胡敏讀故事記單詞 體面的入場上
abandon-accomplish An honorable entry體面的入場
The acclaimed academic, Dr.Sir Walter T.J.Fitzbody,·T·J·
廣受贊譽的學(xué)者沃爾特,費茨博迪博士
accompanied the equally accessible expert of aboriginal history,
陪同同樣平易近人的土著歷史研究專家
Dr,Mugambe H.C.Carriky,
穆甘貝·H·c·克里奇博士
slowly to the platform to accept his National Science Foundation Award.
緩緩走向領(lǐng)獎臺領(lǐng)取國家科學(xué)基金獎.
Both were noted for their absenteeism, rarely seen in public
這倆人都以離群索居、很少在公共場合拋頭露面出名，
and still marveled at for their abonormal usage of double abbreviations
非常規(guī)地使用了兩個縮寫更使人感到不可思議
in their names.That it was Dr.Carriky, the former pupil of Dr.Fitzbody
他倆姓名當(dāng)中.克里奇博士是費茨博迪博士的前學(xué)生，
who was receiving this lifetime award before his mentor was only minor.
他在導(dǎo)師之前獲得這項終生獎項并沒有什么不妥，
Dr.Fitzbody knew that academia was not always fair and,
因為費茨博迪博士知道學(xué)術(shù)界并不總是公平，
having always been rather accommodating for his favourite student anyhow,
加上他平時總愛在得意門生面前行個方便，
was taking the event as an honor to his work as well.
他把這件事也看成了對他的工作的肯定。
When Dr.Carriky accidentally tripped over the toe of a person
with his leg extended too far into the aisle,
克里奇博士不小心踩到了一個把腿伸到走廊的人的腳趾，
the gasps of the crowd conveniently covered
人群的驚呼聲剛好掩蓋了
the abusive words that came out of Dr.Carriky's mouth.
克里奇博士脫口而出的辱罵性語言。
The man did not take the abuse kindly, however,
可那個男人對這句辱罵卻不依不饒，
and abandoning all respect,began to rise to respond to the guest of honor.
他丟掉一切敬意，站起來準(zhǔn)備回敬這位嘉賓。
Dr.Fitzbody,sensing trouble,quickly accelerated towards the stage.
費茨博迪博士感覺到可能會有麻煩，便趕緊加速向講臺走去。
It did not matter that a accessory of his robewas lost to the floor as they escaped.
脫身的時候,他長袍上的一個附件掉在了地上，但這也沒什么要緊。
The rest of the audience,sensing a need for accommodation,
其他觀眾感覺有必要調(diào)解這場糾紛，
politely gave clear access so that no further mishaps would occur.
于是很有禮貌地讓開一條通道以防再發(fā)生什么不愉快的事情。
Having accomplished their entry,
入場儀式完成之后，
Dr.Fitzbody began his introduction of Dr.Carriky.
費茨博迪博士開始介紹克里奇博士。
He gently smiled and said a joke
他溫和地笑了笑并講了個笑話，
that related the fall to a historical abstraction.
把剛才的跌倒與一種歷史上的抽象藝術(shù)扯上了關(guān)系。
The crowed laughed in relief and breathed easily
人們?nèi)玑屩刎?fù)地笑起來，松了一口氣，
as they knew that honor and dignity had been restored.
因為他們明白兩位學(xué)者找回了榮譽和尊嚴(yán)。
accountant-adapt Accreditation crisis
資格鑒定危機
Dave's business acumen was sorely questioned
戴夫在商業(yè)方面的聰明才智因此大受質(zhì)疑
when the first round of accreditation for his music school failed
他的音樂學(xué)校沒能通過第一輪資格鑒定.
His partners accused him of not accumulating a qualified staff,
合伙人指責(zé)他沒能聚到一批合格的員工，
his accountant acquiesced that his bookkeeping was not orderly,
會計默認(rèn)他的賬記得十分混亂，
and his wife said he wasn't as acquainted with the process as he should have been.
