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　　A young acquaintance of mine is not accustomed to achievement.

　　In fact, in the administration of his duties as trainee lion tamer, he is not usually considered adequate and often has to acknowledge the acid remarks of his father, the head lion tamer, for his lack of action.

　　His father often uses the adjective “sleepy” to describe the lack of activity of both him and the lions.

　　In addition, he has been told to adjust his attitudes and acquire a greater sense of showmanship if he wishes to gain admission to the main ring in the circus tent.

　　His need is acute, because acquisition of performing skills would be an addition to his natural ability to communicate with lions, and enable him to step into the main ring when his father is out of action.

　　In addition to this, even though he is only three years old and gets very tired following the lions around their one acre park, he is already famous as a lion tamer because he appears in an ad for the circus, and is even being sought by a manufacturer to promote acid adapted specially for use in animal food.

　　记单词

　　accustomed1. (to)习惯于…的，适应了的; 2. 通常的，惯常的

　　achievement 1. 成就，成绩; 2. 达到，完成，实现

　　acid 酸，酸性物质a1. 酸的，酸味的; 2. 尖刻的，刻薄的

　　acknowledge 1. 承认，承认…的authority(或主张); 2. 告知收到，确认; 3. 对…表示谢忱，报偿

　　acquaintance 1. 相识的人，熟人; 2. 认识，相识，了解

　　acquire 1. 取得，获得; 2. 学到

　　acquisition1. 取得，获得，习得; 2. 获得物，增添的人(或物)

　　acre 英亩

　　action 1. 行动，行动过程; 2. 已做的事，行为; 3. 作用; 4. 情节

　　out of action不(再)起作用(运转)

　　activity 1. 活动，行动; 2. 活跃，活力

　　acute 1. 严惩的，激烈的; 2. 敏锐的; 3. (疾病)急性的; 4. 尖的，锐的

　　adapt 1. 使适应，使适合

　　2. 修，改编vi (to)适应

　　addition 1. 加，加法; 2. 增加的人(或物)

　　in addition另外，加之

　　in addition to除…之外(还)

　　additional 添加的，额外的，另外的

　　adequate 1. 充足的，足够的; 2. 适当的，胜任的

　　adjective 形容词

　　adjust 1. 校正，校准，调整; 2. 调节，改变…以适应vi (to)适应

　　administration 1. 管理，经常，支配; 2. 管理部门，行政机关，政府; 3. 实行，执行

　　admission 1. 准许进入，准许加入; 2. 入场费，入场券; 3. 承认，供认

　　我有一个年纪不大的熟人，他还不太习惯于成就一类的东西。事实上，在执行他作为见习驯狮员的职责时，他常常被认为不是太胜任，而且常常不得不承认他父亲，也就是首席驯狮员的尖刻评价，因为他没有行动。他父亲常用“懒洋洋”这个形容词来形容他和狮子，因为他们都没有活力。此外，他被告知要调整态度以学到更多的演出技巧，如果他还打算被准许进入马戏篷中心场地表演的话。对此他的愿望挺强烈，因为学会表演技巧是他天生能与狮子沟通的本领之外增加的又一个优势，这能使他在他父亲不能工作的时候踏进中心场地表演。除此之外，虽然他还只有3岁，跟着狮子绕了一圈方圆一英亩的场地之后总是累得够呛，他已经是一个很有名的驯狮员了，因为他为马戏团做了一个广告，现在甚至还有一个厂家找他帮助推销酸性物质，一种特别适合作动物饲料的产品。