 共犯，从犯accountable a. 负有责任的 ace n. 1.（纸牌等中的）幺点，“A”牌 2.（网球等比赛中）发球得分 3.（在某方面的）佼佼者 a. 第一流的杰出的acoustic a. 1.听觉的，声音的 2.（乐器）原声的acquaint vt. （with）使认识，使了解，使熟悉acquit vt. 1.宣判……无罪 2.（oneself）使（自己）作出某种表现activate vt. 使活动起来，使开始起作用Accommodating a PregnancyXiaomin never thought abortion was a big deal. As he became acquaintedwith American politics , however , he realized you have to work hard to keep abreast of changing values to truly understand how absurdly controversial this issue has become. He found out from his American friends that opinions are in abundance of how to teach people to be accountable for their actions, how to make people abide by Family Planning laws, and even how to teach people justto abstain from sex. The significance of this issue became abruptly clear when Xiaomin's best friend, Jeff, got his girlfriend pregnant.Jeff was an acclaimed graduate student who was living an abnormal life from other Americans just by attending a Chinese university to get hisPh.D.(Ph.D. is an abbreviation for Doctor of Philosophy, the highest degree available in a university). Jeff was also an ace soccer player and acoustic guitar player. There was also alway an abundance of women around him. This is how he met Sarah.When Sarah became pregnant with Jeff, his friends suddenly treated him as if he was an accessory to murder. Jeff also felt as if he needed to be acquitted of some crime. But he decided in the end that he and his accomplice, Sarah, would keep the baby. According to Jeff and Sarah, the life of their child was more important than their career. Xiaomin was amazed. Keeping the child would abolish any chance of a successful career for Jeff. And in Xiaomin's eyes, one could activate the process for an abortion with a simple visit to the doctor even though there might be lines, three people abreast.But Jeff and Sarah were firm in their decision and Xiaomin had to abide his friends' decision. Life abounded in surprises. Now Jeff and Sarah were leaving school and returning to the United States. They would do everying they could to accommodate themselves to their new situation.选择生孩子小民从来没想过流产是个大事。
胡敏读故事记托福短语
胡敏读故事记托福短语胡敏读故事记托福短语：发现Discovery发现When Jose began to see the red light for people, hismother was sure that he had second sight.当乔斯开始能为别人意识到危险时，母亲确信他有洞察力。
His father just thought he should see a doctor abouthis frequent headaches. So Jose's parents arguedabout what to do!父亲却认为他得看医生，看看他经常头痛是怎么回事。
父母为该怎么办争论起来!They rarely saw eye to eye! This was just another one of those situations.他俩很少看法完全一致!这次争吵不过是司空见惯。
193.jpgWhen Jose said after a few minutes that his mother would kill his dad in a fight, however,不过，当乔斯几分钟之后说母亲会在打架时杀了父亲时，his dad suddenly had second thoughts about disagreeing with his wife!父亲突然对与妻子持不同意见有了进一步的考虑。
What would you do with a secondary school student who could see things? Let him see theworld? Or hide him in a closet?碰到一个产生幻觉的中学生，你会怎么办呢?让他见多识广?还是把他藏在密室里?Jose's parents didn't know what to do either! So they just kept going like normal, it was justsecond nature to them.乔斯的父母也不知道该怎么办!因此他们就顺其自然，这就是他们的习性。
(完整word版)俞敏洪托福词汇串讲注释版
(完整word版)俞敏洪托福词汇串讲注释版● a pivotal figure 关键人物pivotaladj 枢纽的、关键的● a premium price 高价premium n 保险金、a 高价的a range of 一系列abandon 抛弃，放纵abandonment nabbreviate 缩写abrasion 磨损abstract 抽象absurd 荒谬的abundance noneabundant 丰富accelerate 积累access 接触,靠近have access to 能够接触到 accessible 可以接触的acclaimed 受欢迎的accommodate 食宿 commodity 商品accommodating好客的乐于助人的accommodate (sb.）for the nightan accommodating person 爽快人，好人accompany vaccordion手风琴 accord 和谐、一致accumulate v 堆积cumulus积云accustomed 习惯●acquaintance n 熟悉，熟人quaint a 古怪，新奇的a speaking acquaintance 泛泛之交I have no acquaintance with this book。
我不熟悉这本书。
acronym 大写字母缩略词acute 尖锐的，急性的chronic 慢性的●adapt 习惯adopt采纳adaptable 可适应的adaptation 习惯additive n 添加剂/a 附加的 addictive上瘾的adept a /n熟练的/老手adjacent 毗邻的adjoining 毗邻adjust v 调节 just“正确”adjustment 调整adobe n 土培房abode 住房adopt v收养，采纳adorn 装饰adornment nadvent n 来到adventureadverse adj相反的adversely 负面的adversity n 不幸、灾难advocate n/v 支持拥护●aesthetic adj美学的esthetic 感觉的anaesthetic n 麻醉剂ana（无）+a esthetically●affect 影响 / 感动/假装1. He was deeply affected by my words。
胡敏故事背单词
