📖 Be Careful about Cloning 谨慎对待克隆

第 37 篇 · 共 40 篇｜高考词汇以绿色高亮，下方附释义

After a series of initial experiments and corrections, the scientist's hard work paid off when the twin clone turkeys were hatched with normal feather and claws.

经过一系列初步的实验和修正，当两只克隆火鸡带着正常的羽毛和爪子孵化出来时，科学家的辛苦努力终于得到了回报。

a series of 一系列 initial 最初的、初步的 pay off 获得成功、得到回报 hatch 孵化

This breakthrough possibly enabled people to bring their adored pets back to life.

这一突破也许能让人们把他们心爱的宠物重新带回这个世界（复活）。

breakthrough 突破 enable 使能够 adored 深爱的、心爱的 bring... back to life 使复活

However, it bothered him from time to time that their health was in poor condition because they were unable to resist illnesses.

然而，克隆体们的健康状况很差，因为它们无法抵抗疾病，这使他时常感到烦恼。

bother 使烦恼、困扰 from time to time 不时、偶尔 in poor condition 健康状况不佳 resist 抵抗

This drawback cast him down.

这个缺陷让他很沮丧。

drawback 缺陷、不足 cast down 使沮丧、使消沉

Merely 2 weeks later, the clones and their carrier died, which struck frustration into his heart.

仅仅两周之后，克隆体和它们的母体（载体）都死了，这给他的内心带来了巨大的挫败感。

merely 仅仅、只不过 carrier 母体、载体 strike 使突然陷入（某种情绪） frustration 挫败感、沮丧

He retired before he attained his ambition and became a member of an opera chorus to relieve his depression.

在实现理想之前，他就退休了，并加入了一个歌剧合唱团来排解（缓解）自己的抑郁情绪。

retire 退休、退出 attain 达到、实现（目标） ambition 抱负、理想 relieve 缓解、减轻

Shortly afterwards, the media published a conservative argument objecting to cloning owing to moral problems, and suggested the constitution include compulsory regulations to forbid obtaining commercial profits from cloning.

不久之后，媒体发表了一篇保守的观点，出于道德问题而反对克隆，并建议宪法加入强制性规定，禁止从克隆中牟取商业利润。

media 媒体、媒介 object to 反对 owing to 由于、因为 moral 道德的

When interviewed, the scientist stared at the decorations on the ceiling, thinking for a while, and then said, "I'm not in favour of any arbitrary assumption, but undertaking cloning does differ from the straightforward procedure of making loafs out of flour.

在接受采访时，科学家凝视着天花板上的装饰物，想了一会儿，然后说：“我不赞成任何武断的猜想，但从事克隆的确不同于用面粉做面包那么简单直接。

in favour of 赞成、支持 arbitrary 任意的、武断的 undertake 从事、承担 differ from 不同于

Until we accumulate enough exact knowledge, any practice is in vain and is bound to fail.

在我们积累起足够准确的知识之前，任何做法都是徒劳的，注定会失败。

accumulate 积累 in vain 徒劳、白费力气 be bound to 必定、注定

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Altogether, being more careful is reasonable or we may walk into a side road."

总之，更加谨慎一些才是明智的，否则我们可能会走入歧途（走弯路）。

altogether 总之、总而言之 reasonable 合理的、明智的 walk into a side road 走入歧途、走弯路