和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Promising Target For Malaria Vaccine Identified

2011-11-15来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. The discovery could pave the way for an effective malaria vaccine.

pave the way for为…铺平道路;为…铺平道路,为…做好准备
例句:His visit paved the way for an agreement.
他的访问为达成协议铺平了道路。

2. It does that by interacting with a chemical receptor on the surface of the cell.

interact with与…相互作用, 与…相互影响; 与…相互配合
例句:The policeman advised the criminal to interact with the police.
警察劝罪犯与警方合作。

3. Our colleagues, led by Manoj Duraisingh at Harvard, used a genetic approach to create red blood cells with reduced amounts of basigin on the surface, and again that had a big impact on invasion.

have an impact on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句:The book had a great impact on its readers.
这本书对读者有很大的影响。

4. And some of the ones that we've tested in this paper were in collaboration with scientists in Senegal.

in collaboration with与…合作
例句:The two companies are working in close collaboration with each other.
这两家公司密切合作。

5. These are real parasites as recently exposed to humans.

expose to暴露于; 公开揭露
例句:Don't expose undeveloped film to light.
不要把未冲洗的胶卷暴露在光照下。

6. Other malaria vaccines are in development, but co-author Gavin Wright expressed confidence that one based on this discovery might be more successful.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句:We must base ourselves on the interests of the people.
我们一定要从人民的利益出发。

7. So, as a starting point for developing a vaccine, you couldn't hope for better.

hope for希望, 希望得到
例句:We hope for an early spring.
我们希望春天早早到来。