VOA慢速英语:Scientists Optimistic About New Diabetes Treatment

短语讲解：

1. Researchers at Northwestern University have carried out an islet cell transplant from rats to mice without the use of anti-rejection medicines.

carry out 执行；进行
例句：They should also carry out some fundamental reforms.
这些政府也应该执行一些基础性的改革。

2. She says the transplanted rat cells produced insulin in mice for more than 300 days.

more than 不只是
例句：More than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。

3. It’s likely that when you look up at the sky at night and see the sky covered with stars, most of the stars have planets.

look up 向上看
例句：Head for the 2600 block of lemoyne avenue and look up.
走向勒莫因大道2600号大楼，抬头看看。

4. The Kepler team is now looking into whether the space telescope could be used in a different kind of project.

look into 调查；观察
例句：Today I invite you to look into this matter.
今天，我请你们来一起考虑这个问题。

5. This could include an exoplanet search -- that is, a search for a planet that turns around a star other than the sun.

search for 寻找
例句：The unemployed will search for jobs online.
失业者可以在网上寻找工作。

6. And so basically, in the next few years, when we complete this analysis, we will be able to answer the question that inspired the Kepler mission: Are Earths common or rare in our galaxy?

be able to 能够
例句：You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。

7. He says these observations have led to an understanding of the solar cycle.

lead to 导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

8. He says Lloyds of London needs to work with governments and the power industry to prepare.

work with 与…在一起干；从事…工作
例句：How to work with people you don't like?
如何与你不喜欢的人共事呢？