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21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册10

2009-10-27来源:和谐英语


New Words

cloning
n. 克隆,无性繁殖

surgery
n. 手术;外科

overseas
a. existing somewhere across the sea; foreign (在)海外的;外国的
ad. to, at, or in somewhere across the sea 向海外;在海外

meanwhile
ad. during the same period of time 同时

golf
n. 高尔夫球

far-fetched
a. improbable; not naturally connected 不大可能的;牵强的

lamb
n. a young sheep; the meat of a young sheep 羔羊;羔羊肉

gene
n. 基因

identical
a. 1. (with, to) exactly alike 一模一样的a.
2. the same 同一的
3. 同卵的

twin
n. 孪生儿之一;[复数] 双胞胎
a. 孪生的;成双的

identical twins
[复数] 同卵双生胎;全等双生胎

embryologist
n. 胚胎学家

*medication
n. 1. medicine used to cure illness 药物
2. 药物治疗

*disclose
vt. 1. make known 透露;使公开
2. show by uncovering 使显露

*clone
vt. 克隆,(无性繁殖)复制

accomplishment
n. a remarkable achievement 成就;造诣

*trigger
vt. (off) start (a chain of events) 触发;激起
n. 板机;引爆器

unethical
a. morally wrong 不道德的

attempt
n. an effort made to do sth. 企图,尝试
vt. make an effort at; try 试图做

cell
n. 细胞

embryo
n. 胚胎

transform
vt. change completely in form, appearance or nature 彻底改变;将…转化

specialized, -ised
a. 1. fit for one particular purpose 专门的
2. 专化的;特化的

specialize, -ise
v. 1. 专化,特化
2.(in)专攻;专门研究

muscle
n. 肌肉

implant
vt. (in, into) fix deeply in the body or mind 植入;灌输

fuse
vt. 1. cause to melt in great heat 熔化
2. cause to join by melting 熔合

female
a. 女性的;雌的
n. 女子;雌性动物

rabbit
n. 野兔;兔肉

udder
n. (母牛、母山羊的)乳房;乳腺

contain
vt. hold, have within itself 包含,容纳

*genetica. 遗传的;基因的

blueprint
n. a photographic copy in white or blue paper 蓝图;计划

exception
n. 例外

sperm
n. 精液;精子

organism
n. 1. a living being 生物,有机体
2. a whole made of special parts 有机组织

reprogram
vt. l. 改编…的编码指令序列
2. 为…重新编程

reproductive
a. concerned with producing young or copying 生殖的;复制的

*forge
vi. (ahead) move steadily and purposely forward 稳步前进

activist
n. a person who takes or supports vigorous action, esp. for a political cause 激进分子,积极分子

tremendous
a. very great in size, amount or degree 巨大的,极大的

alter
v. (cause to) become different 改变,(使)变样

protein
n. 蛋白质

organ
n. 1. a part of the body with a particular function 器官n.
2. 风琴;管风琴

plentiful
a. existing in large amounts or numbers 充足的,丰富的

donor
n. l.(组织、器官等的)供体,供者
2. a person who gives or presents 赠送人;捐赠者

theoretically
ad. according to theory 理论上

panel
n. 1. a small group of people chosen to do sth. 专门小组
2. 镶板;嵌板

co-star
vt. 使联袂主演

fertility
n. 繁殖力;肥沃

specialist
n. expert 专家

*conceive
vt. 1. become pregnant (with a child) 怀(孕);受(孕)
2. think of, imagine 构想;设想

fatal
a. 1. causing death 致命的
2. very dangerous and unfortunate 毁灭性的;不幸的

marrow
n. 髓,骨髓

bonemarrow
n. 骨髓

donation
n. the act of donating or sth. donated 捐赠;捐赠物

offensive
a. causing offense; unpleasant 冒犯的;使人难受的

outlaw
vt. declare unlawful 宣布…为非法
n. criminal 歹徒;逃犯

ethicist
n. 伦理学家

meantime
n. the time between two events 其间,其时

impose
vt. (on, upon) 1. force the acceptance of 把…强加于
2. establish (an additional payment) officially 征(税)

ban
n. (on) an order to forbid sth. 禁令;禁止
vt. forbid by law 禁止;取缔

federal
a. l. [F-](美国)联邦政府的
2. 联盟的;联邦的

*ethics
n. 伦理学;道德学

flunk
vt. fail (an examination or course) 通不过(考试等)

off-key
a. 走调的,不和谐的

opponent
n. a person who acts against sb. or sth. or who takes the opposite side 反对者;对手;敌手

mink
n. 水貂;水貂毛皮

Phrases and Expressions

for the first time
第一次,破天荒

in other words
expressing the same meaning in another way 换句话说

on one's way to
moving towards 接近,将要

to much surprise
令人大为惊异的是

in theory
理论上

give birth to
produce 产(仔);生(孩子)

jump in
join in with vigor or eagerness (踊跃或热切地)加入

up in arms
angry (about sth.) and protesting strongly 极力反对

draw the line at
refuse to do or accept 拒绝做;拒绝接受

set up
found or establish 设立,建立

in the meantime
in the period of time between two events 在此期间,与此同时

start out
begin 开始

object to
be against 反对

Proper Names

Chana Freiman Stiefel
查纳·弗赖曼·施蒂费尔(人名)

Bill Clinton
比尔·克林顿(1946 —,美国第四十二任总统)

Boris Yeltsin
鲍里斯·叶利钦(1931 —,俄罗斯联邦第一任总统)

Chelsea
切尔西(女子名)

Scotland
苏格兰(英国的一部分,在大不列颠岛北部)

Dolly
多利(世界上第一只克隆羊)

lan Wilmut
伊恩·威尔莫特(人名)

Oregon
俄勒冈州(美国州名)

Frankenstein
弗兰肯斯坦(英国女作家 Mary W.Shelley 所著同名小说中的主角,一个创造怪物而自己被它毁灭的医学研究者)

Denmark
丹麦(北欧国家)

Danish
丹麦的

Brad Pitt
布拉德·皮特(美国影星)

Mark Hanson
马克·汉森(人名)

Briarcliff Manor
布里尔克利夫·马纳(地名)

Cleveland Amory
克利夫兰·艾默里(人名)

the Fund for Animals
动物基金会