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NotNow,Dr.Miracle SeverinoAntinoriisarichItaliandoctorwithastringofprivatefertilityclinicstohisname.HelikeswatchingfootballandclaimstheCatholicfaith.YettheVaticanisnofanofhisscience. Inhisclinics,AntinorialreadyofferseveryIVFtreatmentundertheSun,butstilltherearecoupleshecannothelp.SonowthemanItalianscallDrMiracleisofferingtoclonehispatientstocreatethebabiestheysodesperatelywant. Andofcourseit’screatedquiteastir,withotherscientistsroundingonAntinoriasreligiousleaderslineuptoattackhiscloningplanasaninsulttohumandignity.Yetit’sanambitionAntinorihasexpressedmanytimesbefore.What’snewisthatfinallyitseemstobebuildingaheadofsteam.Like-mindedscientistsfromtheUShavejoinedAntinoriinhiscloningadventure.AtaconferenceinRomelastweektheyclaimedhundredsofcoupleshavealreadyvolunteeredfortheexperiments. Antinorishottofamesevenyearsagohelpinggrandmothersgivebirthusingdonoreggs.Laterhepioneeredtheuseofmicetonurturethespermofmenwithpoorfertility.Heisclearlynoordinaryscientistbutashowmanwhothrivesoncontroversyandpushingreproductivebiologytothelimits.Andthatofcourseisonereasonwhyhe’sseenasbeingsodangerous. However,hisideaofusingcloningtocombatinfertilityisnotasmadasitsounds.Manypeoplehaveahardjobseeingthepointofreproductivecloning.Butforsomecouples,cloningrepresentstheonlyhopeofhavingachildcarryingtheirgenes,andscientistslikeAntinoriareprobablyrighttosaythatmuchofouroppositiontocloningasafertilitytreatmentisirrational.Infuturewemaywanttochangeourmindsandallowitinspecialcircumstances. Butonlywhenthescienceisready.Andthat’stherealproblem.FiveyearsonfromDolly,thescienceofcloningisstillstuckinthedarkages.Thefailurerateisashocking97percentanddeformedbabiesalltoocommon.Evenwhencloningworks,nobodyunderstandswhy.Soforgetthecomplexmoralarguments.Tobegincloningpeoplenow,beforeeventhemostbasicquestionshavebeenanswered,issimplyawasteoftimeandenergy. ThisisnottosaythatAntinoriwillfail,onlythatifhesucceedsitislikelytobeatanunacceptablyhighprice.Hundredsofeggsandembryoswillbewastedandlotsofwomenwillgothroughdifficultpregnanciesresultinginmiscarriagesorabortions.Afewyearsfromnowtechniqueswillhaveimprovedandthewastefullosswon’tbeasexcessive.Butrightnowthereseemstobelittleanyonecandotokeeptheclonersatbay. Andit’snotjustAntinoriandhisteamwhoareeagertogo.AreligiousgroupcalledtheRaeliansbelievescloningisthekeytoachievingimmortality,andit,too,claimstohavethenecessaryeggdonorsandvolunteerswillingtobeimplantedwithclonedembryos. Sowhatabouttougherlaws?Implantingclonedhumanembryosisalreadyillegalinmanycountriesbutitwillneverbeprohibitedeverywhere.Inanycase,theprohibitionofcloningismorelikelytodriveitundergroundthanstampitout.Secrecyisalreadyaproblem.Antinoriandhisteamarerefusingtonamethecountrythey’llbeusingastheirbase.Likeitornot,theresearchisgoingahead.Soonerorlaterwearegoingtohavetodecidewhetherregulationissaferthanprohibition. Antinoriwouldgoforregulation,ofcourse.Hebelievesitisonlyamatteroftimebeforeweloseourhang-upsaboutreproductivecloningandacceptitasjustanotherIVFtechnique.Oncethefirstbabyisbornanditcries,hesaidlastweek,theworldwillembraceit. Buttheworldwillneverembracethefirstclonedbabyifitisunhealthyordeformedorthesolesurvivorofhundredsofpregnancies.Injumpingthegun,DrMiracleandhiscolleaguesaretakingonehellofarisk.Iftheirinstinctsarewrong,thebacklashagainstcloning—andindeedscienceasawhole—couldbecatastrophic. (704words)ExamplesTheGreatWallisamiracleofarchitecture.Acarranoverthechild,butbyamiracle,hewasunhurt.miracle

n.— anunusualandmysteriouseventthatcannotbe explainedbythelawsofnaturestring

n.— 1) aseriesofrelatedorsimilarevents 2) (a)narrowcordusedtotie,fasten,etc.ExamplesThecuriousboyaskedastringofquestions.Theredpepperswereallthreadedonstringsandhungoverthedoorofthehouse.YettheVaticanisnofanofhisscienceMoretolearn VaticanistheresidenceofthepopeatRome.Since1929,theVaticanCityhasbeenanindependentstate(108.7acres/44hectares),withthepopeasitsabsoluteruler.VaticanYettheVaticanisnofanofhisscience

YettheRomanCatholicChurchopposeshispractice.ExamplesTheboyseemstohaveanopiniononeverysubjectunderthesun.Youcannotdetectallthesinsunderthesun.underthesun

— (usedforgivingforcetoanexpression)ontheearth;in theworldTranslate

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SheisthelastpersonunderthesunIexpectedtoseethere.stir

n.

