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day 65in the lab

unit 9 · science & tech

    in the lab

    Talk about a science lab: cells, genes, elements and states of matter, testing and proving results, and say “so that” with 以便.

    today’s words

    • 细胞 xìbāo · cell (biology)
    • 基因 jīyīn · gene
    • 遗传 yíchuán · to inherit (genetically)
    • 进化 jìnhuà · to evolve; evolution
    • 元素 yuánsù · element; factor
    • 气体 qìtǐ · gas
    • 液体 yètǐ · liquid
    • 固体 gùtǐ · solid
    • 金属 jīnshǔ · metal
    • 铜 tóng · copper, bronze
    • 氧气 yǎngqì · oxygen
    • 合成 héchéng · to synthesise, combine
    • 生成 shēngchéng · to generate, produce
    • 释放 shìfàng · to release
    • 还原 huányuán · to restore (to the original)
    • 效应 xiàoyìng · effect
    • 周期 zhōuqī · cycle, period
    • 频率 pínlǜ · frequency
    • 概率 gàilǜ · probability, chance
    • 检测 jiǎncè · to test, detect
    • 检验 jiǎnyàn · to inspect, verify
    • 鉴定 jiàndìng · to authenticate, appraise
    • 验证 yànzhèng · to verify, prove
    • 人为 rénwéi · man-made, caused by people

    sentences

    • 医生检查了血液里的细胞,以便找出生病的原因。 · The doctor examined the blood cells to find out what was causing the illness.
    • 眼睛的颜色跟遗传有关,是由基因决定的。 · Eye colour is inherited: it’s decided by genes.
    • 水有三种形态:液体、固体和气体。 · Water has three forms: liquid, solid and gas.
    • 植物在阳光下会释放氧气。 · Plants release oxygen in sunlight.
    • 实验数据要记录下来,以便以后验证。 · Write down the experiment data so that it can be checked later.