新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 8-13
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：新视野大学英语：视听说教程 4
Task 2: Is it moral to clone humans?
Script
Laura: Did you hear about that peculiar 1 cult 2 that claimed to have created the world’s first human clone?
Ian: Yeah, I did! They also said that it was aliens that created life on earth over 25,000 years ago. What are they on?
Laura: I know! It was so obviously just part of an elaborate hoax 3 to bring publicity 4 to their crazy movement. But I don’t think the truth can be far off. Scientists have been working on it for years.
Ian: Sure, but most scientists are working on cloning human cells or body parts that can be used to repair or replace damaged organs. Not complete human beings! That’s just science fiction!
Laura: Well, the science may seem to be very advanced, but the idea is not a new one. In A Journey to the West, Sun Wu-kung, the Monkey King, can clone himself from the hairs on his head. He just plucks a few hairs, chews them a bit, and when he spits them out, they change into replicas 5 of him!
Ian: Really? Now that would be cool! You could send your clone to school while you went to the cinema, and then it could do your homework! Wow! Now that I think of it, it would be kind of fun to have a clone!
Laura: You would say that! Don’t you think it’s slightly immoral 6? I mean, it’s just like having a slave. Doesn’t the clone deserve a life of his own?
Ian: Sure, but human beings must learn to strike a balance between the welfare of a patient and of a clone.
Keys: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T
- He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
- He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
- Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
- The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。
- They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
- They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。
- The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
- He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
- His hobby is building replicas of cars. 他的爱好是制作汽车的复制品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The replicas are made by using a thin film of fusible alloy on a stiffening platen. 复制是用附着在加强托板上的可熔合金薄膜实现的。 来自辞典例句