妻子則說該熟悉的東西他卻不熟悉。
Regardless of the accuracy of the complaints,
無論這些抱怨是否準(zhǔn)確，
Dave felt an acute pain;it was as if he was drinking acid.
戴夫都感到萬分痛苦，就仿佛喝酸東西一樣。
How could his friends all abandon him so quickly when troubles came?
朋友們怎么能在有麻煩時那么快就拋棄他呢?
Dave knew that if he ever wanted to achieve
戴夫明白只要他想取得
anything else in his life after this,
別的成就，在今后的人生道路上.
he would first have to overcome this emotional acupuncture
就一定要先克服這種感情上的刺痛，
acknowledge his mistakes and move on.
承認(rèn)錯誤然后繼續(xù)前進。
His first step was to adapt to the situation
他采取的第一步是適應(yīng)局面
and keep his acquisitive partners
并阻止那些貪婪的合伙人
from selling what he had started to the highest bidder.
把他創(chuàng)立的學(xué)校賣給出價最高的人。
To do this he quickly acquired the report
為了做好這件事，他迅速獲得了一份報告，
on what had been successfully accredited and what had failed.
上面寫著哪些地方他成功地通過了鑒定，哪些地方是他的敗筆。
He was surprised to find that his school had only failed on one point,
他驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)整個學(xué)校只有一個方面沒有達標(biāo)
-the acoustics of their main music hall.
-主音樂廳的音響效果。
That meant that everything else was fine,
這意味著其他一切都好，
that it was a success except for that one thing!
除了一個方面之外他是成功的!
At the meeting the next day with all parties involved,
在第二天各方都參加的會議上，
Dave presented the report
戴夫向大家遞交了這份報告
and his plan for how they could improve the acoustics of the hall
以及他的如何改進音樂廳音響效果，
and then activate a second round of accreditation meetings.
從而促成第二輪資格鑒定會召開的計劃。
Everyone was happy except for the partners.
除了那些合伙人，其他人都很高興。
They had already viewed the school as a failed acquisition
那些合伙人已經(jīng)認(rèn)定收購這所學(xué)校是個失敗，
and that it was hard for them to adjust their thinking.
因此很難調(diào)整他們的思維。
Dave,was quick, however,
然而戴夫反應(yīng)很快，
and encouraged them that this was still a successful item
in their accumulationof a diversified portfolio.
他鼓勵他們說，在他們多樣化的投資組合積累中，這仍是一個成功的項目
They agreed and the school was licensed three months later.
合伙人同意了他的意見．，三個月之后，學(xué)校拿到了辦學(xué)執(zhí)照。
adaptable-advisable An adaptable administration
隨機應(yīng)變的管理部門
Last Advent our local Catholic Church adopted a new policy
上次降臨節(jié)的時候，本地天主教堂采取了一項新政策
for dealing with teenagers struggling through adolescence.
幫助那些青春期有問題的青少年
The new priest, originally from New York,
新牧師來自紐約，
addressed the issue that day in his sermon about adjusting our view
在那天的布道當(dāng)中談到了這個問題，他讓大家調(diào)整看法，
to administer help to those young people who were helpless,
給那些在這個困難時期無助、
without support and suffering during this difficult time of life.
無援而且飽受痛苦的年輕人以幫助，
This would include dealing with drug addicts,young single mothers,
其中包括幫助癮君子、年輕的單身媽媽
and youth with disciplinary problemsthat most people simply wanted to avoid.
以及那些大部分人不愿理睬的不良少年。
It was admittedly a controversial talk,
無可否認(rèn)，牧師的這段話容易引起爭議，
but his words spoke to us all
但他的話引起了大家的興趣，
and we all decided to be adaptable to trying something new for our community.
于是我們決定適應(yīng)新形勢，為社區(qū)建設(shè)做一些新的嘗試。
The local catholic administration was more adverse to the concept.
