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When studying these fruit fly brains, scientists identified one single gene that, when mutated, rendered a female completely incapable of deciding on a mate - even when a male is trying really hard.

■mutate [ˋmjutet] (vi.) 變化、產生突變
■render[ˋrɛndɚ] (vt.)使成為、表達、把…譯成
■decide on sth/sb 決定某事；選定某人
★When studying these fruit fly brains, scientists identified one single gene that, when mutated, rendered a female completely incapable of deciding on a mate - even when a male is trying really hard.
科學家研究果蠅的大腦時，發現某特定基因突變時，會讓雌果蠅完全無法決定讓誰來當她的伴侶—即便雄果蠅非常地賣力想要贏得她的芳心。
【跟Hilario學西班牙語練習】：問價錢或殺價
¿Cuánto vale? ¿Cuánto cuesta? (How much?)
¿Cuánto vale este libro? (How much is this book?)這本書多少錢? este /esta(this)
¿Cuánto cuesta esta camisa? 那件襯衫多少錢?
Cien euros. (One hundred euros)100歐元。
Es un poco caro/cara. (It's a little expensive)有點貴。
¿Puede hacerme un descuento? (Can you give me a discount?)可以給折扣嗎？
agua (water)

Day 156
從蚊子到larva，今天則是出現蒼蠅了
今天的句子不算長，不過好饒舌 @_@

幾個覺得容易出錯的地方：
studying
fruit fly brains
mutated
completely incapable
male

用不太到的不正經西文教室
mosca de la fruta (fruit fly or fly of the fruit)
no hace falta (沒必要)
funciona muy bien (it works very well)

When studying these fruit fly brains, scientists identified one single gene that, when mutated, rendered a female completely incapable of deciding on a mate - even when a male is trying really hard.

科學家研究果蠅大腦時，發現某特定基因突變時，會讓雌果蠅完全無法決定誰來當她的伴侶—即便雄果蠅非常地賣力表現...

1 . identify 確認、辨別

identify [aɪˋdɛntə͵faɪ] (v.) 確認、辨別
Please identify the cause of the problem!
請辨別這個問題的發生原因!

After he woke up from the surgery for a short period of time, he failed to identify his own wife.
當他手術醒來的有一段很短的時間內，他沒辦法分出誰是自己的老婆。

identity [aɪˋdɛntətɪ] (n.) 身份
What’s your ID number?
你的身分是甚麼?

ID: identity or identification

identification [aɪ͵dɛntəfəˋkeʃən] (n.) 認出、辨別、身分證、識別證

2 . gene 基因

gene [dʒin] (n.) 基因
I was born this way.
天生的

It's in the genes.
我基因裡就是這樣、骨子裡就是這樣的人

genetic [dʒəˋnɛtɪk] (adj.) 基因的
GM food: genetically modified food 基因改造食品

generic [dʒɪˋnɛrɪk] (adj.) 一般的、總稱的
brand names: 名牌的
generic brand: 雜牌的

3 . mutate 變化、產生突變

mutate [ˋmjutet] (v.) 變化、產生突變

mutation [mjuˋteʃən] (n.) 突變
X-men: X戰警
Hugh Jackman: 休 傑克曼

mutant [ˋmjutənt] (adj.) 突變的、變種人

4 . render 使成為

render [ˋrɛndɚ] (v.) 使成為

render [ˋrɛndɚ] (v.) 表達

5 . completely 完整地

completely [kəmˋplitlɪ] (adv.) 完整地
This sort of behavior in public is completely unacceptable.
你在公共場所這樣行為是非常不能接受的。

complete [kəmˋplit] (adj.) 完整的
You complete me!
我因妳而完整!

incomplete [͵ɪnkəmˋplit] (adj.) 不完整的
This maze is incomplete without the last piece of information.
少了這個最後一塊資訊，我們這個謎團是永遠解不開的。

6 . decide 決定

decide [dɪˋsaɪd] (v.) 決定
Oh! I can’t decide whether I like France or the U.K. better.
我無法決定我到底比較喜歡法國還是英國。

decision [dɪˋsɪʒən] (n.) 決定
Who we are today is made up of every single decision that we’ve ever made.
我們過去的種種每一個決定造就了今天的我們。

deciding [dɪˋsaɪdɪŋ] (adj.) 決定性的
Florida was the deciding vote in the US election.
在美國這次的大選當中，佛羅里達是非常重要的一票。

Day19 週末跑去完全沒有訊號的國家公園露營 偷懶兩天今天就怎麼唸都抓不太到感覺 讓大家看看超巨大樹根 等等要把前兩天的補一補了

娘娘粉絲跟讀器
When studying these fruit fly brains, scientists identified one single gene that, when mutated, rendered a female completely incapable of deciding on a mate - even when a male is trying really hard.

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■render (v.)

◆(CAUSE)
1. to cause someone or something to be in a particular state
使成為；使變得；使處於某種狀態
[His rudeness rendered me speechless. 他的粗暴無禮讓我啞口無言]
[New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete. 新技術發展太快，我的舊電腦已經過時了]

2. to change words into a different language or form
翻譯；把…譯成
[She is rendering the book into English from French. 她正在把這本書從法語譯成英語]

◆(GIVE)
to give something such as a service, a personal opinion or expression, or a performance of a song or poem, etc. to people
給予，提供；表達；表演
[The piano solo was well rendered. 那支鋼琴獨奏曲彈得真好]
[The singers rendered the song with enthusiasm. 歌手們熱情洋溢地演唱了這首歌]
[We see that freight railroads make good profits while rendering excellent service. 我們看到鐵路貨運公司在提供優質服務的同時也贏得了豐厚的利潤]

◆(BUILDING)
粉刷；給（牆壁）抹灰（或水泥）
specialized architecture to put a first layer of plaster or cement on a wall

大家早安安~*\(^o^)/* #跟Ni聽個歌:I'm Just Not Into You/JY #自己的天天聽首英文歌挑戰 #第113首

When studying these fruit fly brains, scientists identified one single gene that, when mutated, rendered a female completely incapable of deciding on a mate - even when a male is trying really hard.

果蠅也很愛出現在可憐加班人的桌前，有時還往臉上飛，真的很惱人！

星期二也加油吧！