胡敏故事背单词A cruel man abandoned his wife and son. Above all, everyone must abide by the law . So he was arrested. But the trial came to an abrupt end because of the man's absence. It was said he was mentally abnormal and was set free according to one law! What an absurd judgment! That's absolute nonsense! The angry people thought this bad law ought to be abolished to keep the judge from abusing his power. Fortunately, the boy's mother was able to afford enough money for the boy to go abroad to study. The moment the son was about to go aboard the ship, they kissed good-bye with tears. The boy went to an Academy of Technology successfully. No one could doubt his ability to learn abstract knowledge. He was absorbed in knowledge so much, just like dry sand absorbed water. His teacher really appreciated his complete absorption in his studies. So he supplied the boy abundant books for study, which accelerated the boy working harder.一个冷酷的男人抛弃了他的妻子和儿子。
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胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇calculate vt. 计算，估计calibration n. 校准;规定;刻度camouflage1 n./v. 伪装campaign n. (政治或商业性)活动，竞选活动;vi.竞选;作战cancel vt. 取消cancellation2 n. 取消candid3 adj. 率直，坦白而诚实的candidate n. 候选人cannibalism4 n. 同类相食canny5 adj. 精明的，节约的canopy6 n. 天蓬，遮蓬canvas n. 帆布，画布canvass7 v. 征求意见，游说拉票canyon8 n. 峡谷capability9 n. 能力capable adj. 有能力的capacious adj. 容量大的capacity n. 容量，能力captivate vt. 迷惑，迷住captivity10 n. 囚禁，拘留My new employer told me that they needed someone with my capabilities11 to lead their unpopular forest clearing campaign. They said I was the best candidate for the job. I was a canny negotiator and a very capable speaker. To me, it was just a matter of being candid with the resident natives. I would captivate them with money before telling them that we needed to deforest their land. Then, I could easily calculate and negotiate a reasonable price.I got the job, rather easily I thought. The company directed me to travel into the wilderness12 by boat to canvass the resident natives. The night before the trip, I weighed myself. “Could the calibration on this scale the correct?” I said to myself. “I guess I better cancel my dinner plans. Otherwise the boat might sink.” But I knew that such a cancellation would make me too sad to travel, so I ate my usual meal.The boat was capacious. The boat’s large canopy was made of green and brown canvas. It served as a nice camouflage for the boat. We floated down through the canyon for hours until we f inally stopped. “You’ll travel by foot now, alone!” the boat captain said. He filled my water bottle to capacity and pointed13 the way with a strange smile.Not long after, I ran into a resident native. He led me deep into the forest where I met their chie f. He smiled and said, “You’ve had a long trip. My family would love to have you for dinner.” Expection a feast, I replied, “I’d be honored.”Well, I’ve been in captivity for several hours now, awaiting the feast. What a pity. I was prepared for everything but cannibalism.我的新雇主告诉我，他们需要一个像我这样有能力的人去领导那项不太受欢迎的森林采伐工程。
胡敏听故事记托福词汇原文附MP3+整理笔记004
胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇004 Lesson 4 The AccusedBob is an excellent trial lawyer with a superior legal acumen. Unlike many other lawyers that need to use acronym to remember certain legal principles, Bob simply used his photographic memory. What makes Bob even more special is his acute sense of reading people's emotions, especially those of jurors.鲍勃是一名出色的辩护律师，他拥有超群的法律才智。
许多律师需要用首字母缩写词才能记住某些法律准则，鲍勃则不然，他只需用他那照相机般的记忆就足矣。
鲍勃还有更特别的地 方，他能敏锐的把握人们的思想感情，尤其是陪审员的思想感情。
acumen [ə'kju:men]n. 聪明，敏锐acronym ['ækr əunim]n. 首字母缩略词photographic memory 过目不忘的能力；[计] 照相存储器jurors ['d ʒu әr ә] n. 陪审员（juror 的复数形式）Due to his reputation, he is able to acquire the most interesting cases. His jealous competitors often accuse him of being too acquisitive and of taking away their business. But I respect Bob for his many achievements. I remember the first trial he ever did.他名声大噪，因此总能获得最有意思的案子。
胡敏读故事记考研词汇
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A fox and a crane sat on the ground beside a lake. The Fox invited the Crane. The Crane was grateful for the invitation and accepted happily. Foxes, as we know, hail from the forest and fields. So, the Crane left her house near the water, and traveled to the Fox’s grand house to eat with him. The Fox heard a knock at his door, and stood up to greet the Crane. The Fox had prepared a delicious soup, which he served in a shallow dish. No matter how the Crane tried, with her long bill, she was unable to drink the soup from the shallow dish. She didn’t have hands with which to grasp the dish, and her long bill was too thin to eat in this way. Her long, sharp bill only served to hamper her, and she could only get a taste. Meanwhile the Fox with his greedy tongue quickly lapped it all up. As everyone knows, the Crane is an animal known for her grace. So, when she left, with a grim smile, she thanked him.
