英语作文转基因稻米的重大发现

　　Thefirst field tests took place in 20xx atLouisiana State University in the United States. Golden Rice is currently beingtested in the Philippines. It is still not available for general use.take placePhilippines

　　It is still not available for general use. 目前还未广泛使用/量产。

　　Co-inventor Ingo Potrykus says rice with 2 added genes will be available in 20xx. One genecomes from maize, or corn, and the other froma soil bacterium.

　　Mr.Potrykus is retired from the Swiss FederalInstitute of Technology. He blames the delays on toomany rules about genetically modified crops.

　　beretiredfromblamesththedelaysonsthgeneticallymodifiedcrops

　　Opponents say such crops may cause environmental damage by breeding with conventionalplants. Opponents also question the safety of biotechfoods.

　　opponent[?'p?un?nt]

　　n.对手,敌手,反对者

　　a.敌对的,反对的sbquestionsth

　　Mr.Potrykus says Golden Rice has never been shown to be unsafe for the environmentor people. Many agricultural organizations support the project.

　　Butthere are also critics, including researchers for the environmental groupGreenpeace. Several months ago they questioned whether Golden Rice could domuch for vitamin A deficiency. They said releasing genetically modified rice inAsia could permanently change traditionalrice varieties and wild ancestors of rice.

　　permanently[p?:m?n?ntli]

　　ad.永久地,持久地<——>temporarily临时地ancestor注意n

　　【参考译文】

　　20xx年美国的路易斯安那州立大学举行的首次实地试验。现在菲律宾已经开始测验黄金米。但黄金米仍然没有得到大范围推广使用。

　　发明人之一，印戈·伯特利库斯说：“添加了两个新基因的稻米将于20xx年提供使用。”其中一个基因提取自玉米，另一个提取自一种土壤细菌。

　　退休前，伯特利库斯是瑞士联邦理工学院的一员。他指责过多的规定限制了转基因农作物的发展。

　　反对者说转基因农作物和传统植物的杂交可能会破坏环境。反对者还质疑基因食物食用的安全性。

　　伯特利库斯说还从未出现过黄金米对环境或是人类造成危害的现象。许多农业组织支持这项工程。

　　也不乏有像包括环境组织“绿色和平”的研究人员在内的批评者的声音。几个月前，他们质疑黄金米是否能解决维他命A的缺乏。他们说，在亚洲投入转基因稻米可能会永久性改变传统的稻米品种和野生的原种稻米。