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1、1You can call me A.J., which is an abbreviation of my full name, Alexander Justice. I like to abbreviate my name because its easier for people to remember. I work for a museum that collects aboriginal artifacts.I would like to tell you why I have an abiding faith in the legal system. The story youre
2、 about to read has been abridged to reduce its length.I used to live in an area where criminals abounded and where the legal system seemed powerless. One day, my daughter was abducted. Although I abided by the kidnappers monetary demands, they refused to release her. I had no choice but to put my fa
3、ith in the legal authorities. The police responded immediately and searched the area. Despite their lack of success, they refused to abandon their search or to call an abort to their mission. They knew that any abortive action would surely result in my daughters death.The investigation eventually le
4、d the police to conduct an abrupt search at the home of a local official who was abashed when he learned of the search. My daughter was found in his basement. She had abrasions to her wrists where the abrasive rope had scraped her. The official was arrested along with his bodyguard who abetted him i
5、n the kidnapping.The official was forced to abdicate his position and was sent to prison for life. The judge told him that he was lucky that capital punishment had been abolished and that it was only due to this abolition that he would not be executed. The swift apprehension and strict punishment of
6、 these criminals helped to abate my lack of faith in the legal system. These days, I truly believe in justice, and its not because of my name!记单词abandon vt. 抛弃，放弃 n.放纵，沉溺于abash 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）abduct vt.绑架，拐走a
7、bet vt.帮助；唆使，教唆；煽动，怂恿abide 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abound vi. 充满；富于abrasion n.表面磨损abrasive adj.研磨的 abridge v.缩短，删节abrupt adj.突然的，意外地2热爱数字（Love of Numbers）As an academician, I think Mathematics is an i
8、ntriguing and absorbing science. However, many of my students consider it an abstract science and they hate it because the equations are too difficult to absorb and to remember. I think my students would laugh if they know how I became so interested in Math.When I was a freshman in college, I also b
9、elieved Math was a mere abstraction. Studying it was like falling into a spinning abyss of numbers and symbols. Just thinking about it seemed like an abuse of my brain. However, my entire tuition was financed by an academic scholarship, so I had to maintain high marks in all of my classes, including
10、 Math.My most abstruse class was Advanced Calculus Mathematics. It was taught in a large lecture hall which abutted the North access gate of the University. Unlike the many absentees in my class who often abstained from attending the boring lectures, I dared not absolve myself from this responsibili
11、ty. Any degree of absenteeism would probably cause me to fail Math and to lose my scholarship. I was so afraid of failing that even pledged abstinence from my abundant supply of alcohol. It wasnt until the fourth week of Math class that I met the wonderful person who would accelerate my interest and
12、 understanding of this absurd subject. She was a foreign exchange student from Beijing. She was also a brilliant mathematician. She would come to class everyday in a colorful silk scarf that accentuated her lovely smile.It was so nice to meet someone from my home country. She inspired me to love Mat
13、h. Although we now live and teach in different countries, I still see her smiling face between every number I write!记单词absenteeism n. 旷课，旷工absentee n. 缺席者absolve v. 1.（宗教上的）宽恕 2. 赦免（罪行、过失等），解除（责任等）absorb vt. 1. 吸收（液体、知识等） 2. 理解、掌握absorbing adj. 吸引人的，引人入胜的abstain v. 自制、自动放弃，戒绝，有意回避abstinence n. 自制，节制
14、（禁欲、戒酒）abstract adj. 1. 抽象的 2. 难解的，深奥的abstraction n. 抽象（概念）abstruse adj. 难懂的，深奥的absurd adj. 荒谬的，可笑的abundant adj. 丰富的，充裕的；大量的abuse n. （权利等的）滥用；（物品的）不精心使用abut vi. 邻接，毗邻abyss n. 深渊，深坑academic adj. 学术的；学院的；理论的academician n. 学会会员；院士；学者accelerate v. 1.加快，加速 2. 促进，促使早日发生accentuate v. 突出，强调access n. 1. 接触，接
15、近(的机会) 2. 入口，通道3一位作家的法子（A Writers Method）For the last ten years, I have written novels for a living. Through my work, I have been able to accumulate a fair amount of wealth. I have been lucky because many of my books have received acclaim from literary critics. My lastest accomplishment is a mystery
16、 novel. It is a fictional account of how a clever and accomplished thief, posing as an accountant, gains access to the computer system of a large bank. Having extensive knowledge of accounting, he and a woman accomplice use the banks computer system to accomplish the biggest theft in history.To be a good writer, I think you must find a quiet environment where you can