胡敏听故事记托福词汇原文附MP3+整理笔记002
Lesson 2 Love of NumbersAs an academician, I think Mathematics is an intriguing and absorbing science. How ever, many of my students consider it an abstract science and they hate it because the equations are too difficult to absorb and to remember. I think my students would laugh if they knew how I became so interest in Math.作为一名学者，我认为数学是一门既有趣又引人入胜的科学。
然而，我的许多学生却认为这是一门抽象科学，他们憎恨数学，因为数学公式太难理解又太难记住。
我想如果我的学生知道我是如何对数学产生兴趣的，一定会哄堂大笑。
academician [ә,kædә'miʃәn]n. 学会会员, 院士, 学究, 大学生, 学者intrigue [inˈtri:g]vt.激起兴趣，迷住 vi.耍阴谋 n.阴谋，密谋absorb [əbˈsɔ:b]vt.吸收；吸引…的注意；把...并入absorbed adj 精神集中的，专心致志的absorbing [əbˈsɔ:biŋ]adj.极有趣的abstract [ˈæbstrækt] a.抽象(派)的 n.摘要 vt.摘要,提取When I was a freshman in college, I also believe Math was a mere abstraction. Study it was like falling into a spinning abyss of numbers and symbols. Just thinking about it seems like an abuse of my brain. However, my entire tuition was financed by an academic scholarship, so I have to maintain high marks in all of my classes, including Math. 上大一时，我也觉得数学无非就是一种抽象，学数学就好像掉进了数字和符号那令人眩晕的深渊。
胡敏读故事记单词_考研英语词汇教学提纲
胡敏读故事记单词_考研英语词汇1. The Time of LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He is remembered for many things, including his log-cabin home, his absurd looking clothing accessory, a top-hat, but Lincoln’s absolute most important contribution to America’s history was to abolish slavery, a very hard task to accomplish at that time. In the middle of the 19th century, America was split by an abstract border. The country was cut into two parts: the North and the South. There were an abundance of differences which caused this abnormal separation. For instance, the North held all of the Universities and Military Academies whereas in the South, access to such institutions was limited. Also, Northerners spoke standard American English while Southerners spoke with a Southern accent. But the largest difference that abound between the North and the South at that time was slavery and all of the aspects that accompanied it.The North thought that the South should abandon slavery because mint most cases, slaves faced daily abuse from their owners. Most Northerners tried to abide by the rule that “All men are created equal.” These reasons largely account for the American Civil War. The Civil War was a long, brutal war with a very high casualty rate. Many young men from both the North and the South were killed on the battlefield; the death toll was also accelerated by the fact that small Army hospitals could not accommodate so many wounded soldiers.The Civil War was filled with heroes on both sides of the battlefield. Names like U.S.Grant, General Sherman, and the acclaimed Southern General Robert E. Lee. All of these men fought bravely and made harrowing decisions on their own accord. But Lincoln is probably most often associated with his leadership of the country during this difficult period. He was a firm believer that slavery was wrong and he fought hard to stop it. In 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which legally granted freedom to all slaves living in America. But in 1865, Lincoln’s life came to an abrupt ended while he was watching a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. His death was not an accident; he was assassinated by a man named John Wilkes Booth.Not long after Lincoln’s death, the North defeated the South and the Civil War was ended. The South was no longer thought of as another country, but part of America. And all of the slaves living and working in the South were freed and absorbed into society.2. Mike — a Story of Personal ChangeMike could hardly be described as your typical adolescent. He would casually acknowledge to his few friends that he liked to watch DVDs, although perhaps a more accurate description was that he was a DVD addict. Over the last six months, Mike had accumulated thousands of DVDs. When he was not at school, he had become accustomed to spending his time wandering the streets of the city, acquiring more and more films. Indeed, it became a joke that if asked for his address, he would give the address of the DVD shop adjacent to our school since he spent so much time there.Mike hated attending school. In his eyes, its