Unit 3 Section Ⅱ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Language Points（Word教参）-【优化指导】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册（译林版2020）

Section Ⅱ　Welcome to the unit and Reading—Language Points [对应学生用书P54] 难词注解 教材原文 课文翻译 ①gene n．基因 ②game­changing adj.改变游戏规则的(指彻底改变事态发展的) ③genome n. 基因组，染色体组 ④cell n．细胞 ⑤being n．生物，存在；身心 ⑥lifespan n．寿命，有效期 ⑦affect vt.影响；侵袭，使感染；深深打动 ⑧contract vt.感染(疾病)；与……订立合同(或契约) n．合同，合约 ⑨virus n．病毒；(计算机程序中的)病毒 ⑩cancer n．癌症；邪恶，毒瘤 ⑪identify vt.找到，发现；确认，认出；显示，说明身份 ⑫means n．(pl.means)方法，方式；财富，钱财 ⑬delete vt.删去，删除 ⑭restore vt.恢复；修复；使复原，使复位 ⑮ultimately adv.最终；根本上 ⑯abnormal adj.反常的，畸形的 ⑰weapon n．武器，手段；兵器 ⑱fundamental adj.十分重大的，根本的；基础的，基本的n.基本规律，根本法则，基础 ⑲pace n．发生的速度，节奏；步速；快节奏vi.& vt.来回踱步，走来走去；确定速度，调整节奏 ⑳arise vi.(arose, arisen)发生，出现；(由……)引起，(因……)产生 restrict vt.限制，限定；束缚，妨碍；约束，管束 prohibit vt.(尤指以法令)禁止；使不可能 prohibit sb. from doing sth.禁止某人做某事 resistance n．抵抗力；抵制，反对；抵抗，反抗 flu n．流行性感冒，流感 characteristic n．特征，特点 adj.典型的，独特的 wrestle vi. & vt.奋力对付，努力处理；摔跤 wrestle with努力处理，全力解决 put sth in place准备就绪 debate vt.& vi.讨论，辩论；仔细考虑，思考 n．讨论，争论；辩论 without doubt毫无疑问，的确 The future is in our genes① Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for coming to this lecture. Over the course of my career, I have seen many wonderful scientific developments, but none are as game­changing② as genome③ editing. I am full of excitement about the possibilities this scientific advance can bring and I hope to share my excitement with you today. 句中I have seen many wonderful scientific developments是现在完成时； but是表示转折的连词，连接两个分句。 As many of you may already know, genes play a critical role in shaping our lives. Everything from the colour of our eyes to our talent for maths depends on genes. The complete set of genes inside a cell④ or a living being⑤ is called a genome. Our own personal genome carries all the information needed to make us grow and develop. It also contains information that helps determine our lifespan⑥ and affects⑦ our chances of contracting⑧ certain diseases. Some people, for example, carry a gene that makes them more likely to catch a certain virus⑨ or develop a particular form of cancer⑩. 句中Some pe