讀故事記單詞——Adaptation is the key

　　下面小編為大家準(zhǔn)備了一則英文故事，里面包含了一些托福核心詞匯并以列表的形式在文章末尾單獨(dú)列出。通過(guò)讀故事來(lái)記單詞是一種很有效的方法，不信大家來(lái)試一試。

　　I must admit, I didn’t like Tom in the beginning. He lived in the house that was adjacent to mine, and I knew he was addicted to painkillers. He had injured his back while building adobe houses in the countryside for the local government administration. The painkillers numbed his back pain and allowed him to continue performing his heavy construction work. However, it wasn’t long before he got caught for failing to adhere to the drug laws.

　　I still recall what the judge told him shortly before he adjourned the court. “You’ll either have toadapt to a life without drugs or adjust to living in the prison that adjoins this courthouse.”

　　I was admittedly upset when the judge asked me to help administer Tom’s probation. I felt that the judge was making me an unwilling and unnecessary adjunct to the court system. But I had no choice. I thought to myself, “Adaptation is the key.” So I changed my attitude towards Tom and I soon learned that Tom was just as adaptable.

　　Tom heeded the judge’s warning. He quit his construction job and stopped using painkillers. He put all of his time and effort into inventing a new adhesive for constructing brick houses. His dedication was admirable. He became quite adept at chemistry and before long, he discovered a key additive that made his glue superior to all other adhesives.

　　Now, I greatly admire Tom and he has become a good friend. I guess adaptation really is the key!

　　adapt v. (使)適應(yīng)，調(diào)整;改編

　　adaptable adj. 能適應(yīng)的，適應(yīng)性強(qiáng)的

　　adaptation n. 改編，改寫(xiě);適應(yīng)環(huán)境

　　addict vt. 使沉溺，使上癮

　　addictive adj. 加法的; n. 添加劑

　　adept adj. 熟練的，擅長(zhǎng)的，拿手的，有一手的

　　adhere vi. 黏附，粘牢;追隨，堅(jiān)持，遵守

　　adhesive n. 粘著物; adj. 粘著的

　　adjacent adj. 接近的，毗連的，臨近的

　　adjoin vt. 相鄰，毗鄰

　　adjourn v. 延期，休會(huì)

　　adjunct n. 附件，附屬，附庸

　　adjust vt. 調(diào)整，使適應(yīng)于

　　administer vt. 管理

　　administration n. 管理，經(jīng)營(yíng);當(dāng)局，政府

　　admirable adj. 值得稱贊的，令人欽佩的

　　admire vt. 欽佩，崇拜;欣賞

　　admit vt. 準(zhǔn)許進(jìn)入;承認(rèn)

　　admittedly adv. 公認(rèn)地;誠(chéng)然地，無(wú)可否認(rèn)地

　　adobe n. 泥磚，土坯房