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1、PassageBIHaveHisGenesButNotHisGeniusCultureNotesAustriancomposer,centrallyimportanttotheclassicalera(about1750to1820)OneofthemostinspiredcomposersinWesternmusicaltraditionMozart,WolfgangAmadeus(1756-1791)IHaveHisGenesButNotHisGeniusIt'sChristmasEve2040,andI'mtheonlybartenderstillworking
2、thatafternoon,andthehouseispracticallyempty.Iseethisguydownattheendofthebar,sittingbyhimself.Ibringhimafreshdrink,andwishhimgreetingsoftheseason.Helooksatme,sortoffunny,andsays:"DoyouknowwhoIam?"Christmas['krisməs]n.(inChristianity)JesusChrist’sbirthday,celebratedonDecember25th圣诞节eve[i:
3、v]n.theeveningbeforeanevent,esp.aholiday前夜,前夕guy[gaɪ]n.aman;anyperson,maleorfemale家伙,人IadmitIdon't."Here,maybethiswillhelp,"hesays,andhepullsalittlepictureoutofhiswallet.Anoldportrait,reallyold,likecenturiesold.It'sayoungmaninprofile:sharpnose,weakchin,definiteresemblancetomyfriendhere.
4、Atthebottom,there'sacaption:"W.A.Mozart."caption['kæpʃn]n.anexplanationwrittenabove,beloworbesideapicture,newspaperarticle,etc.标题;解说词;字幕chin[tʃin]n.thefrontpartoftheface(esp.ofahumanbeing)belowthemouth下巴;下颌definite['definit]adj.clearlyknown,seen,orstated;withoutanyuncertainty确切的;肯定的;明显的
5、portrait[‘pɔ:trit]n.apainting,drawing,orphotographofarealpersonorgroupofpeople肖像,人像resemblance [ri‘zembləns]n.similarity,esp.inappearance;likeness相似之处,雷同之处Nowit'smyturntolookathimfunny.Thenithitsmelikeabrick."You'rethatcloneguy,"Isay."Theguyinthepapersbackinthe'20s.""Intheflesh.Wolfgang
6、AmadeusMozart.Ihavehisbrain,hisheart,hisDNA.He'smyfatherandmymotherandmybrother.He'smyidenticaltwin,exceptIwasborn247yearslater.“brick[brɪk]n.ablockofbakedciayusedasbuildingmaterial砖flesh[fleʃ]n.thesoftpartofthebodyofapersonoranimalthatcoversthebonesandliesundertheskin肉DNAn.deoxyribonuc
7、leicacid脱氧核糖核酸twin[twɪn]n.eitheroftwochildrenbornofthesamemotheratthesametime双胞胎中的一个,双生子女Sohestartstalking.Ittakeshimalongtimetoexplain,andIdidn'tgetitall,butIgotalot.In2001,Congresspassedabanoncloninghumans,butofcoursemadscientistswentaheadwithsecretcloning.ban[bæn]n.Anofficia