UNIT 2 DNA
第二單元 DNA
Lesson 14: A Clone of My Own
第14課:克隆自己
THINK ABOUT IT!
想一想!
Do you have a twin brother or sister?
你有雙胞胎兄弟姐妹嗎?
Would you like to have a cloned one?
你想有一個(gè)克隆的自己?jiǎn)幔?br />Why or why not?
為什么想或不想?
Does Katie want to have another sister?
凱蒂想有另一個(gè)姐姐嗎?
Why?What things would Katie like her clone to do?
為什么?凱蒂希望她的克隆做些什么?
My name is Katie.I'm fourteen and in Grade Nine.
我叫凱蒂。我十四歲,在讀九年級(jí)。
What would I clone?
我會(huì)克隆什么呢?
I would clone myself.
我會(huì)克隆我自己。
I think it would be fun to have a clone - a secret clone.
我想有一個(gè)克隆體——一個(gè)秘密克隆體會(huì)很有趣。
What does Katie mean by "a secret clone"?
凱蒂說的“一個(gè)秘密克隆體”是什么意思?
She means nobody would know about her clone.
她的意思是沒有人知道她的克隆體。
Only Katie would know about her clone?
只有卡蒂知道她的克隆體嗎?
That's foolish!
那很愚蠢!
I doubt what she says!
我懷疑她所說的!
Katie's having fun,Danny!
凱蒂正玩得高興,丹尼!
She's using her imagination!
她正在用她的想象力!
My clone would be the same age as me,
我的克隆體會(huì)和我一樣大,
but she wouldn't be like a sister.
但是她不會(huì)像姐姐那樣。
I already have two sisters.
我已經(jīng)有兩個(gè)姐姐了。
I don't want any more!
我不想再要了!
My sisters are always in the bathroom when I need to brush my teeth or comb my hair.
在我要刷牙或梳頭時(shí)我的姐姐們總是在衛(wèi)生間里。
My clone would help me.
我的克隆體會(huì)幫助我。
I would go to school,but she would do my homework.
我會(huì)去上學(xué),但是她會(huì)幫我做作業(yè)。
After school,I would rest.
放學(xué)后,我會(huì)休息。
She would feed my two cats,clean my room and practise my flute.
她會(huì)喂我那兩只貓,打掃我的房間,以及練習(xí)長(zhǎng)笛。
Also,she would play chess with me.
而且,她能和我一起下象棋。
Wouldn't that be great?
那不是很棒嗎?
Katie takes flute lessons
.凱蒂在上長(zhǎng)笛課。
She practices her flute every day.
她每天都練習(xí)長(zhǎng)笛。
Where would my clone live?
我的克隆體住在哪里呢?
She would live in my closet or under my bed -
她會(huì)住在我的壁櫥里或床底——
very quietly,of course!
當(dāng)然了,要非常安靜!
I hope my clone wouldn't eat too much.
我希望我的克隆體不會(huì)吃得太多。
That might be a problem.
那可能會(huì)是一個(gè)問題。
I hope she wouldn't want too many new clothes.
我希望她不會(huì)想要太多的新衣服。
Do you think she would ever need to go to the dentist?
你認(rèn)為她會(huì)要求去看牙醫(yī)嗎?
She'd better not!
她最好不要!
The dentist is quite expensive!
看牙醫(yī)非常貴!
Maybe a secret clone isn't a good idea.
或許一個(gè)秘密克隆體不是什么好主意。
Maybe I need a robot!
我或許需要一個(gè)機(jī)器人!
I prefer a robot to a clone!
我更喜歡機(jī)器人而不是一個(gè)克隆人!
My clone is a copy of myself.
我的克隆體就是我的一個(gè)復(fù)制品。
flute
長(zhǎng)笛
Learning Tips
學(xué)習(xí)貼士
"Foolish" means "silly or stupid."
“Foolish”意思是“傻的”或“愚蠢的”。
LET'S DO IT!
做一做
Imagine you have a sister who was cloned from you.
想象你有一個(gè)克隆自你的妹妹。
It's fun because your mother can't tell you apart!
這很有趣,因?yàn)槟銒寢尣荒軈^(qū)分你們。
Make up a dialogue with a partner and act it out in front of the class.
與搭檔一起編一個(gè)對(duì)話,并在班里表演。
Try to make your story funny.
試著讓你的故事有趣。
Make the ending surprising!
使結(jié)尾出人意料!
n. 長(zhǎng)笛 vi. 吹長(zhǎng)笛,發(fā)出笛聲 vt. 制或刻垂直