organ
n. 1. a part of the body with a particular function 器官n.
2. 风琴;管风琴

plentiful
a. existing in large amounts or numbers 充足的,丰富的

donor
n. l.(组织、器官等的)供体,供者
2. a person who gives or presents 赠送人;捐赠者

theoretically
ad. according to theory 理论上

panel
n. 1. a small group of people chosen to do sth. 专门小组
2. 镶板;嵌板

co-star
vt. 使联袂主演

fertility
n. 繁殖力;肥沃

specialist
n. expert 专家

*conceive
vt. 1. become pregnant (with a child) 怀(孕);受(孕)
2. think of, imagine 构想;设想

fatal
a. 1. causing death 致命的
2. very dangerous and unfortunate 毁灭性的;不幸的

marrow
n. 髓,骨髓

bonemarrow
n. 骨髓

donation
n. the act of donating or sth. donated 捐赠;捐赠物

offensive
a. causing offense; unpleasant 冒犯的;使人难受的

outlaw
vt. declare unlawful 宣布…为非法
n. criminal 歹徒;逃犯

ethicist
n. 伦理学家

meantime
n. the time between two events 其间,其时

impose
vt. (on, upon) 1. force the acceptance of 把…强加于
2. establish (an additional payment) officially 征(税)

ban
n. (on) an order to forbid sth. 禁令;禁止
vt. forbid by law 禁止;取缔

federal
a. l. [F-](美国)联邦政府的
2. 联盟的;联邦的

*ethics
n. 伦理学;道德学

flunk
vt. fail (an examination or course) 通不过(考试等)

off-key
a. 走调的,不和谐的

opponent
n. a person who acts against sb. or sth. or who takes the opposite side 反对者;对手;敌手

mink
n. 水貂;水貂毛皮

Phrases and Expressions

for the first time
第一次,破天荒

in other words
expressing the same meaning in another way 换句话说

on one's way to
moving towards 接近,将要

to much surprise
令人大为惊异的是

in theory
理论上

give birth to
produce 产(仔);生(孩子)

jump in
join in with vigor or eagerness (踊跃或热切地)加入

up in arms
angry (about sth.) and protesting strongly 极力反对

draw the line at
refuse to do or accept 拒绝做;拒绝接受

set up
found or establish 设立,建立

in the meantime
in the period of time between two events 在此期间,与此同时

start out
begin 开始

object to
be against 反对

Proper Names

Chana Freiman Stiefel
查纳·弗赖曼·施蒂费尔(人名)

Bill Clinton
比尔·克林顿(1946 —,美国第四十二任总统)

Boris Yeltsin
鲍里斯·叶利钦(1931 —,俄罗斯联邦第一任总统)

Chelsea
切尔西(女子名)

Scotland
苏格兰(英国的一部分,在大不列颠岛北部)

Dolly
多利(世界上第一只克隆羊)

lan Wilmut
伊恩·威尔莫特(人名)

Oregon
俄勒冈州(美国州名)

Frankenstein
弗兰肯斯坦(英国女作家 Mary W.Shelley 所著同名小说中的主角,一个创造怪物而自己被它毁灭的医学研究者)

Denmark
丹麦(北欧国家)

Danish
丹麦的

Brad Pitt
布拉德·皮特(美国影星)

Mark Hanson
马克·汉森(人名)

Briarcliff Manor
布里尔克利夫·马纳(地名)

Cleveland Amory
克利夫兰·艾默里(人名)

the Fund for Animals
动物基金会