40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词（十三）37BeCarefulaboutCloning谨慎对待克隆Afteraseriesofinitialexperimentsandcorrections,thescientist’shardworkpaidoffwhenthetwincloneturkeyswerehatchedwithnormalfeatherandclaws.Thisbreakthroughpossiblyenabledpeopletobringtheiradoredpetsbacktolife.However,itbotheredhimfromtimetotimethattheirhealthwasinpoorconditionbecausetheywereunabletoresistillnesses.Thisdrawbackcasthimdown.Merely2weekslater,theclonesandtheircarrierdied,whichstruckfrustrationintohisheart.Heretiredbeforeheattainedhisambitionandbecameamemberofanoperachorustorelievehisdepression.Shortlyafterwards,themediapublishedaconservativeargumentobjectingtocloningowingtomoralproblems,andsuggestedtheconstitutionincludecompulsoryregulationstoforbidobtainingcommercialprofitsfromcloning.Wheninterviewed,thescientiststaredatthedecorationsontheceiling,thinkingforawhile,andthensaid,“I’mnotinfavourofanyarbitraryassumption,butundertakingcloningdoesdifferfromthestraightforwardprocedureofmakingloafsoutofflour.Untilweaccumulateenoughexactknowledge,anypracticeisinvainandisboundtofail.Altogether,beingmorecarefulisreasonableorwemaywalkintoasideroad.”在最初一系列的实验和修正之后，科学家的辛苦工作终于取得了成功，一对双生的克隆火鸡孵化出来，羽毛和爪子都很正常。这一突破或许能让人们使他们喜爱的宠物死而复生。然而，使他不时地烦恼的是，因为它们无法抵抗疾病，使得它们的健康状况极差。这个缺点让他很沮丧。仅仅过了2个星期，克隆体和母体都死亡了，这使他内心里充满了挫折，他也因此在达到自己目标前就退休了，并选择加入歌剧合唱团来减轻消沉的感觉。之后不久，媒体就因为道德问题而发表了反对克隆的保守论点，并且建议宪法应该包括强制性的法规禁止通过克隆获得商业利益。当被采访时，科学家盯着天花板上的装饰物思考了一会儿，说：“我不赞成任何任意的假设，但是从事克隆与用面粉制作面包的简单过程确实不大相同。在我们积累了足够的准确知识前，任何实际操作都是徒劳无功的，注定会失败。总而言之，更加谨慎地对待克隆是合理的，否则我们或许会误入歧途。”38StrangePatentApplications奇怪的专利申请IsetaboutworkinginthecurrentPatentOfficeafterresigningfromthecourtpersonnel.Competentanddynamic,IneverfeelpassivewhiledivingintotheidentificationsofwhetherapplicationsarevalidandpracticalaccordingtothenewversionofthecriteriaWiththeexpectationofdistinguishingtheirownimportance,somepeopleleavethebeatentrackandfilestrangeproductswithusnowandthen,forexample,lanternthatcanbeattachedonyourforehead,cubicwalnuts,refrigeratormadeofstrawandglue,perfumethatnobodycanbeartosmell,andsoon.Once,amanmadeatrianglehelicopteroutofstainlesswiresandstring.Hecalledusupandmerrilyclaimeditwasstableandconvenienttouse,andneveroutoforder.Iaskedhimtohangon,butthisinnocentmanjustrangoffandsetouttoflyfromhiscourtyard.Idialedhisnumberinthedirectorytryingtoringhimback,butnevergotthrough.MercifulGodblessing,anabruptfreezingrainfallmadehispowderwet.Luckily,thetroublewaswithoutanyextensionexceptthathecrashedintoagreengrocer’smakingalltheripefruitsbecomemessyjam.Whenpeopleseizedthiscrazymanwithcautionandsoberedhimbytappinghisface,hecomplainedaboutthebadweatherinsteadofassociatinghisfailurewithhisunscientificdesign.从法院人事部辞职后，我开始在现在的专利局工作。我工作起来既称职又有活力，在投身于根据新版的申请标准鉴定专利申请，以防他们无效或不实用时，我从未感觉到消极没劲。为了显示与众不同，时不时就有人违反常规，向我们提交一些奇怪的产品申请，例如固定在前额的信号灯、立方体的胡桃、用稻草和胶水制作的冰箱、没人能受得了的香水等有一次，有个人用不锈钢丝和绳子制作了一架三角形的直升飞机。他致电给我们，高兴地声称其确实牢固，而且方便使用，从不发生故障。我请他稍等，但这个天真的人挂了电话就开始从院子里起飞。我拨打他在电话簿上的号码试图回电给他，却无法接通。仁慈的上帝保佑，一场突然降临的冻雨打湿了他的火药，使他造成的麻烦没有扩大，只是撞入一间水果店，把所有成熟的水果都压成一塌糊涂的果酱。当人们小心地抓住这个失去理智的人，轻轻拍打他的脸使他清醒过来时，他还在抱怨糟糕的坏天气，却没有将他的失败与他不科学的设计联系起来。
