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Lesson 17 Life Beyond Injury 走出伤痛的生活
Words:
atrophy n. 萎缩
attach vt. 系,缚
attachment n. 依恋,喜欢;连接物;附件
attain vt. 到达,获得
attend vt. 参加;入学;照顾
attendant n. 侍者,护理人员;adj. 伴随的
attire n. 穿着,装饰(正规服装总称)
attorney n. 代理人,辩护律师
attribute n. 属性,品质;vt. 把....归于,归因于
attrition n. (逐渐的)损耗,磨损;减员
audacious adj. 大胆的,鲁莽的
audacity n. 大胆,鲁莽
audible adj. 听得见的
audit vt. 查账;旁听
audition n. (对艺人的)面试(指试唱、试戏等)
auditorium n. 大礼堂
auger n. 螺丝钻,钻孔机
augment vt. 增加,增大
aura n. 气味,气氛;光轮,光环
aurora n. 极光(南北极的)
I still reacall the accident. I had an audacious attitude back then. I remember being very upset at my brother and telling him,"you have the audacity to call me a coward when you won t even try." Neither of us knew how unstable and heavy that auger bit was.
Then I felt the numbing pain of the auger bit crushing my back. I can still see the ambulance attendants, in their clean white attire, attending to my injury. I think my voice was barely audible. The doctors were able to attach supporting metal pins to my spine, but I ve yet to walk. My whole body seems to be in a state of atrophy. But I ve never given up to hope. One of my strongest attributes is patience. Someday, I ll attain the use of my legs again.
Fortunately, my attorney helped me to obtain compensation for my injuries. The extra money helps to augment my monthly income. I still work as an accountant, auditing the books of small companies. But I only work part-time, and later this year, I plan to retire. It looks like my company will reduce its staff through attrition.
I d like to spend more time with my family now. I have a strong attachment to my wonderful and energeic daughter. Everyone loves her. It s as though she emits an aura. This afternoon, I ll be taking her to the school auditorium so that she can attend an audition for a part in the school play. Next winter, we ll be taking a trip to Alaska to see the aurora borealis!
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