225.Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai's Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools.

英語(yǔ)四級(jí)譯文:
耶魯大學(xué)教授、霍華德·休斯醫(yī)學(xué)研究所調(diào)查員許田在上海復(fù)旦大學(xué)指導(dǎo)一個(gè)主要研究人類疾病遺傳學(xué)的研究中心，同來(lái)自兩所學(xué)校的教員同事在那里進(jìn)行合作研究。

四級(jí)詞匯講解:
本句的主干是Tian Xu directs center。Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Insritute investigator為主語(yǔ)Tian Xu的定語(yǔ);focused on the genetics of hwnan disease為research center的后置定語(yǔ);at Shanghai's Fudan University為地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ);in collaboration with…為狀語(yǔ)。

focus sth. on的意思是“使某物集中于”。如:
Please focus your mind on the following question.請(qǐng)集中注意力思考以下問(wèn)題。

in collaboration with的意思是“與……合作，協(xié)作”。如:
He wrote the book in collaboration with his sister.他和姐姐合作寫成此書。

英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考點(diǎn)歸納:
faculty有以下含義:

※“感官，天賦”。如:
She retained her mental faculties until the day she died.她直到臨終那天一直保持著思維能力。

※“才能，能力”。如:
The little girl has already got the faculty of understanding complex issues.那個(gè)小女孩已經(jīng)具備了理解復(fù)雜問(wèn)題的能力。

※“系，院”:如:
He is a professor of the Arts Faculty.他是文學(xué)院的教授。

※ “全體教師”。如:
There was a mixed reaction to the proposal among the faculty.教師們對(duì)提議的反應(yīng)不一。