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Reuters reports The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involve in the editing human genes, after a Chinese scientist said he had edited the genes of twin babies.
据路透社报道，一名中国科学家声称他编辑了一对双胞胎的基因之后，中国政府周四下令暂时停止人们参与编辑人类基因的研究活动PW^Z+V9oEH&Vk。

Scientist He Jiankui said this week that he used a gene-editing technology to alter the embryonic genes of the twin girls born this month.
科学家贺建奎本周表示，他使用基因编辑技术改变了本月出生的双胞胎女孩的胚胎基因Bksy=I,pZL=HGfuZ。
He's announcement, which has not been verified, sparked an international outcry about the ethics and safety of such research.
他的声明虽然尚未得到证实，但是引发了国际社会对此类研究的道德和安全的强烈抗议1BuZv7(TKwFmQ7X]。

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词语解释

1.halt v. 暂停；停止，中止

例句：What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he called these savage crimes.
他说，当务之急就是采取果断行动制止他所称的“这些野蛮罪行”Agu^mjF*P20m8*eG。

2.outcry n. 呐喊；怒吼；强烈的抗议

例句：The killing caused an international outcry.
这起谋杀引起了国际社会的强烈抗议2Dafg&nA6L65yUEP6q]p。