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Amongallthefastgrowingscienceandtechnology,theresearchofhumangenes,orbiologicalengineeringaspeoplecallit,isdrawingmoreandmoreattentionnow.Sometimesitisahottopicdiscussedbypeople.Thegreatestthingthatgenetechnologycandoistocureseriousdiseasesthatdoctorsatpresentcanalmostdonothingwith,suchascancerandheartdisease.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplearemurderedbythesetwokillers.Andtodate,doctorshavenotfoundaneffectivewaytocurethem.Butifthegenetechnologyisapplied,notonlythesetwodiseasescanbecuredcompletely,bringinghappinessandmorelivingdaystothepatients,butalsothegreatamountofmoneypeoplespendoncuringtheirdiseasescanbesaved,thereforeitbenefitstheeconomyaswell.Inaddition,humanlifespan(寿命)canbeprolonged.Genetechnologycanhelppeopletogivebirthtomorehealthyandcleverchildren.Somefamilies,withtheEnglishimperial(皇帝的)familybeingagoodexample,havehereditary(遗传的)diseases.Thismeanstheirchildrenwillforsurehavethefamilydisease,whichisagreattroubleforthesefamilies.Inthepast,doctorscoulddonothingabouthereditarydiseases.Butgenetechnologycansolvethisproblemperfectly.Thescientistjustneedtofindthewronggeneandcorrectitandahealthychildwillbeborn.Somepeopleareworryingthatthegeneresearchcanbeusedtomanufacturehumanbeingsinlargequantities.Inthepastfewyears,scientistshavesucceededincloningasheep;thereforethesepeoplepredictthathumanbabieswouldsoonbecloned.ButIbelieveclonedbabieswillnotcomeoutinlargequantities,formostcouplesintheworldcanhavebabiesinverynormalway.Ofcourse,thegovernmentsmusttakecaretocontrolgenetechnology.Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_Prereading[原文呈现][读文清障]Frankenstein'sMonsterPart1ThestoryofFrankensteinFrankensteinisthenameofayoungscientistfromGeneva,inSwitzerland.Whilestudyingatuniversity①，hediscoversthesecretofhowtocreatelife.Usingbonesfromdeadbodies②，①Whilestudyingatuniversity是时间状语从句的省略，补充完整是：Whileheisstudyingatuniversity。②Usingbonesfromdeadbodies是方式状语。[原文呈现][读文清障]③that引导定语从句，that在从句中作主语，不能省略。④resemble＝(looklike)vt.像不能用于进行时态或被动语态。⑤give...life＝givelifeto...赋予……生命⑥which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰thecreature。⑦extremelyadv.很，极其⑧terrify/'terəfaI/v．使惊恐，使受惊吓⑨whoseesit是定语从句，修饰先行词anyone。[原文呈现][读文清障]However,themonster,whohaslearnttospeak,isintelligent⑩andhashumanemotions⑪.Hebecomeslonely⑫andunhappywhenhecannotfindanyfriendsandsoonhebeginstohatehiscreatorFrankenstein.WhenFrankensteinrefuses⑬tocreateawifeforhim,themonstermurders⑭Frankenstein'sbrother,hisbestfriendClerval,⑩intelligentadj.有智慧的，悟性强的⑪emotion/I'məʊʃn/n．感情；情绪⑫lonelyadj.