经济学人下载:熊猫遗传学:熊猫的第二拇指(1)

例句:The situation in Ethiopia in particular is worrying.

埃塞俄比亚的局势尤其令人担忧。

2.make up 组成；编造

例句:I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.

我认为你编造他的谣言很不厚道。

3.gene encodes 基因编码

例句:This gene encodes a growth factor that promotes new synaptic connections between neurons so that a memory is retained.

这个基因编码的生长因子能够促进神经元之间新的突触连接，使记忆延续。

4.be valuable to 对...重要

例句:In his speech he said that oil was too valuable to burn.

在演讲中他说，石油太贵重而不能用来燃烧。