—(public)excitementExamplesThecomingofthequeencausedagreatstirinthecity.ThenewscausedastirofinterestontheStockExchange.lineup

— to(causeto)moveintoarow,sidebysideorone behindtheotherExamplesThephotographerlinedupthefamilymembersforapicture.Peoplewerelininguptheretogetasampleofthenewproduct.conference

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— ameetingforconsultationordiscussionExamplesI’mattendingaconferencethewholenextweek.Thepressconferenceswasimmediatelyheldafterthepeacetalk.fame

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— theconditionofbeingwellknownandtalkedabout; renownExamplesThewriter’sthirdnovelwasahitandhisfamesoonspreadallovertheworld.Theyoungpoliticianisanxiousforfame,notforthebenefitsofthosepeopleherepresents.controversy

n.

— (a)fierceargumentordisagreementaboutsomething, esp.onethatiscarriedoninpublicExamplesThefirstclonedsheepgivesrisetomuchcontroversy.It’sbeyondcontroversythatthecomputerscan’treallythink.Translate

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— (a)fierceargumentordisagreementaboutsomething, esp.onethatiscarriedoninpubliccontroversial

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— causingmuchargumentordisagreementExampleThisisacontroversialbook.Manypeoplehaveahardjobseeingthepointofreproductivecloning.Translate

诸多人还难以了解利用克隆进行生育旳意义。

represent v.

— toactorspeakofficiallyfor(anotherpersonorgroup ofpeople)ExamplesThestarsintheflagoftheUnitedStatesrepresenttheStates.Womenwerepoorlyrepresentedinthenewgovernment.MoretolearnFillintheblankApersonwhohasbeenchosentoactinplaceofoneormoreothersiscalled________________.represent v.

— toactorspeakofficiallyfor(anotherpersonorgroup ofpeople)representativetreatment n.

— 1) medicalattention;cure 2) behaviortowardssomebodyExamplesNoeffectivetreatmentcancureAIDSsofar.Theoldlady’streatmenttoherpetcatisjustliketheonetoherfamilymembers.ExamplesTheirrationalreactiontothelossofthefootballgamecausedseriousconsequences.Mywifeisanirrationalconsumer—shecannotresistcheappricesandalwaysbuysgoodswedonotneed.

irrational a.

— contraryoropposedtoreasonFiveyearsonfromDolly,thescienceofcloningisstillstuckinthedarkages.Translate

克隆羊多利出生五年了，克隆技术却一直见不到曙光。

deform v.

—tospoiltheformorappearanceofExamplesIftheshoesaretootight,theywilldeformyourfeet.Sittingincorrectlyforlongperiodsoftimecandeformyourspine.CanyoutranslatethefollowingwordsintoChinese?

form reform transformv.形成；构成v.形状；形式n.

v.改革n.

v.转换ExamplesHegotintoanargumentwithJeffinthepublastnight.Acarefulargumentforextraterrestriallifehasbeenpresented.argument n.

—disagreement;quarrelexcessive a.

— toomuch;toogreat;goingbeyondwhatisreasonable orrightExamplesExcessivedrinkingmaycausedamageonthebrain.Anexcessivepricemayaffectourmarketshare.Translate 他对服装旳爱好太过分。Key

Hetakesanexcessiveinterestinclothes.keep…atbay— topreventfromcomingnearExampleI’mtryingtokeepmycreditorsatbay.Raelian— TheRaelianReligion,foundedbyRael(aFrench journalistformerlycalledClaudeVorilhon)in1973, believesthatlifeonearthwascreatedby extraterrestrials,andsupportshumancloning.implant v.

— toputsomethingintoalivingbodyinamedical operationExamplesItcanhelpalotforthepatientswithheartdiseasetoimplantapacemaker.Ananimalorganwasimplantedintothepatient’sbody.illegal a.

— prohibitedbylawExamplesSomeillegalimmigrantsrisktheirlivestogetintodevelopedcountries.It’sillegalforteenagerstodrinkinpubs.Canyoufindawordwiththeprefix“il-”? ?References

illiterate illogicalprohibit v.

—toforbid,toissuealawagainstsomethingExamplesSmokingisstrictlyprohibitedinpublicbuildings.Childrenunder18areprohibitedfrombuyingcigarettes.ExamplesDoyouthinkthisnewlawwillstampouttheillegaldrugstrade?Thiscountryismakinggreateffortstostampoutterrorism.stampout — toputanendto(usu.somethingbad)completelysoonerorlater — atsometimecertainly;onedaywhethersoonor (much)laterTranslate 你假如作弊，迟早总会被发觉旳。Key

Ifyoucheat,you’llbefoundoutsoonerorlater.gofor

—tolikeorbeattractedbyExamplesManyofherreader