孤独的lonely强调因孤独而主观上感到寂寞；alone强调客观上只有一个人。⑬refuse/rI'fjuːz/v．拒绝refuse后常接todo不定式。⑭murder/'mɜːdə/v．谋杀[原文呈现][读文清障]andfinally,Frankenstein'snewwifeElizabeth.Thescientistchases⑮thecreaturetotheArctic⑯inorderto⑰destroyhim,buthediesthere.Attheendofthestory,themonsterdisappearsintotheiceandsnowtoendhisownlife.⑮chase/tʃeIz/v．追逐，追赶，追踪⑯theArctic北极，北极地区⑰inorderto为了，此处可换成soasto。弗兰肯斯坦的怪物[第1段译文]第一部分《弗兰肯斯坦》的故事弗兰肯斯坦是瑞士日内瓦一位年轻的科学家的名字。还在上大学时，他就发现了怎样创造生命的秘密。利用死人的骨头，他创造出一个像人的怪物，并赋予了它生命。那个怪物非常高大、强壮，并且极其丑陋，吓坏了所有见到他的人。但是，怪物却有智力和人类的情感，并学会了说话。由于找不到任何朋友，他感到孤独和难过，并很快开始憎恨创造他的那个人——弗兰肯斯坦。当弗兰肯斯坦拒绝为他造一个妻子时，怪物谋杀了弗兰肯斯坦的兄弟和他最好的朋友克莱瓦尔，最后还杀死了弗兰肯斯坦的新婚妻子伊丽莎白。为了除掉怪物，弗兰肯斯坦追赶他到北极，但他本人却死在了那里。在故事的结尾部分，怪物在冰天雪地中结束了自己的生命。[原文呈现][读文清障]⑱extractn．节选；摘录⑲本句是强调句型，强调时间状语onacoldNovembernight。⑳介词短语forthefirsttime意为“第一次”，作时间状语。thefirsttime起连词作用，可引导时间状语从句。○21equipmentn．[U]设备apieceofequipment一件设备○22两个that都引导定语从句，分别修饰theequipment和thething。Part2Extract⑱fromFrankenstein⑲ItwasonacoldNovembernightthatIsawmycreationforthefirsttime⑳.Feelingveryanxious,Ipreparedtheequipment○21thatwouldgivelifetothethingthatlayatmyfeet○22.[原文呈现][读文清障]Itwasalreadyoneinthemorningandtherainfellagainst○23thewindow.Mycandlewasalmostburntout○24when,byitstinylight,Isawtheyelloweyeofthecreatureopen.Itbreathed○25hard,andmoveditsarmsandlegs.HowcanIdescribe○26myemotionswhenIsawthishappen?HowcanIdescribethemonsterwhoIhadworkedsohardtocreate○27？○23againstprep.撞击；撞着○24burnout(火)燃尽，烧完自灭○25breathe/briːð/v．呼吸○26describev．描述○27whoIhad...是定语从句，修饰先行词themonster。[原文呈现][读文清障]Ihadtriedtomakehimbeautiful.Beautiful!HewastheugliestthingIhadeverseen○28！Youcouldseetheveins○29beneath○30hisyellowskin.Hishairwasblackandhisteethwerewhite.Butthesethingscontrastedhorribly○31with○32hisyelloweyes,hiswrinkled○33yellowskinandblacklips.○28Ihad...是定语从句，省略了作宾语的关系代词that。○29vein/veIn/n．血管；静脉○30beneathprep.在……下方○31horriblyadv.吓人地，可怕地，恐怖地○32contrast/kən'trɑːst/v．对照contrastwith与……形成对照○33wrinkled/'rIŋkld/adj.(皮肤等)布满皱纹的[第2～3段译文]第二部分《弗兰肯斯坦》节选我是在11月一个寒冷的晚上首次看到我的“作品”的。它躺在我的脚边，我十分紧张不安地准备了赋予它生命所需的设备。时间已是凌晨1点，雨点敲打着窗户。我的蜡烛即将燃尽。就在此时，借着微弱的烛光，我看见怪物睁开了黄色的眼睛。它喘着粗气，挪动着四肢。该怎样描述我看见这一切发生时内心的感受呢？该怎样描述我费尽心血创造出来的这个怪物呢？我曾尽力把他创造得好看一些。好看！他是我看到过的最丑陋的东西！他黄色皮肤下的血管依稀可见。他的头发是黑色的，他的牙齿是白色的。但这些东西却与他的黄眼睛、皱巴巴的黄皮肤以及黑嘴唇形成了骇人的对比。[原文呈现][读文清障]○34lifelessadj.无生命的○35morethan多于；超出○36vanishvi.消失；突然不见○37horrorn．惊骇；令人恐怖的事物○38disgust/dIs'ɡʌst/v．使觉得恶心；使厌烦n．厌恶Ihadworkedfornearlytwoyearswithoneaimonly,togivelifetoalifeless○34body.ForthisIhadnotslept,Ihaddestroyedmyhealth.Ihadwanteditmorethan○35anythingintheworld.ButnowIhadfinished,thebeautyofthedreamvanished○36，andhorror○37anddisgust○38filledmyheart.[原文呈现][读文清障]