时间:2019-03-05 作者:英语课 分类:留美老师带你每日说英文


英语课

   台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:


  When studying these fruit fly brains, scientists identified one single gene 1 that, when mutated, rendered a female completely incapable 2 of deciding on a mate - even when a male is trying really hard.
  科学家研究果蝇的大脑时,发现某特定基因突变时,会让雌果蝇完全无法决定让谁来当她的伴侣--即便雄果蝇非常地卖力想要赢得她的芳心。
  果蝇选择异性伴侣
  学习重点:
  1.identify 确认、辨别
  identify (v.) 确认、辨别
  identity (n.) 身份
  identification (n.) 认出、辨别
  2.gene 基因
  gene (n.) 基因
  genetic 3 (adj.) 基因的
  generic 4 (adj.) 一般的、总称的
  3.mutate 变化、产生突变
  mutate (v.) 变化、产生突变
  mutation 5 (n.) 突变
  mutant (adj.) 突变的
  4.render 使成为
  render (v.) 使成为
  render (v.) 表达
  5.completely 完整地
  completely (adv.) 完整地
  complete (adj.) 完整的
  6.decide 决定
  decide (v.) 决定
  decision (n.) 决定
  deciding (adj.) 决定性的

n.遗传因子,基因
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
adj.无能力的,不能做某事的
  • He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
  • Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。
adj.遗传的,遗传学的
  • It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
  • Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
adj.一般的,普通的,共有的
  • I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服,不买名牌。
  • The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。
n.变化,变异,转变
  • People who have this mutation need less sleep than others.有这种突变的人需要的睡眠比其他人少。
  • So far the discussion has centered entirely around mutation in the strict sense.到目前为止,严格来讲,讨论完全集中于围绕突变问题上。
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advisoresses
Aginskoye
all-round light
back talks
bell-chuck
bi-furked
break-up shot
call it off
chessylite (azurite)
Chiemgauer
cod-worm
concentration index of suspended dust
contrast-stain
converage
copy protect
crusher board
dispersion of isogyre
document control
doublespaces
drabness
dramaturgist
DuBois-Reymond's key
erychrozol
exocelarium
extreme accuracy
false-claims
fault free
feed crop
figured velvet
firstfruit
foot a bill
foumet
fungia (danafungia) scruposa
gain changer
Galayang
gordunite
GPS stash hunt
hand feed punch
hard at work
hexulose
horizontal fixed position
hospital public relation
hummingly
in suction stroke
interlocking guard
invigoration
Jupiter plasmasphere
kela
kraskowa
lateral ventricular injection
lead extender
leave off
lovally
lusciousness
M-acid
measurement error component
menekin
message-switching
metacarpal bone
Movistar
multi-languages
myoinositol monophosphate
national farm historic
necrotic ring spot
no seedlings
odd hassels
out and outer
penny whistle
Pivmecillinal
polished rice
Prosoplasy
ranunculids
rate of production
reactor block
regression study
rocker shaft oil cup
sandstone petrology
satellite-Doppler sonar integrated navigation system
screen context printing
screening test
simultaneous decking
sodium oleate soap
SOx transfer-catalyst
soyo
spray broom
surface of equal potential
take a right
team analysis
the Department of Trade and Industry
thiaminokinase
thiopyruvic acid
three phase three-wire system
tradition-based
tunnel repeater
two-colour pyrometer
two-dimensionality
upside down firing
veller
water powers
water-supply station
wet scrap
writ de lunatico inquirendo