胡敏读故事记单词—大学英语四级词汇(9)

胡敏读故事记单词——大学英语四级词汇（A字头）

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assign ~ attractive

A male athletenamed Bruce was annoyed by an atomic plant near his house, because it polluted the area by its waste. Bruce decided¹ to take the plant to court and hired an attractive female attorney named Brenda to represent him. However, she was busy with some other assignment as an associate partner, and sent her associate to assist him instead. Bruce was unhappy about it as he thought such an association between himself and his lawyer was not going to help him attain² his goal. He insisted Brenda assign his case back to herself. His attitude created an atmosphere of tension. When the case came to court, Brenda assumed that he would attach himself to her for assistance. But to her surprise, he did a good job on his own. She started to feel an attraction towards Bruce and assured him that he would have her assist, and that she wanted to associate with him personally. Both were astonished that their love for each other exploded like a split atom. In the end, Bruce won both the case and the woman he loved.

   一位名叫布鲁斯的男运动员为他家附近的一家原子能电厂而烦恼，因为工厂的废物污染了这一地区。布鲁斯决定把这家工厂告上法庭并请了一位名叫布兰达的有吸引力的女律师作为自己的代理人。可是，他作为副合伙人，忙于其他任务，因此便派她的同事去协助他。布鲁斯对此颇不高兴，他认为他和律师之间的这种交往不会帮他达到目的。他坚持要布兰达把他的案子重亲分配给她自己。他的态度使气氛紧张起来。开庭的时候，布兰达臆断他会依赖她的帮助。但令她吃惊的是，他靠自己的力量表现得很出色。她开始感到布鲁斯对她的吸引力，她使 他确信她会协助他，并愿意与他有私下交往。他们互相倾慕，爱情就像裂变的原子一样迸发出来，这使他俩颇为惊讶。最后，布鲁斯不但赢了官司，也赢得了他心爱的女人。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 attain   

vt.达到，获得，完成

参考例句：

• I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
• His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。