only advantage was its location. During lessons, he adopted a rather cool demeanor towards most of his classmates and was often accused of being aloof. All he seemed concerned about was adding to his DVD collection. In truth, Mike had not adapted to life at the school very well. Perhaps he felt that he still needed adequate time to adjust to a new environment although no one could work out why he harbored such an acute feeling of self-pity.As someone who also adores watching films, I had slowly become acquainted with Mike. I had often seen him in the DVD shop which adjoined our school, yet it took a long time before he responded to my advances of friendship. Maybe it was an exaggeration to say we were actually friends, although he would at least acknowledge my presence with a cursory nod of the head when he saw me.One day, I was asked to administrate our school’s new film club. I was a little wary about asking Mike to help me select suitable films in case he said no. however, I needn’t have worried. Mike’s face lit up as he scrutinized a poster I had just adhered to the wall. The poster advertised the grand opening of the Film Club the following week. ‘Hey David,’ he muttered excitedly, ‘I want to be involved with that.’The change in Mike’s behavior over the next month was dramatic. I have no doubt that it was the Film Club which activated the turnaround. Once a boy who spent most of his time sulking, Mike was now a model student. Before each film was shown, he would give a very informative speech about the director and main actors. Everyone was impressed by his knowledge and passion for films and he suddenly became extremely popular at school.3. SaltNow that Billy’s parents were a little more affluent, the family had agreed that they could a cottage on the out skirts of town. Although the cottage was somewhatold-fashioned, the agent who rented the place to them was keen to advocate that they should not install air-conditioning as they could air-condition the place by opening the skylights. The day that they moved, the air was heavy with the advent of spring, a sense of renewal accompanied them along the way; Billy and the old dog Rufus watched the amazing aerial gymnastics of the swallows out of the car window, browsing through the family album every now and then. When they arrived, a groupof men were unloading the van. Billy thought looking around the new surroundings should be placed high on their agenda, so he whistled to Rufus and they set off on an adventure. They found a small footpath, Rufus showing his excitement and his affection for Billy by panting and wagging his tail. Billy was at an age when he could still feel a sense of aesthetic excitement at the beauty of nature. The adverse effects of those years in the city seemed to vanish as he walked, and with Rufus as his affiliate he felt invincible. However, he had reckoned without Rufus. They rounded a bend in the path and suddenly, in the next field, they saw sheep. Rufus knew a good game when he saw one, he ran straight into the field, baking aggressively. Just then, a man in green boots stepped out and in an equally aggressive manner started to shout at Rufus to get out of the field. With a sense of alarm, Billy realized that the man was carrying a shotgun and he saw him level it and take aim at Rufus.“Please don’t shoot”, yelled Billy, but this seemed to aggravate the man still more. The gun went off and Rufus howled in agony. He ran helter-skelter back to Billy with his tail between his legs. The man strode over to Billy.“Those sheep are pregnant”, the man said, angrily. “If you agitate them they can lose their lambs. I will affirm my right to kill any dog that chases them.”“I agree”, said Billy. “And I’m sorry, please; help me get Rufus to a vet!”