Science versus Nature教學設計

 
6. i don’t want to adopt someone else’s child and i don’t want to use another woman’s egg—i want a child that is generically related to me.
  ①adopt (vt.) 收養，領養；采用，采納（議案、意見等）
    can you adopt my new idea?
    they adopted a neighbour’s boy.
    (詞組) adopt measures/ new methods/ an idea 采取措施/ 采用新辦法/ 采納意見
          adopt a resolution 通過一項議案
          an adopted son 養子     adopted words 外來詞
    (比較) adopt/adapt
          adopt收養，領養；采用，采納（議案、意見等）；adapt使適合，使適應 adapt…to…；改編adapt…for…
      she had to adapt herself to local conditions. 她必須使自己適應當地的情況。
      this english novel was adapted for the stage. 這部小說被改編成了劇本。
    (練習) the couple decided to _____a boy because they had three girls.
         a. adapt     b. adopt    c. receive      b. keep
 
②be related to 與…有關聯；與…有聯系
  can you relate what happened in your childhood to your present state of mind?
   relate (v) 和…相關，把…與…關聯起來
relation (n.) 關系，聯系，家屬，親屬
   relative (adj.) 有關系的，相對的；(n.) 親戚，親屬
 
7. while cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research so as to deliver a cloned human baby.
  ①while (conj.) 當…的時候，和…同時（while引導的從句要表示一段時間）
    john came in while i was typing a letter. 當我正在用打字機打一封信時，約翰進來了。
         (conj.) 然而，雖然，盡管
    while he was hated by others, i liked him. 他雖受人恨， 但我卻喜歡他。
    (練習) ______ english can be difficult to learn, it is a very useful tool for communication.
          a. because      b. as      c. once       d. while
  ②push ahead with 推進，推行，毅然繼續做某事
    it is hard to push ahead with such an unpopular policy.
這樣一個不得人心的政策很難推行下去的。
    (詞組) push ahead/ forward/ on with sth. 毅然繼續做某事