读故事，记单词——Having faith

　　You can call me A.J., which is an abbreviation of my full name, Alexander Justice. I like to abbreviate¹ my name because it’s easier for people to remember. I work for a museum that collects aboriginal² artifacts.

　　I would like to tell you why I have an abiding³ 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 abounded⁷ and where the legal system seemed powerless. One day, my daughter was abducted⁹. Although I abided by the kidnapper’s monetary¹¹ 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 abandontheir search or to call an abort¹² to their mission. They knew any abortive¹³ action would surely result in my daughter’s death.

　　The investigation¹⁴ eventually led the police to conduct an abrupt¹⁵ search at the home of a local official who was abashed¹⁷ when he learned of the search. My daughter was found in his basement. She had abrasions¹⁹ to her wrists where theabrasive rope had scraped her. The official was arrested along with his bodyguard²¹ who abetted²³ him in the kidnapping.

　　The official was forced to abdicate²⁴ his position and was sent to prison for life. The judge told him that he was lucky that capital punishment had been abolishedand that it was only due to this abolition²⁵ that he would not be executed. The swift apprehension²⁶ and strict punishment of these criminals helped to abate²⁷ my lack of faith in the legal system. These days, I truly believe in “justice”, and it’s not just because of my name!

　　abandon vt. 抛弃;放弃

　　n. 放纵,沉溺于

　　abash¹⁶ vt. 使羞愧

　　abate v.(数量,程度等)减少,减轻,缓解

　　abbreviate vt. 1,缩短2,缩写

　　abbreviation n.缩写,缩写词

　　abdicate v.1,让位,辞职2,放弃(权利或责任)

　　abduct⁸ vt.绑架,拐走

　　abet²² vt.帮助;教唆,唆使;煽动,怂恿

　　abide¹⁰ 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

　　abound⁶ vi.充满;富于

　　abrasion¹⁸ n.表面磨损

　　abrasive²⁰ adj.研磨的

　　abridge⁴ v.缩短,删节

　　abrupt adj.突然的，意外的

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