VIP Class Notes (Li)[R]

LiHenry

Needs more review

take (move): to move something or someone from one place to another 拿走，带走

Vocabulary

clone: a plant or animal that has the same genes as the original from which it was produced 复制

eg. The kitten is a clone of a seven-year-old cat.

clone (2): someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else 复制品

eg. Most people saw her as just another version of the famous celebrity’s clone.

DNA: a substance that carries genetic information in the cell of plants and animals

copycat: a person who does the same thing as someone else

eg. She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress.

solve: to find a way to deal with and end (a problem)

eg. They are working to solve the traffic problem.

sniff: to smell by putting your nose close to it and taking air in through your nose in short breaths

eg. The police dog sniffed people’s luggage for dangerous goods.

experiment: a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn about something

eg. I carry out experiments in biology class every day.

limitations: controlling and especially reducing something 限制，限定

eg. The experiment has many limitations that indicate that the results are questionable.

labels: to put a word or name on something to describe or identify it

eg. He likes to label his photos with the date and place they were taken.

ancestors: a person related to you who lived a long time ago 祖先

Reading

https://newsforkids.net/articles/2019/03/30/chinese-company-clones-police-dog/

China has used DNA to make a copy of a police dog famous for its abilities. The company that did the work hopes the clone will be as talented as the original dog, which they called the “Sherlock Holmes of police dogs”.

Every living thing has DNA – a special code that tells it how to grow. Usually an animal gets half of its DNA from its father, and the other half from its mother. Cloning is a complicated scientific process that uses the DNA of one living thing to create a new creature that is a copy of the original.