我們這里的天主教管理部門對這個觀念更加充滿了敵意。
They did not want to have troublemakers adjacent to lonely widows,
他們不想讓那些搗蛋鬼們鄰近獨守空房的寡婦、
young children,
小孩子
orphans and others that the church was already adept at dealing with.
孤兒以及其他人，因為教堂已經(jīng)很擅長于照顧這些人。
The new priest gave his admission to this
新牧師對此表示接受
and promised to build a separate addition
并且答應(yīng)對教堂進行單獨的擴建，
for the adolescents he would work with.
供他開展幫助青少年的工作使用。
He also agreed to adhere to all traditional administ-rative procedures
他還同意遵守所有傳統(tǒng)管理程序，
and to submit to their ultimate authority.
服從他們的最高權(quán)威。
The adaptation to the Church's focus was a great success.
對教堂工作重點的適應(yīng)取得了巨大的成功。
Troubled youth began coming in and out of the new building adjoining the Church
那些問題青年開始在毗連教堂的新建筑中進進出出，
with smiles on their faces and a renewed hope for life.
每個人臉上都帶著微笑，對生活重新充滿了希望。
And while it was advisable for the priest to work with a team of volunteers
盡管牧師與一群志愿者們一起工作可能更明智一些，
each adolescent began to see him as the father that they had never had.
每個青少年都已經(jīng)開始把他看成是他們不曾有過的父親。
Lives were changed, needs were met,and attendance grew.
生活得到了改變，需要得到了滿足，來參加活動的入越來越多。
The administration was very pleased.
教會管理部門對此非常滿意。
Tomorrow is Advent again.
明天又是降臨節(jié)。
It has been one year since we changed our outlook and we have much to celebrate !
我們改變觀點已經(jīng)有一年了，我們有很多東西值得慶祝。
advisory-ailmentThe price of an affluent society
富裕社會付出的代價
"An affluent society cannot afford advocates of its own destruction."
一個富裕的社會是承受不起自我毀滅的倡導(dǎo)者的，
A society that can destroy itself
能自我毀滅的社會
is an aggravated society suffering from an ailment that needs to be cured."
一般都病情惡化，需要整治。"
These were the thoughts of the secret agent
特工一邊這樣想，
as he prepared to afflict harm on Hamilton Smith,
一邊做著加害漢密爾頓·史密斯的準(zhǔn)備。
the leader of a prominent government advisory committee.
史密斯是大名鼎鼎的政府顧問委員會的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，
Mr.Smith was determined to affectthe course of history by affirming a new order.
他一心想通過肯定一種新秩序來影響歷史進程，
He wanted to destroy all that was good
他要把一個好端端的社會摧毀掉，
and begin again with how he thought a country should run.
按照他的治國思想從頭再來。
This agenda was unacceptable to the top-secret
agency that really ruled the country.
對于真正統(tǒng)治整個國家的絕密情報處來說這個議程是無法接受的
And it was this agency that found an agreeable agent
正是這個情報處找了個合適的特工
to sacrifice himself for his country
來為國捐軀、
by murdering Hamilton Smith in front of the world.
當(dāng)著世人的面刺殺漢密爾頓·史密斯。
The affluence of all would only continue thanks to this agent,
多虧了這名特工，大家的富裕生活將一如既往，
even though there would never be any affection
盡管到時人們想起他時誰也不會有任何感情，
for his memory or any desire to be affiliated with his tainted name.
誰也不愿意將自己與他的惡名聯(lián)系在一起。
As he hung from the bars of the ceiling of the conference hall,
懸吊在會議大廳天花板的橫梁上
the agent was glad he was an aerobics teacher in his spare time.
特工慶幸自己在業(yè)余時間做過有氧健身教師。
Without all of his physical training this task would have been pure agony.