“I don’t think your dog will need a vet this time”, said them man, “the gun was only loaded with salt. But next time, keep him on a lead, okay?”4. Freshman YearI was born in a small town, up in the mountains. Because of the high altitude, few people lived there. I was always amid my neighbors and friends, people I had known for all of my life. When I was in my hometown, I felt like those days would last forever. But the days went by quickly, and soon I found myself packing my bags for college. I was full of ambition, and had applied to go to university in a big city.When I first got to my university, I was on the alert for everything. I felt very much alone without my family and friends. I was like an alien arriving on a new planet. I felt like an ambassador from another world. Once classes started, things were better. I was busier, because I had to allocate most of my time to studying.I wanted to work hard, and did not allow my self to go to a large amount of parties. I wanted to find an alternate social life that would let me have fun, without always drinking alcohol, like some university students do. Many people allege that this is why some students get bad grades their first year at university.Because I felt very ambiguous about what I wanted to study, I took many different classes. I tried many different things, but still hadn’t found the perfect match for me. This made me feel even more lost at school, and I knew I had to find a way to amend things. In order to make new friends, and alleviate my loneliness, I joined the drama club at my school. It was there I met my first ally. The president of the drama club was an older student, named Betty. She was quite amiable, and helped give me advice about school. She helped me to alter my schedule so that I had the best classes.Soon our drama club put on its first show. It was a comedy, full of jokes to amuse the audience. My parents and friends even drove out to watch me. We were only amateur actors, but I think we did a good job. After the show, my father said, “Sarah, you amaze me, I didn’t know you were so good at acting!” such ample praise made me very proud. That was when I realized what I wanted to be, an actress.5. Story of the VikingsJerry had been interested in ancient history since he was a little child. Every night before going to bed, his grandfather would tell him stories of great civilizations like the Romans, the Vikings, the Incas and many others. These short anecdotes and stories always involved great kings and leaders, great wars and battles, and great heroes and foes. However, a story that had anything to do with the fierce Vikings was always Jerry’s favorite. He was most interested in these stories because his grandfather had analyzed their family tree and discovered that the family’s ancestors were actually Vikings.Every day at school, Jerry would wonder what story his grandfather would tell him that night.. He was always anxious to come home so that he could see his grandfather and hear the next story. Apart from the action of each story, Jerry’s grandfather also tried to teach Jerry a life-lesson that he could apply in his life. Jerry’s grandfather often accomplished this by using analogies to compare Jerry’s life with some thing from that day’s story. The story that Jerry enjoyed the most was about an annual fishing trip that the Vikings madeeach year on a certain anniversary. in this story, the captain of a large Viking ship decided to set sail without bringing their large, heavy anchor because they did not anticipate the trip taking a long time and they wanted more room for all of the fish too because the Vikings had a strong appetite for fish.Some of the Vikings on the ship were appalled at the decision of not bringing an anchor because of the apparent danger of not bringing one. They thought the ship was anything but safe. These men appealed to the captain of the ship and one man even wrote an anonymous letter to the king of the Vikings asking that an anchor be put on the ship. But the captain of the ship announced that they were leaving the next day. This answer annoyed several of the Viking crew, but they listed to their captain and set sail.Not long after setting sail, the Viking ship encountered a large storm. The ship was being badly damaged and the captain felt anguish because they needed the large anchor at this moment. Soon after the storm ended, the captain apologized to his crew for not listening to them and promised to buy all of them a bottle of beer when they returned home. Although the crew of the ship was still wet and tired from the storm, they applauded when they heard the captain apologize.6. The Young Police ChiefJim had been appointed as the police chief of his local division—an appointment that he took very seriously as he secretly aspired to ascend to become the leader of the entire city’s police department. His promotion had not met with the approval of everyone within the department, because although he was an apt leader who did not ask too much of his men, many did not appreciate his somewhat