《姐姐的守护者》精讲 10

l'd like to suggest something completely off the record.

我想建议一些记录上完全没有提及的事

Many times one sibling¹ isn't a match. but another is.

很多时候一个兄弟姐妹不匹配，但另一个会

Have you considered having another child?

你愿意考虑再要一个孩子吗？

but umbilical blood can be an incredibly effective tool in treating leukemic patients.

单单是脐血对治疗白血病有奇效

Not to be forward...

不提以后

lt's like a miracle.

这就像个无价之宝

Well. how would you know that the new child would be a match?

好吧，你怎么会知道新孩子会匹配？

We could make sure of it. - ln a test tube?

我们可以确定这个 - 在试管里？

Yes. With preimplantation genetic² diagnosis³.

是的，用早期胚胎基因诊断技术

it would be a 1 OO percent match.

她会百分之百匹配

A donor⁴ child?

一个供体婴儿？

lt's not for everybody.

不是对所有人（都是供体）

And legally. l can't even officially recommend it.

从法律上来说，我甚至不能向你们提这个建议

But like l said. cord blood would be invaluable⁵.

但是正如我所说，脐血是非常宝贵的

Well. we gotta do it.

好的，我们会做的

We gotta try.

我们要试一试

JESSE: That was it.

就这样

Grown in a dish. they would have an in vitro child.

通过培养皿的培养，他们有了一个试管婴儿

A perfect chromosomal⁶ match who would be Kate's genetic savior.

染色体完美匹配，她是Kate的基因救星

1 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

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 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

4 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

5 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

6 chromosomal   

adj.染色体的

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• In mammalian species, a variety of chromosomal rearrangements are known to exist. 在哺乳类的物种中，已知有许多类型的染色体内部重新排列。 来自辞典例句