New Words

cloning
n. 克隆，无性繁殖

surgery
n. 手术；外科

overseas
a. existing somewhere across the sea; foreign （在）海外的；外国的
ad. to, at, or in somewhere across the sea 向海外；在海外

meanwhile
ad. during the same period of time 同时

golf
n. 高尔夫球

far-fetched
a. improbable; not naturally connected 不大可能的；牵强的

lamb
n. a young sheep; the meat of a young sheep 羔羊；羔羊肉

gene
n. 基因

identical
a. 1. (with, to) exactly alike 一模一样的a.
2. the same 同一的
3. 同卵的

twin
n. 孪生儿之一；[复数] 双胞胎
a. 孪生的；成双的

identical twins
[复数] 同卵双生胎；全等双生胎

embryologist
n. 胚胎学家

*medication
n. 1. medicine used to cure illness 药物
2. 药物治疗

*disclose
vt. 1. make known 透露；使公开
2. show by uncovering 使显露

*clone
vt. 克隆，（无性繁殖）复制

accomplishment
n. a remarkable achievement 成就；造诣

*trigger
vt. (off) start (a chain of events) 触发；激起
n. 板机；引爆器

unethical
a. morally wrong 不道德的

attempt
n. an effort made to do sth. 企图，尝试
vt. make an effort at; try 试图做

cell
n. 细胞

embryo
n. 胚胎

transform
vt. change completely in form, appearance or nature 彻底改变；将…转化

specialized, -ised
a. 1. fit for one particular purpose 专门的
2. 专化的；特化的

specialize, -ise
v. 1. 专化，特化
2.（in）专攻；专门研究

muscle
n. 肌肉

implant
vt. (in, into) fix deeply in the body or mind 植入；灌输

fuse
vt. 1. cause to melt in great heat 熔化
2. cause to join by melting 熔合

female
a. 女性的；雌的
n. 女子；雌性动物

rabbit
n. 野兔；兔肉

udder
n. （母牛、母山羊的）乳房；乳腺

contain
vt. hold, have within itself 包含，容纳

*genetica. 遗传的；基因的

blueprint
n. a photographic copy in white or blue paper 蓝图；计划

exception
n. 例外

sperm
n. 精液；精子

organism
n. 1. a living being 生物，有机体
2. a whole made of special parts 有机组织

reprogram
vt. l. 改编…的编码指令序列
2. 为…重新编程

reproductive
a. concerned with producing young or copying 生殖的；复制的

*forge
vi. (ahead) move steadily and purposely forward 稳步前进

activist
n. a person who takes or supports vigorous action, esp. for a political cause 激进分子，积极分子

tremendous
a. very great in size, amount or degree 巨大的，极大的

alter
v. (cause to) become different 改变，（使）变样

protein
n. 蛋白质