胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯05：適應是關鍵 Adaptation Is the Key
Lesson 5 Adaptation Is the Key 適應是關鍵
I must admit, I didn't like Tom in the begining. He live 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.
我得承認，當初我并不喜歡湯姆。他住在我隔壁，而且我知道他吃止痛藥成癮。他在鄉(xiāng)下給當?shù)卣w泥磚房時傷了后背。止痛藥麻木了他的后背，這樣他就能繼續(xù)從事那些繁重的建筑工作。然而不久，他便因不遵守藥品法而被捕。
I still recall what the judge told him shortly before he adjourned the court, "You'll either have to adapt to a life without drugs or adjust to living in the prison that adjoins this courthouse."
我還記得法官在休庭前對湯姆說的話：“你要么就要適應沒有止痛藥的生活，要么就得適應與法庭相鄰的監(jiān)獄生活。”
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 change attitude towards Tom and I soon learned that Tom wad just as adaptable.
不可否認，當法官讓我協(xié)助執(zhí)行湯姆的緩刑時，我很煩惱。我覺得法官是在把我變成法律制度下的一個極不情愿又不必要的附庸。但我別無選擇。我想：“適應是關鍵。”于是我改變了對湯姆的態(tài)度，而且我很快發(fā)現(xiàn)湯姆的適應能力很強。
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 chemisty and before long, he discovered a key additive that made his glue superior to all another adhesives.
湯姆沒把法官的警告當耳旁風。他辭掉了建筑工作，不再使用止痛藥，并把全部時間和精力投入到發(fā)明蓋磚瓦房所需的新型粘合劑中。他全身心的投入令人欽佩。他搞起化學來很有一手，不久他找到了關鍵的添加劑，加入它以后，他的膠水就成了最好的粘合劑。
Now, I greatly admire Tom and he was become a good friend. I guess adaptation really is the key!
現(xiàn)在，我非常佩服湯姆，我們成為了好朋友。我猜適應真的是關鍵!
英語單詞注釋
adapt v. (使)適應，調整;改編
adaptable adj. 能適應的，適應性強的
adaptation n. 改編，改寫;適應環(huán)境
addict vt. 使沉溺，使上癮
addictive adj. 加法的; n. 添加劑
adept adj. 熟練的，擅長的，拿手的，有一手的
adhere vi. 黏附，粘牢;追隨，堅持，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
adjunct n. 附件，附屬，附庸
adjust vt. 調整，使適應于
administer vt. 管理
administration n. 管理，經營;當局，政府
admirable adj. 值得稱贊的，令人欽佩的
admire vt. 欽佩，崇拜;欣賞
admit vt. 準許進入;承認
admittedly adv. 公認地;誠然地，無可否認地
adobe n. 泥磚，土坯房
