胡敏讀故事記單詞——大學英語四級詞匯（A字頭）

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arbitrary ~ asset

   The most popular TV talk show in town arranged for two architects to talk about architecture on screen. But as soon as they saw each other, an argument arise as both men insisted on being called the greatest artist. Each attacked the other person from different aspect. One said, "There's nothing artistic in your works, they look so artificial." "What about you?", the other replied. "You can't even do arithmetic, and the best thing you've ever made is an ash tray." Soon they engaged in a fight. Security guards rushed in and took them aside. Police came and arrested them, and arrangements were made to take them to court. The judge was an arbitrary person, who had no interests aside from food. He was annoyed at beingaroused from hes afternoon nap, and sent the two to jail without listening to the case. While they were under arrest, families of both men sold their assets, offered the warden the money, and soon both men were set free, But the Assembly discovered this and its members were assmbled to hear the case. The TV station televised and assessed the whole process. Its viewing rate took off like an arrow.

   城里最受歡迎的電視脫口秀安排了兩位建筑師上節目談建筑。誰知兩人一見面，一場爭論就產生了，兩人都堅持要稱自己是最偉大的藝術家，并且都從不同方面攻擊對方。一個說："你的作品一點都不富有藝術性，看上去矯揉造作。" "那你呢？"另一個答道：你連算術都不會，你做的最好的東西就是一只煙灰缸。"很快兩就動起手來，保安沖進來把他們拉到一邊。警察趕來拘留了他們，并安排讓他們上法庭。法官是個武斷的人，除了吃之外沒有別的愛好。他對把他從午睡中喚醒很是惱火，沒有審理這個案子就把兩個人關進了監獄主。兩人被拘留期間，他們的家人變賣了財產并用得來的錢賄賂了監獄長，不久兩人就都被放了出來。但是議會發現了此事，并召集成員們開了一次聽證會。電視臺對事件的全部過程進行了現場轉評論，其收視率像箭一般急劇上升。