Transcript B3U8

On July 5th, 1996, the
1 st cloned mammal
Dolly was born in
Britain.
In 1998, fifty
cloned mice were
born in Hawaii in
the US.
Cloned Pigs
were born.
In 1998, a cloned
ox was born.
In December
1999, the 1st
cloned pet—
Copy Kitty
was born.
Section A
Legal and Moral Implications of Cloning
In December
1999, the 1st
cloned pet—
Copy Kitty
was born.
Section A
Legal and Moral Implications of Cloning
Is human clone good or bad?
Goo
d
Bad
Good
• grow organs and tissues for transplant
surgery
• fight fatal diseases
• save dying relatives
• help infertile people have children
• create genius
• extend human life
Bad
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•
•
deny human rights
a shorter life
religious objections
psychological harms
reduce variety of human gene pool
degrade the quality of parenting
and family life
Structure Analysis
Event (Para.1)
+ Responses (Paras.2-3)
+ Puzzles & Discussion (Paras.4-18)
+ Reiteration (Para.19)
New Words
implication n.
“a possible effect or result”
Translation
The economic implications for the
industry will be far-reaching.
该行业在经济上的影响是深远的。
imply v. 意味，暗示
generate vt.
“cause something to exist; produce”
Translation
我认为这种新产品会为公司带来很多利润。
I think this new product will generate
a lot of profits for the company.
mount vi.
increase in amount or degree
e.g.
Sales were mounting after prices
were lowered.
价格降低后，销售量就上去了。
intact adj.
complete and not damaged
e.g.
After the earthquake, no
house remained intact in
this village.
地震过后，村子里没有任
何房子是完好无损的。
deliberate adj.
doing something on purpose
e.g.
Witnesses say that the fire was
deliberate.
目击者说是故意纵火。
debate
v.& n.
e.g.
The United Nations Security Council
will debate the issue today.
联合国安理会今天将讨论这个问题。
Text Study
Part I. The News (Para. 1)
What’s the news?
Scientists
succeeded in
cloning a sheep
named Dolly.
within one’s reach
“inside the distance that can be touched”
e.g.
After five years’ hard work, promotion
seemed within his reach.
他升职在望。
come to life
“be alive or vivid” 活跃起来，栩栩如生
e.g.
The quiet girl has come to life since
she worked as a saleswoman.
Part II. The Responses (Paras. 2-3)
What was the response from
governments?
They hurried to
draft guidelines.
In the wake of this announcement,
governments hurried to draft guidelines for
the unknown, a future filled with incredible
possibilities. (Para. 2)
• Note that “a future filled with incredible
possibilities” is an apposition to “the
unknown”.
Part III. The Puzzles (Paras. 4-18)
1. Why would anyone want to clone
a human being?
Parents want to ____________________.
Adults might want to _______________.
2. Will it be possible to clone the dead?
Yes, if the body is fresh.
3. Would a cloned human
be identical to the original?
“as” is used as a relative pronoun, standing
for the main clause “identical genes don’t
produce identical people.”
e.g.
1) He is an Englishman, as I know from
his accent.
2) He was late for school, as is often
the case.
3. Would a cloned human be identical
to the original?
No
in appearance
Yes
in personalities
Because personality is heavily influenced
by life experience and environment.
identical genes
Why?
identical people
What if…
“What would happen if…” 要是……怎么办
4. What if parents decided to clone
a child in order to harvest organs?
For the cloned child, it’d be
psychologically
harmful
________________________.
5. How should a human clone refer to
the donor of its DNA?
Mother ?
Father ?
refer to
1) “use a particular word, expression, or name to
mention or describe sb. or sth.” 称呼，叫
e.g.
• Our economy is referred to as market
economy.
我们的经济被称为市场经济。
refer to
2) “talk about a particular subject or person” 提及
e.g.
• The minister referred to the importance
of the increased exports.
部长提及增加出口的重要性。
5. How should a human clone refer to
the donor of its DNA?
Mother ?
Father ?
the original/copy
6. What are the other implications of
cloning for society?
Whether the cloned are human
cause debate
or not will ______________.
Part IV. summary and expectation. (Para. 19)
Is the list of questions finished?
No, it is just the beginning…
THANKS!