arrogant methods when dealing with the senior members of the police force. As one of the youngest police chiefs ever, his promotion was considered by many of the older policemen an assault on the way thing had always been done, and they were very apprehensive at an array of new programs that Jim had installed within the department. They considered him to be an outsider who had come ashore without spending an appropriate amount of time on the police force before being promoted.Sal, one of the oldest members of the force, took Jim aside to ascertain whether Jim was aware that there might be problems ahead. “It’s not that we don’t approve of the job that you are doing”, Sal said, “but your promotion at such a young age has aroused the curiosity of what if is that makes you deserving of such a position. We need time to appraise your performance.” Jim was a very articulate young man, and there was nothing artificial about him. He decided to speak to all of the men as a group before any more problems could arise. “I understand your concerns, but I assure you that the commissioner’s decision to appoint me as your leader was not an arbitrary one”, Jim said confidently to the group. “I am not ashamed of my young age, and I hope that you will give me time to prove to you that I am worthy of being your police chief.” at that very moment, the sound of gunfire was heard outside as an assault began on the bank across the street—the criminal had very foolishly chosen to approach a bank very close to a police station. Jim was the first policeman to run outside and approach the gunman. His apt ability in dealing with such a dangerous situation was apparent to everyone. Within approximately two minutes, he had arrested the bank robber. Jim had not only prevented a crime, but he had also earned the respect and appreciation for his fellow officers, who now felt ashamed that had ever questioned his leadership abilities.7. Accident on Elm StreetThe junction between Elm Street and Beech Street was an accident black spot. It was easy to assume that no one would be coming the other way, and if a driver was not attentive enough he could easily come to grief. People attributed this to the fact that children would often assemble at the junction, making it hard for drivers to assess the traffic situation. Local residents would often assert that the only way to makethe junction safe would be to augment the poorly lit stop signs with a set of lights, or at the very least, to assign a lollipop person to the junction at the times when children were going to and from school.The local police were sympathetic to these requests, but to no avail. They claimed they lacked the authority to install a set of lights. Things had been tight since the previous year’s local government audit, and funds were unlikely to be forthcoming. However, they would, when asked, frequently assure the questioner that they hoped the government would soon augment their budget and allow them increased autonomy in making financial decisions, in which case dealing with the Elm Street junction would be a top priority. Many people pointed out that simply to wait for the government to act was pointless, that maybe a set of traffic lights could be purchased cheaply in an auction, or that a lollipop person, besides making the junction safer for the children, would cheer the place up and be an authentic asset to the community. But it seemed that for ordinary people to suggest improvements to their own community merely served to astonish the police.The matter was settled in a rather unlikely fashion. At the beginning of March a collision occurred between the Chief of Police and the auxiliary fire service chief who was speeding to attend a fire. The Chief of Police saw the accident coming and sounded his horn to give aural warning of his approach, but the auxiliary fir service chief was already attempting to avoid a small boy and was unable to assimilate the warning signals in time. The auxiliary fire service chief and his associate, who was in the back seat, were unhurt. The chief of police, however, was slightly concussed. he got out of his vehicle and staggered around with a slightly bemused expression on his face, as though he was about to attain nirvana, after which he spent twenty minutes trying to attach a parking ticket to the hole where the fireman’s windscreen had been.81. The Missing CatChristina and Patrick baker