胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇017

Lesson 17 Life Beyond Injury 走出伤痛的生活

Words:

 

atrophy¹ n. 萎缩

 

attach vt. 系，缚

 

attachment² n. 依恋，喜欢；连接物；附件

 

attain³ vt. 到达，获得

 

attend vt. 参加；入学；照顾

 

attendant n. 侍者，护理人员；adj. 伴随的

 

attire⁴ n. 穿着，装饰（正规服装总称)

 

attorney n. 代理人，辩护律师

 

attribute n. 属性，品质；vt. 把....归于，归因于

 

attrition n. （逐渐的）损耗，磨损；减员

 

audacious adj. 大胆的，鲁莽的

 

audacity⁵ n. 大胆，鲁莽

 

audible adj. 听得见的

 

audit⁶ vt. 查账；旁听

 

audition⁷ n. （对艺人的）面试（指试唱、试戏等）

 

auditorium⁸ n. 大礼堂

 

auger⁹ n. 螺丝钻，钻孔机

 

augment¹⁰ vt. 增加，增大

 

aura n. 气味，气氛；光轮，光环

 

aurora¹¹ n. 极光（南北极的）

 

I still reacall the accident. I had an audacious attitude back then. I remember being very upset at my brother and telling him,"you have the audacity to call me a coward when you won't even try." Neither of us knew how unstable¹² and heavy that auger bit was.

 

Then I felt the numbing¹³ pain of the auger bit crushing my back. I can still see the ambulance attendants, in their clean white attire, attending to my injury. I think my voice was barely audible. The doctors were able to attach supporting metal pins to my spine¹⁴, but I've yet to walk. My whole body seems to be in a state of atrophy. But I've never given up to hope. One of my strongest attributes is patience. Someday, I'll attain the use of my legs again.

 

Fortunately, my attorney helped me to obtain compensation for my injuries. The extra money helps to augment my monthly income. I still work as an accountant, auditing¹⁵ the books of small companies. But I only work part-time, and later this year, I plan to retire. It looks like my company will reduce its staff through attrition.

 

I'd like to spend more time with my family now. I have a strong attachment to my wonderful and energeic daughter. Everyone loves her. It's as though she emits an aura. This afternoon, I'll be taking her to the school auditorium so that she can attend an audition for a part in the school play. Next winter, we'll be taking a trip to Alaska to see the aurora borealis!

 

我还记得那次事故的场景。当时我态度鲁莽。我记得我很恼火我的弟弟，还跟他说：“你自己都没试过，怎么能厚颜无耻的叫我胆小鬼！”我们两个都不知道钻孔机的钻头会那么不结实，又那么重。

 

然后，钻孔机钻头压断了我的后背，我痛的几乎麻木了。我现在还能回想起穿干净白大褂的随车（救护车）救护人员，他们照料我的伤势。我想当时我得声音肯定小的没人能听见。虽说医生能在我的脊椎上，绑些金属支撑钉，我还是不能走路。我的整个身体似乎出于萎缩状态，但我从没放弃希望。我最坚强的品质之一就是有耐心。总有一天，我将会再次获得一双能走路的腿。

 

幸亏我的律师帮我拿到了伤害赔偿金，这笔钱增加了我的月收入。我还在做会计，替一些小公司查账。不过，我只是兼职。我打算下半年退休，因为我所在的那家公司似乎要通过自然减员来精简编制。

 

我想有更多的时间与我的家人在一起。我和我那个精力充沛的宝贝女儿感情很深。每个人都喜欢她。她似乎散发着（青春的）气息。今天下午，我要送她去学校大礼堂，她将参加学校话剧中的一个角色试演。明年冬天，我们要去阿拉斯加看北极光。

1 atrophy   

n./v.萎缩，虚脱，衰退

参考例句：

• Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
• Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。

2 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。

3 attain   

vt.达到，获得，完成

参考例句：

• I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
• His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。

4 attire   

v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装

参考例句：

• He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
• Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。

5 audacity   

n.大胆，卤莽，无礼

参考例句：

• He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
• He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。

6 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

7 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

8 auditorium   

n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂

参考例句：

• The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
• The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

9 auger   

n.螺丝钻，钻孔机

参考例句：

• We make a hole in the ice with an auger.我们用螺旋钻在冰上钻洞。
• Already the Snowblast's huge auger blades were engorging snow.扬雪车上庞大的钻头叶片在开始大量吞进积雪。

10 augment   

vt.(使)增大，增加，增长，扩张

参考例句：

• They hit upon another idea to augment their income.他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
• The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.政府首先关心的是增强军队和辅助的力量。

11 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

12 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

13 numbing   

adj.使麻木的，使失去感觉的v.使麻木，使麻痹( numb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Watching television had a numbing effect on his mind. 看电视使他头脑麻木。
• It was numbing work, requiring patience and dedication. 这是一种令人麻木的工作，需要有耐心和忘我精神。 来自辞典例句

14 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

15 auditing   

n.审计，查账，决算

参考例句：

• Auditing standards are the rules governing how an audit is performed.收支检查标准是规则统治一个稽核如何被运行。
• The auditing services market is dominated by a few large accounting firms.审计服务市场被几家大型会计公司独占了。