大学英语：adopt v. take up (采取); accept (收养); officially pass (正式通过)

　　1)I don't know if I should adopt a positive attitude towards the whole happening.(我不知道我是否应该对整个事件采取积极态度。)

　　2)Their country adopted press censorship. (他们国家采取了新闻检查制度。)

　　3)They adopted an orphan as they had no child of their own.(他们自己没孩子，所以收养了一个孤儿。)

　　4)The boy was happy as anything when his parents decided to adopt a puppy.(当爸爸妈妈决定收养一条小狗时，那个男孩高兴极了。)

　　5)Congress adopted the new measures. (国会通过了新措施。)

　　6)The National Congress adopted the government report.(全国人大通过了政府工作报告。)

　　请注意区别adopt和adapt

　　adapt vi. adjust (调节;改变…以适应)

　　vt. revise(校准;调整;改编)

　　1)He had to adapt himself to the new condition.(他不得不使自己适应新的情况。)

　　2)Mr. Wang could not adapt himself to the new climate.　(王先生不能适应新的气候。)

　　3)He is adapting the novel for television.(他正把那部小说改编为电视剧。)