VOA慢速英语:Tomato's Genetic Secrets Are Peeled Away

1. Three hundred scientists around the world took part in theproject to sequence the tomato's DNA code.

take part in 参加
例句：Are you going to take part in the first experiment?
你们会参与首次实验吗?

2. Those are all controlled by a lot of different genes within atomato naturally.

a lot of 许多
例句：I got a lot of mail from Japan. 
我收到许多来自日本的信件。

3. Mr. Ozminkowski says genome sequencing takes away much of theguesswork for breeders of tomatoes or other crops that have beenmapped.

take away 带走,拿走
例句：Two chicken curriesand rice to take away, please. 
劳驾, 要两份外卖的咖喱鸡饭. 

4. RICH OZMINKOWSKI: "By having the genome information, we canpick out those tomato plants that have more of those genes."

pick out 挑选出;拣出
例句：Can you pick out the right one? 
你能找出正确的那一个吗？ 

5. Heinz had set about trying to put together a variety oftomatoes that would resist that cracking.

put together 把...放在一起;组合
例句：They were putting the machine together.
他们正在装配机器。

6. Finally the company came up with the tomato it wanted, calledthe Heinz 1706.

come up with 赶上
例句：We came up with a group of tourists.
我们赶上了一群旅游者。