BBC《新福尔摩斯》精讲第135期:不能逃脱伦理与法律的约束
日期:2013-07-09 22:21

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Are you sure you're OK?You look very peaky.
你真的没事吗你看起来很憔悴
No, I'm all right.
不,我很好
It was the GFP gene from a jellyfish,
是水母的绿色荧光蛋白基因
in case you're interested. - 什么
要是你好奇的话 - What?
In the rabbits. - Right, yeah.
让兔子发亮的,-对,没错
Aequorea victoria, if you really want to know.
基因取自水晶水母,如果你想知道的话
Why? - Why not?
为什么这么做,- 为什么不呢
We don't ask questions like that here. It isn't done.
我们现在不想这种问题,试验还没完成
It was a mix-up, anyway.My daughter ended up with one of the lab specimens,
总之这是个基因混合体.我发现女儿的宠物竟是试验样品
so poor Bluebell had to go.
可怜的铃兰不得不消失了
Your compassion is overwhelming!
你可真够慈悲,
I know.I hate myself sometimes.
我知道有时我也讨厌自己这一点
So, come on, then, you can trust me, I'm a doctor,
那好,你可以信任我,我也是个医生
what else have you got hidden away up here?
你这还藏了什么不可告人的东西,
Listen, if you can imagine it,someone is probably doing it somewhere.
听着,你好好想想, 其他地方可能也有人从事这种研究
Of course they are.
这是肯定的,
Cloning?
克隆吗,
Yes, of course. Dolly the Sheep, remember?
当然,克隆羊多利,还记得吗,
Human cloning? - Why not?
克隆人呢,-有何不可,
And what about animals? Not sheep. Big animals.
还有什么克隆动物,除了羊, 大型的动物,
Size isn't a problem. Not at all.
体型大小不难控制,小菜一碟,
The only limits are ethics and the law and both those things can be very flexible.
唯一的约束就是伦理与法律, 但这些都可以变通,
But not here, not at Baskerville.
但在这不是,在巴斯克威尔不是.

妙语佳句

Distress (pt&pp.distressed)
n.悲痛;危难,不幸;贫困;[法]扣押财物
vt.使痛苦,使忧伤;[法]扣押(财物);使贫困

Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
嫉妒会带来忧虑和痛苦。
The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.
想到托尼正处于危险中,他心急如焚

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Intervene in
在…(方面)进行干预,调解

But australia is unlikely to intervene in the forex market.
但澳大利亚不太可能干预外汇市场。

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End up with
<非正>以…结束<非正>

The university could end up with no supervision of a strongly partisan body.
这个大学可能将没有强的坚决支持者监督的情形而告终

剧情百科


随着科技的发达,越来越多的新型生化武器衍生,但介于理论和法律的约束,它们一直没有流露水面。片段最后,Sherlock为什么怒摔瓶子呢?是Stapleton医生和John的对话内容引起Sherlock烦恼和愤怒?还是他的实验出现了问题?

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.We're talking about _____ and maturity!
我们还在说纪律和成熟呢!
2.I don't want to _____ this thing.
我不想卷进这件事。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案

1.She made no attempt to hide her distress.
她不打算掩饰她的 苦恼。
2.Will google intervene in defense of ajith d's use of its website?
google会介入并为ajith d在其网站的使用权进行辩护吗?

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重点单词
  • intervenevi. 干涉,干预,插入,介入,调停,阻挠
  • phrasen. 短语,习语,个人风格,乐句 vt. 措词表达,将(
  • overwhelmingadj. 势不可挡的,压倒的
  • enormouslyadv. 巨大地,庞大地;非常地,在极大程度上
  • unlikelyadj. 不太可能的
  • compassionn. 同情,怜悯
  • jealousyn. 妒忌
  • partisanadj. 效忠的,献身的,盲目推崇的,党派性的 n. 党
  • genen. 基因
  • ethicsn. 道德规范