北师大版高中英语模块11--Unit32(2)-6

[00:02.12]6 Each age has its future fears that turn
[00:04.72]out to be groundless.
[00:06.27]In the fifties, concerns focused on monsters
[00:08.69]and flying saucers.Ours are reproductive.
[00:12.53]For instance we worry that,come 2052,
[00:15.47]it will be increasingly normal
[00:17.54]for grannies to be giving birth,
[00:19.69]or that male pregnanacy will be possible.
[00:22.51]it's my bet that if you asked 100 women
[00:25.23]in their sixties, now or in 2052,
[00:29.04]if they wanted a test-tube baby
[00:30.95]or double-glazing,
[00:32.75]99 per cent would opt¹ for the windows.
[00:35.46]As for male pregnancy²,
[00:37.15]I have filed it under "o"
[00:39.89]as in "only for the lunatic",
[00:41.88]along with human cloning
[00:43.65]and genetic³ engineering.
[00:45.99]Yes, it might all be technically⁴ possible,
[00:48.19]and you might well see genetic engineering
[00:50.70]for very specific and well-defined
[00:52.09]medical resons,but it will remain phenomenally
[00:56.84]risky for the baby.
[00:58.26]It's an unchangeable part of human nature
[01:00.52]that what we really want,
[01:02.15]above everything else,
[01:03.57]is the best for our future generations.
[01:04.94]

1 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

2 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

3 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

4 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。