人造水母水中游
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="jellyfish">jellyfish</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swims">swims</span> 人造水母水中游 <span word="Meet">Meet</span> <span word="Medusoid">Medusoid</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bioengineered">bioengineered</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="jellyfishcreated">jellyfishcreated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="ofTechnology">ofTechnology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="University">University</span>. 这就是梅多索依德，一个通过生物工程技术制得的人工水母，它由来自加利福利亚理工学院和哈佛大学的研究者亲手打造。 <span word="Less">Less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="centimetre">centimetre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protein">protein</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="asilicone">asilicone</span> <span word="base">base</span>. 通过在硅树脂的基底上涂刷某种特定蛋白质制作而成的它，直径不足一厘米。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rat">rat</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>. 这种特定蛋白质就好像是一张地图，在其表面上附着着生长好的老鼠心肌细胞。 <span word="When">When</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seawater">seawater</span>, 当我们将它放入装有盐水的容器中， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jolted">jolted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="synchronisedcontractions">synchronisedcontractions</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="Medusoid">Medusoid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>. 那些肌肉细胞在小电荷产生的同步收缩作用下，上下摆动，梅多索依德便会游动起来。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="Biotechnology">Biotechnology</span>, 《生物科技进展》关于本项目的报道中指出， <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pumping">pumping</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="designbetter">designbetter</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>. 该项成果成功地研究了肌肉的抽吸作用，这有助于我们研制出更好的人工心脏。 词语解释 1.<span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> 担当， 起的作用 <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="squads">squads</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="downinsurgent">downinsurgent</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>. 特种部队在一直充当追捕叛军首领的敢死队角色。 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="censorship">censorship</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="editors">editors</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="theultimate">theultimate</span> <span word="gatekeepers">gatekeepers</span>. 为了审查，主编就充当了终极门卫的角色。 2.<span word="set">set</span> <span word="free">free</span> 释放;放走 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="mahdi">mahdi</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>. 马利基让他们释放了被捕的迈赫迪军领导人。 <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>. 以后必须暂时释放他。 3.<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> 执行;进行 <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="rifle">rifle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="spree">spree</span>. 警方表示，他使用一支军用突击步枪进行了这次疯狂枪杀。 <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="water">water</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. 他们自己拥有的实验室，在实验室里每个小时可以进行30次水质测试。 4.<span word="jolt">jolt</span> <span word="into">into</span> 变成 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="jolt">jolt</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shrank">shrank</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 8%, <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rethink">rethink</span>. 2009年俄罗斯出现经济衰退的动荡，当它下跌到近8%时，人们被迫进行反思。 <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="permitting">permitting</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="joblessness">joblessness</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="jolt">jolt</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>. 如果财力允许，或许失业一阵子会迫使我变得更加主动。</p>
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