VOA慢速英语:Scientist to Sequence Genes in Space

短语讲解：

1. Her job is to use a new kind of DNA sequencing machine and find out if it can be used in space.

find out 发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚
例句：I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。

2. NASA said the device might even be able to test materials from Mars for signs of DNA-based life in future missions.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：We must be able to stay impartial at all times.
我们必须经常保持公正的态度。

3. She is known for her work with dangerous organisms that cause diseases.

be known for 因…而众所周知
例句：This town is known for its handiwork.
这个城市以其手工制品闻名。

4. But we do have a lot of controls up here and anything we bring up to the space station has to be checked for safety...

bring up 提出; 养育; 谈到
例句：She brought up four children
她养大了4个孩子。

5. Rubins says NASA scientists came up with an “incredibly well thought out set of experiments.

come up with 想出; 提出; 追赶上; 设法拿出
例句：Several of the members have come up with suggestions of their own
有几位成员提出了自己的建议。

6. One of the first things the astronauts need to find out is how well the DNA sequencer operates in space, where there is almost no gravity.

find out 发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚
例句：I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。

7. And so it’s going to be a really interesting piece of equipment just to check out and to understand.

check out 检查
例句：So you brought me in to check out what is bothering you.
这么说，你带我进去是为了核实一下使你迷惑不解的事情了

8. If all goes well, the machine will be able to tell which genes are “turning on and off” in response to being in space.

in response to 对…做出反应
例句：The meeting was called in response to a request from Venezuela.
应委内瑞拉的要求召开了这次会议。