听一分钟英文：Stem Cell Research-干细胞研究

I’m all for stem¹ cell research. I know it is a huge issue at the moment. Lots of people don’t like it. They say it is unethical and that it is playing God. Other people say we will create Frankenstein’s monster. Britain seems to be leading the world in this research. The government has passed laws to encourage it. British scientists have made many discoveries with stem cell research. For a long time America did very little research. President Obama changed that and now American scientists are doing lots of research. I don’t think you can stop scientists doing research. It’s a part of the history of science. I think stem cell research is very important. It will lead to many cures for diseases².

1 stem   

n.茎，干，船首，词干，血统；vt.堵住，阻止，抽去梗；vi.起源于，发生

参考例句：

• Cut the stem cleanly,just beneath a leaf joint.把茎切整齐点，正好切在叶根下。
• The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.整艘船从头到尾都着火了。

2 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。