VOA慢速英语:Robot Scientist Helps Design New Drugs

短语讲解：

1. They manufacture cars, work in space, explore oceans, clean up oil spills and investigate dangerous environments.

clean up 打扫
例句：We should clean up the past-due bills. 
我们应该清理逾期票据。 

2. Adam's success as a scientist led to the creation of another robot scientist named Eve.

lead to 导致
例句：I hope this will lead to further business between us. 
我希望这次交易将使我们之间的贸易能得到进一步发展。

3. How it works conventionally is you use robotics as well and you have a large collection of possible drugs.

as well 也， 还有
例句：Of course, his bluster was directed against me as well. 
当然，他指桑骂槐，矛头是针对我的。 

4. And you start at the beginning of your library and continue until the end, and stop.

at the beginning of 在…之初
例句：The teacher always calls the roll at the beginning of the class. 
上课开始时，老师总要点名。 

5. But he says humans remain in control of the manufacturing process.

in control of 控制，管理
例句：He was in control of the car. 
他负责这辆小汽车。