美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-06-04

 Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. I'm 62, I have dark hair and brown eyes. No why, genes¹, this a little piece of code that determining the characteristicsof living things and all living things have them. But genes can be changed, they can be modified, that's how you end up with GMO which is Genetic² Modified Organism. Some companies modify the genes of animals and plants that are part of our food chain. Over the weekend, protests like this one happened in dozens of countries all over the world. 2 million people protesting against GMOs, and against one specific company that makes them, Jake Tapper digs into the details.

--Some of opponents of these GMOs want them banned, others say food whoes DNA³ has been changed needed at least to be labelled. Monsanto is a leading producer of genetically⁴ modifier seeds and herbicides. In last quarter along, Monsanto sold seeds, much of it modified, woth more than 4 billion dollars. It is a business, the company says, that's helping⁵ to feed the planet.

--It's the vision strives to me the needs of rapidaly growing poplulation.

But the protesters wanna know just how their foodis is being re-engineered. Some of the outrage⁶ was sparkled by these shocking photos showing massive tumors that developped on these rats after they ate genetically modified corn over their life times. But that study by researchers at the University of Cannes in France has been criticised by many in the scientific community and by the European food safety authority, who say it's simply not up to scientific standars. Even so the disturbing tumor⁷ photos did lead many to queations their own standars about what exactly we are all eatting. One queation, how can you know if you're eatting genetically modified foods and feeding them to your family. Well, you can't, and that's the issue.

--I received over 2,000 letters on this topics.

Last week, senators debated whether states could reqire food labelling for food products with genetically modified ingredients.

--The concepts we're talking about today is a fairly common sense and non-radical idea.

The legislation introduced by independent Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, failed.

--When you take on very powerful biotech companes like Monsanto, and large food corporations where many ways would prefer that people not know what is in their food that they produce are very powerful.

This comes on the hills of what the critics called Monsanto Protection Act. That legislation passed by Congress and signed by President earlier this year. A bill that allows genetically modified crops approved by the Agriculture Department to be grown, even if there is action in the corns declaring them to be dangerous.

On its website, Monsanto states, quote Plans biotechnology has been in use for over 15 years without documents or evidents of adverse⁸ effects on human or animal health or in the enviroment.

Legislator who sided with Monsanto say the company is improving on nature.

--I think it would be more accurated called they mordened science to feed a very troubled and hungry world.

1 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

2 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

3 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

4 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

7 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

8 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。