如果沒有那些體能訓(xùn)練，執(zhí)行這項任務(wù)就會變得十分痛苦。
He smiled when he imagined the world's reaction
想到世界將會做出的反應(yīng),他不由笑了起來
to his killing Hamilton Smith.
對自己刺殺漢密爾頓'史密斯.
There was a certain aesthetic that only a few would appreciate.
這件事有種只有少數(shù)人會欣賞的美感。
As he looked down he could see that
特工朝下一看，
people were agglomerating around Hamilton Smith
人們早已將他圍成一團。
already as he was entering the room.
發(fā)現(xiàn)漢密爾頓·史密斯走進房間的時候，
This aggregation of people was a problem
那么多人聚在那里是夠麻煩的，
but there was nothing the agent couldn't deal with.
但是沒有這位特工搞不定的事情。
It would make the event even more impressive.
這將使整個事件更加引入注目。
When he finally saw Hamilton's head he pulled his gun up to aim.
等到他終于看到漢密爾頓的腦袋，他拔出槍來進行瞄準(zhǔn)。
It was show time!
是表演的時候了！
aisle-altitude The crazy alchemist
瘋狂的煉金術(shù)士
The alchemist had always been alienated from his peers
他總是被同僚們疏遠(yuǎn)
because of his alarming theories.
由于這位煉金術(shù)士提出的理論令人驚恐，
Only the most alternative universities
只有最另類的大學(xué)
were willing to allocate small allowances
肯撥小額的津貼
to him to further research his ideas.
讓他進一步研究他的思想。
When he found evidence
當(dāng)他找到證據(jù)證明
of aliens living in the highest altitude mountains of the world,
世界上海拔最高的山上有外星人居住時，
he was recognized as an all-round failure.
他被認(rèn)為是個全面的失敗者。
It was therefore even more unfortunate that he was right.
而更為不幸的是，他居然是對的。
The alchemist ignored the further alienation
煉金術(shù)士沒有理會人們對他的進一步疏遠(yuǎn)，
and built an alliance of extremists
他成立了一個極端分子聯(lián)盟，
to get physical proof of the alien
以尋找外星人存在的真憑實據(jù)，
and to alter the world's view of his theory.
借此改變世人對他的理論的看法。
When they returned with photos and video of the alien
當(dāng)他們帶回外星人的照片和錄影帶時，
he was sure he would walk down many aisles to claim international awards
他確信他將走過許多條過道領(lǐng)取各種國際大獎
and financial allocations to test all of his other theories.
和撥款，這樣一來他就能證明他提出的所有其他理論了。
However, this proof did nothing to alleviate the concerns of his peers
然而，這一證據(jù)并沒有減少同僚們的擔(dān)心，
that he was truly insane.
他們認(rèn)為他的確是瘋了。
When the alchemist was alerted
當(dāng)煉金術(shù)士注意到
that the aliens were coming down from the mountains
外星人正從山上下來
and alighting on the roofs of buildings
并且降落在屋頂上時，
his peers still did not believe what he alleged.
同僚們還是不相信他的斷言。
When an alien finally walked into the conference room everything changed.
最后一個外星人走進了會議室，一切才發(fā)生了改變。
In addition to being named chief ambassador to the aliens,
煉金術(shù)士不僅被任命為首席駐外星大使，
the alchemist was allotted more honor than he had ever dreamed.
而且還被給予了超出他夢想的殊榮。
All of his dreams had come true.
他所有的夢想都變成了現(xiàn)實。
The aliens unfortuna-tely suddenly developed an allergy for human beings
不幸的是，外星人突然開始對人類過敏起來
and started dying.
并且開始死亡。
The alchemist found that they were allergic to human hair,
煉金術(shù)士發(fā)現(xiàn)他們對人類的毛發(fā)過敏，
developed a cure,and saved the aliens.
于是研制了一種解藥，拯救了外星人
Now he was the hero of the galaxy!
現(xiàn)在他成了星系英雄!
