胡敏讀故事記單詞——大學英語四級詞匯（A字頭）

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adopt ~ airline

   James walked out of the travel agency and looked very angry. He had decided to take a trip around the world and planned to take Jimmy, his dog, with him. But the travel agent refused to write a ticket for Jimmy, because pets were not allowed to board the aircraft. Although they called afterwards to say they were sorry--even using the adverb "terribly"--James was still very upset. He had adopted Jimmy before Jimmy was an adult, and the affection between them was very strong. Since seeking aid from the airline wasn't advisable, James advertised in the newspaper for a nanny to take care of Jimmy during his absence.
   Many people replied to the advertisement, but James was very cautious because he didn't want to be taken advantage of. An aggressive young man caught James' attention; he had graduated from an advanced nursing school, and called himself an advocate of animal rights. "This is a big advantage", thought James. He then dropped the agenda he was preparing for the next day's meeting and took Jimmy to meet the young man.
[$nbsp][$nbsp][$nbsp][$nbsp]Jimmy was an old dog, and his hair was a mix of all colors: a bit gray, a bit brown and a bit black, and he was almost deaf too, so he always wore his hearing aid. Luckily, it didn't affect Jimmy's activity. You know what happened when the young man who advocated himself as an animal lover saw Jimmy?
   He refused to look after Jimmy and said a surgical operation would be to advantage for both of them!

   詹姆斯從旅行社走出來，看上去很生氣。他決定作一次環球旅行并打算帶上他的狗吉米一起去。可是旅行社的代理人拒絕給吉米出票，因為寵物不能上飛機。雖然他們過后打電話來說抱歉--甚至用了"非常"這個副詞--詹姆斯還是很難受。他收養吉米的時候吉米還沒有成年，他們之間的感情相當深厚。由于向航空公司尋求幫助并不明智，詹姆斯就在報上登廣告請保姆在他不在的時候照看吉米。
   很多人對廣告做出了回應，但詹姆斯很謹慎，他不想讓人趁機利用。一個很有進取心的年輕人引起了詹姆斯的注意，他畢業于高級護理學校，并稱自己是動物權益的擁護者。"這是一個大優點，"詹姆斯想。于是他放下為第二天會議準備的議事日程，帶上吉米去見這個年輕人。
[$nbsp][$nbsp][$nbsp][$nbsp]吉米年紀很大了，而且身上的毛呈雜色：有一點兒灰，有一點兒黃，還有一點兒黑，他的耳朵也差不多聾了，所以總是帶著助聽器。好在這對吉米的活動能力并沒有影響。你知道這個宣揚自己是動物愛好者的年輕人見了吉米是什么反應嗎？
   他拒絕照看吉米，并說給吉米做整容手術將對他們兩個都有利。