NPR边听边练251：美国转基因紫花苜蓿

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　Washington state agricultural officials _1_ today that genetically¹ modified alfalfa was found and filled where it shouldn't have been. Growing the crop is legal in the United States, but it's not clear if the mix-up will upset sensitive export markets. Anne King of the northwest News network reports.

　　今天，华盛顿州农业官员宣布，在不应该出现的地方发现了转基因紫花苜蓿。种植这种作物在美国是合法的，但是目前并不清楚这种局面是否会影响到敏感的出口市场。西北新闻的安妮·金将带来报道。

　　Jerks Gan, is a well known alfalfa grower in southeastern Washington. On his farm, all seed _2_ before it's planted to make sure that there is no genetically engineered stuff mixed in. Then in _3_, he tests its crop again. But even a harvester, with the bit of hay left from a genome field, could boggle a prime cell. Gan says.

　　哲克斯·甘是华盛顿西南部有名的紫花苜蓿种植者。他的农场在种植之前会对所有的种子进行检测，以确保没有转基因的种子混合在内。之后在收获的时候，他会再次对作物进行检测。但是即使是带有转基因地区小部分干草的收割机也会损害主要细胞。甘表示。

　　"I want people to understand that they close do care about our markets, we wanna make sure that our markets have the choice _4_ to their own to buy whatever type of fruits they like to have."

　　“我希望人们能理解，他们非常关注我们的市场，我们想确定我们的市场有自主选择的能力，购买其喜欢的任何类型的水果。”

　　The state department of agriculture _5_ with the federal government to see if any further action is needed. For NPR News, I'm Anne King, in Richland, Washington.

　　华盛顿州农业部正在与联邦政府合作，查看是否有采取进一步措施的必要。NPR新闻，安妮·金华盛顿里奇兰报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、alfalfa n. [作物] 苜蓿；紫花苜蓿

　　2、hay

　　n. 干草

　　vt. 把晒干

　　vi. 割草晒干

　　eg:We knew war was coming, and were determined² to make hay while we could.

　　我们知道战争即将来临，所以决定尽可能抓紧时机。

　　eg:...bales of hay.

　　…一捆捆的干草。

　　3、genome

　　n. 基因组；染色体组

　　eg:...the mapping of the human genome.

　　...人类基因图谱。

　　4、boggle

　　vi. 犹豫，退缩；惊恐

　　vt. 搞糟，弄坏；使……惊奇；使……困惑

　　n. 犹豫，退缩；惊奇

　　eg:The mind boggles at the possibilities that could be in store for us.

　　一想到我们将要面临的各种可能，脑子里就一片混乱。

　　eg:We shouldn't boggle at this opportunity to make a profit.

　　对这个赚钱的机会我们不应犹豫。

　　参考答案：

　　1、announced 2、is tested 3、harvest

　　4、available 5、is working

1 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。