stood outside their empty house. They watched the moving company work, packing the last cardboard boxes in the large truck. They were ready to go, but their cat Nutty was nowhere to be found. Nutty had decided to withdraw and had hidden himself in the woods behind his owner’s house. Now it was time to go, and his owner were beginning to wonder where he was. The removal company wasn’t willing to wait any more, so Christina and Patrick got into the truck. Making a decision that would wrench their hearts, they left their cat behind.Their new house, across the town from their old house, was a lot beautiful. But Christina and Patrick were not happy. Nutty was worth a lot to them, they missed him greatly. Christina had given the cat as a present to Patrick on their first Christmas together. That day they laughed and laughed watching the small bundle of fur wrap himself up in a bit of wire that he had got from their Christmas wreath. He hadwound himself up while wrestling with the wire, and was now unable to move, and were beginning to worship Nutty, and the joy he brought to them.Unable to withstand a life without their favorite friend, the couple made a plan. They sat down to write a flyer. They wrote about their missing cat, and taped a photo of Nutty to the flyer. Then they went to xerox copies of the flyer. They drove back to their old neighborhood, and stuck the flyers up on telephone poles and in the local store.Sadly, the flyer did not yield the results they had been looking for. Not one single witness stepped forward to offer a word of information about their cat. However, a few days later they were outside of their new house when they heard a strange sound. They turned around and saw Nutty running towards them meowing! Somehow Nutty had followed their zigzag path, across every major zone of the city, and made it to their home. Christina and Patrick embraced their cat with zeal. Of course the cat was a wreck due to the journey. Someone or something had wounded him. He looked wretched, but they loved every wrinkle. They praised the cat for his bravery and wit. They hadn’t found him, but he had found them!。
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胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇adopt vt. 采纳，接受;收养adore v. 崇拜，崇敬;极宠爱adorn1 vt. 装饰adornment2 n. 装饰，装饰品adroit3 adj. 娴熟的，灵活的advent4 n. (尤指不寻常的人或事)消失，到来adventure n. 冒险经受adventurous5 adj. 喜爱冒险的，敢做敢为的adverse6 adj. 负面的，不利的;敌对的adversity n. 不幸，灾难advisable adj. 可取的，明智的advocate n. 提倡者，主见者;vt. 拥护，主见aerate7 v. 充气，让空气进入，(水、饮料等)加气aesthetic8 adj. 审美的，美学的affable adj. 易接近的，和气可亲的;亲切友善的，慈爱的affection n. 友爱，挚爱，情爱affectionate adj. 友爱的，挚爱的affiliate9 vt. 使隶属于;使接纳成为成员affinity10 n. 亲密关系;吸引，宠爱affirm vt. 断言;证明Im a big advocate of Chistmas celebrations. Itll still my favorite time of year. Although China doesnt adopted this special holiday, theres still hope. With the advent of Chinas membership in the WTO, Chinese will be exposed to a number of Western holidays. I guess is that they will adore Christmas.My strong affinity for Chritmas comes from my childhood days. In my hometown, we would prepare for Christmas by buying a big Christmas tree. If we feeling a big more adventurous, we would hike up the mountain and find one on our own. Adorning11 the tree is the next step. Wed use all kinds of adornment to decorate the tree, from pinecones and candy coated angels to colourful Christmas balls and fake icicles. My dad was specially12 adroit at making small hand-painted ornaments13. Since my dads company was affiliated14 with a light bulb company, he was also able to bring home the most beautiful and colourful Christmas lights.After decorating the tree, we would make small Gingerbread houses out of bread and candy. These houses were aesthetic but not edible15. Itwas always advisable to keep these appetizing houses out of reach of young children.There is no adversity on Christmas day. Even the soldiers are adverse to fighting.Everyone is affable. Lover are specially affectionate and they ofter show their affection by giving each other romantic gifts. Children usually receive toys as gifts. But my most memorable16 gift was not a toy. It was an aquarium17, complete with an air pump to aerate the water. Raising all those fish was such an adventure for me.What is my favorite holiday? All of these wonderful thoughts lead me to affirm that Christmas is without doubt the best time of year.我是圣诞节庆祝活动的坚决拥护者，一年中我最喜爱的日子仍是圣诞节。