An adaptable administration

      Last Advent our local Catholic Church adopted a new policy for dealing with teenagers struggling through adolescence. The new priest, originally from New York, addressed the issue that day in his sermon about adjusting our view to administer help to those young people who were helpless, without support and suffering during this difficult time of life. This would include dealing with drug addicts, young single mothers, and youth with disciplinary problems that most people simply wanted to avoid, It was admittedly a controversial talk, but his words spoke to us all and we all decided to be adaptable to trying something new for our community.

      The local catholic administration was more adverse to the concept. They did not want to have troublemakers adjacent to lonely widows, young children, orphans and others that the church was already adept at dealing with. The new priest gave his admission to this and promised to build a separate addition for the adolescents he would work with. He also agreed to adhere to all traditional administrative procedures and to submit to their ultimate authority.

      The adaptation to the Church’s focus was a great success. Troubled youth began coming in and out of the new building adjoining the Church with smiles on their faces and a renewed hope for life. And while it was advisable forthe priest to work with a team of volunteers, each adolescent began to see him as the father that they had never had. Lives were changed, needs were met, and attendance grew. The administration was very pleased.

      Tomorrow is Advent again. It has been One year since we changed our outlook and we have much to celebrate!

                            隨機(jī)應(yīng)變的管理部門

    上次降臨節(jié)的時(shí)候，本地天主教堂采取了一項(xiàng)新政策幫助那些青春期有問題的青少年。新牧師來自紐約，在那天的布道當(dāng)中談到了這個(gè)問題，他讓大家調(diào)整看法，給那些在這個(gè)困難時(shí)期無助、無援而且飽受痛苦的年輕人以幫助，其中包括幫助癮君子、年輕的單身媽媽以及那些大部分人不愿理睬的不良少年。無可否認(rèn)，牧師的這段話容易引起爭議，但他的話引起了大家的興趣，于是我們決定適應(yīng)新形勢，為社區(qū)建設(shè)做一些新的嘗試。    

    我們這里的天主教管理部門對這個(gè)觀念更加充滿了敵意。他們不想讓那些搗蛋鬼們鄰近獨(dú)守空房的寡婦、小孩子、孤兒以及其他人，因?yàn)榻烫靡呀?jīng)很擅長于照顧這些人。新牧師對此表示接受并且答應(yīng)對教堂進(jìn)行單獨(dú)的擴(kuò)建，供他開展幫助青少年的工作使用。他還同意遵守所有傳統(tǒng)管理程序，服從他們的最高權(quán)威。

    對教堂工作重點(diǎn)的適應(yīng)取得了巨大的成功。那些問題青年開始在田比連教堂的新建筑中進(jìn)進(jìn)出出，每個(gè)人臉上都帶著微笑，對生活重新充滿了希望。盡管牧師與一群志愿者們一起工作可能更明智一些，每個(gè)青少年都已經(jīng)開始把他看成是他們不曾有過的父親。生活得到了改變，需要得到了滿足，來參加活動(dòng)的人越來越多。教會(huì)管理部門對此非常滿意。

    明天又是降臨節(jié)。我們改變觀點(diǎn)已經(jīng)有一年了，我們有很多東西值得慶祝。

單詞詳解

adaptable  a.能適應(yīng)新環(huán)境的,適應(yīng)性強(qiáng)的；可改編的
adaptation        n.適應(yīng);改編(本);改制(物)
addict    v.使沉溺,使成癮
addition   n.增加的人或物;(建筑物等的)擴(kuò)建部分
address   v.1對...做正式講話2對付,處理;滿足(要求)
adept   a.擅長的,熟練的,內(nèi)行的
adhere   v.粘附;堅(jiān)持,內(nèi)行的
adjacent  a.臨近的;毗連的;前后接連的
adjoin   v.貼近，與...毗連,附加,使結(jié)合
adjust    v.1調(diào)整；整頓 2.調(diào)節(jié);改變...以適應(yīng)(to)
administer  v.1.掌管,料理...的事務(wù),支配給予,投(藥)
administration   n.1.管理,經(jīng)營,支配 2.行政,行政機(jī)關(guān);管理部門,政府 3.(藥的)配給,處理(過程)
administrative          a.管理的,行政的,政府的;后方勤務(wù)的
admission   n.準(zhǔn)許進(jìn)入,承認(rèn),供認(rèn);入場券,入場費(fèi)
admittedly  ad.公認(rèn)的,無可否認(rèn)地,誠然
adolescence  n.青春期,青春
adolescent  n.青少年 a.青春期的,青少年的
adopt   v.采用,采取;正式通過,批準(zhǔn);繼承,收養(yǎng)
Advent   n.(基督教)降臨節(jié);(a-)9(尤指不尋常的事件、時(shí)期等的)出現(xiàn),到來
adverse   a.敵對的,不友好的;不利的,有害的
advisable  a.可取的,適當(dāng)?shù)?/SPAN>;明智的