You can call me A.J. , which is an abbreviation of my full name, Alexander Justice.
【 你可以叫我A.J., 這是我的全名Alexander Justice的縮寫。】
I like to abbreviate1 my name because it's easier for people to remember.
【我喜歡縮寫我的名字,因為這樣人們更容易記憶.】
I work for a museum that collects aboriginal2 artifacts.
【我在一家收藏土著手工藝品的博物館工作。】
I would like to tellyou why I have an abiding3 faith in the legal system.
【我要告訴你為什麼我會始終不遇的信任法制。】
The story you're about to read has been abridged5 to reduce its length.
【下面你將讀到的故事已被刪剪,以免冗長。】
I used to live in an area where criminals abouded and where the legal system seemed powerless.【我曾住在一個罪犯多如牛毛而法律又軟弱的地區。】
One day, mydaughter was abducted7.【我女兒遭到綁架。】
Although I abided by the kidnapper's monetary9 demands,they refused to release her.
【儘管我遵從了綁架者的金錢要求,他們仍拒絕釋放她。】
I had no choice but to put my faith in the legal authorities【我別無選擇只好寄希望法律】
The police responded immediately and searched the area.【警察立刻行動全面搜查該地】
Despite their lack of success, they refused to abandon their search or to call an abort10 to their mission .They knew that any abortive11 action would surely result in my daughter's death.【雖然徒勞無獲,但他們不願終止行動放棄搜查,因為他們知道任何失敗都將導致我女兒的死亡】
The investigation12 eventually led the police to conduct an abrupt13 search at the home of a local official who was abashed15 when he learned of the search.
【調查到最後警察部門決定出其不意的搜查當第一名官員的家。那名官員得知被搜查時羞愧難當】
My daughter was found in his basement .【警察在他的地下室找到了我女兒】
She had abrasions17 to her wrists where the abrasive18 pope had scraped her.
【她的手腕有多處磨傷,那是被粗糙的繩子擦傷的】
The official was arrested along with his bodyguard19 who abetted21 him in the kidnapping.
【那名官員連同唆使他綁架的保鏢雙雙被捕】
The official was forced to abdicate22 his position and was sent to prison for life.
【那名官員被迫辭職,判處終身監禁】
The judge told him that he was lucky that capital punishment had been abolished and that it was only due to this abolition23 that he would not be executed.
【法官告訴他他該慶幸極刑已被廢除,他將免遭處決】
The swift apprehension24 and strict punishment of these criminals helped to abate25 my lack of faith in the legal system.【迅速抓獲罪犯並嚴懲的做法減少了我對法治的不信任感】
These days,I truly believe in "justice",and it's not because of my name!
【現在,我真正信任「司法」,但並不是因為我的名字叫Justice!】
【記單詞】
abandon vt. 拋棄,放棄; n. 放縱,沉溺於
abash14 vt. 使羞愧
abate v. (數量、程度等)減少,減輕,緩解
abbreviate vt. 縮短;縮寫
abbreviation n. 縮寫,縮寫詞
abdicate v. 讓位,辭職;放棄(權利或責任)
abduct6 vt. 綁架,拐走
abet20 vt. 幫助;教唆,唆使;煽動,慫恿
abide8 vi. 遵守;vt. 忍受
abiding adj. 持久的
abolish vt. 廢除,取消
abolition n. 廢除,革除
aboriginal adj. 土著的;原來的;土著居民的
abort n. 中止計畫(任務)
abortive adj. 失敗的,無結果的
abound26 vi. 充滿;富於
abrasion16 n. 表面磨損
abrasive adj. 研磨的
abridge4 v. 縮短,刪節
abrupt adj. 突然的,意外的
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