[MIT] Genetic genealogy is now solving recent crimes, not just cold cases
. genetic:(a) [dʒɪ’netɪk] 基因的
. genealogy:(n) [dʒiːnɪ’ælədʒɪ; dʒen-] 族譜學; 血統
. genetic genealogy: 基因族譜學
. cold case: 懸案
For the first time, a public database of DNA profiles was used to solve a very recent crime. The implications for crime fighting are tremendous.
. implication:(n) [ɪmplɪ’keɪʃ(ə)n] 影響, 可能的結果; implication for sth: 對某件事帶來的影響
This election has profound implications for the future of U.S. democracy. 对于美国民主的未来而言，这次选举影响深远.
What are the implications of these proposals? 这些提议会有什么后果？
. tremendous:(a) [trɪ’mendəs] 驚人的, 極好的, 巨大的
Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook. 突然一声巨响，整个车站都晃动了.
This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money. 这个计划能给我们节省一大笔钱.
There was still a tremendous amount of work to be done. 依然還有很多工作需要去做.
She’s got a tremendous voice, hasn’t she? 她有一副绝好的嗓子，对吧？
Steve Jobs is a tremendous person. 史蒂夫賈伯斯是個了不起的人
Red handed: A 31-year-old man, Spencer Glen Monnett, was arrested by police in Utah on July 28 for the rape of an elderly woman, Carla Brooks. The crime happened only last April.
. Red handed:(a) 現行犯的
Catching offenders red-handed is only part of the agent’s job. 將不法份子逮個正著只是探員們工作的一部分.
I think my boyfriend is having an affair, so I want to go home and catch him red handed. 好像我男朋友有外遇了，我要回家抓他个正着！
. arrest:(v) [ə’rest] 逮補
He was arrested and charged with murder. 他遭到逮捕并被指控谋杀.
I got arrested for careless driving. 我因鲁莽驾驶被捕.
. rape:(n) [reɪp] 強姦
Police are investigating a series of violent rapes in the town. 警察在调查镇上发生的一连串暴力强奸案.
He was arrested and charged with rape. 他被捕并被控强奸.
Monnett was located via “genetic genealogy”: DNA he left at the crime scene was used to find his relatives and then him.
. relative:(n) [‘relətɪv] 親戚
Her boyfriend is a distant relative of mine. 她的男朋友是我的远房亲戚.
Not just cold-case murders: This year police began using genetic genealogy to crack notorious decades-old murders, like the Golden State Killer case, which had gone unsolved since the mid-1970s. So far, a half-dozen alleged murderers have been named.
. crack:(v) [kræk] 使破裂; 打開
Don’t put boiling water in the glass or it will crack. 不要把沸水倒进这个玻璃杯里，否则它会破裂的.
He cracked a couple of eggs into a pan. 他往平底锅里打了几个鸡蛋.
. notorious:(a) [nə(ʊ)‘tɔːrɪəs] 聲名狼籍的, 臭名昭彰的
a notorious computer hacker 声名狼藉的电脑黑客
notorious cases of human rights abuses 臭名昭著的践踏人权案
“Tariffs raise taxex on hard-working Americans,” hes says in his notorious monotone. “關稅會加重勤勉工作的美國人的稅務負擔,” 他用自己臭名昭彰的單調口吻說道.
. decades-old: 幾十年前的
. alleged:(a) [ə’ledʒd] 涉嫌的; allege:(v) [ə’ledʒ] 宣稱, 斷言, 指控(在未经证实下)
thrie alleged involvement in international terrorism. 他们涉嫌参与国际恐怖主义活动
It was alleged that the policeman had accepted bribes. 有人声称这名警察收受贿赂.
The water is alleged to be polluted with mercury. 据称这片水域受到汞污染.
. murderer:(n) [‘mɜːd(ə)rə®] 兇手
The murderer paid with his life. 杀人犯以命抵罪.
The policeman has caught the murderer alive. 警察已捉拿到凶手.
How it works: Genealogists upload the sequences of DAN left at a crime scene to a large database of genetic profiles to find relatives of an unknown suspect. Then they zero in on him (yes, they’re all men, so far) by building a family tree and using that information to inform traditional detective work.
. genealogist:(n) [,dʒi:ni’ælədʒist] 族譜專家
. suspect:(n) [ˈsʌspekt; (for v.) səˈspekt] 嫌疑犯
Two suspects were arrested today in connection with the robbery. 有两名与劫案有关的嫌疑人今天被逮捕.
Police have issued a description of the murder suspect. 警方公布了凶杀案嫌疑犯的特征.
. zero in on sth/someone: 集中全部注意力到某事或某物, 鎖定某事或某物
With his usual skill, the chairman zeroed in on the most delicate subject of our meeting. 主席以其惯用的技巧，把注意力集中到了会议最微妙的题目上.
They zeroed in on books about Islamophobia, and ripped up copies of an anti-racist magazine. 他們將目標鎖定有關伊斯蘭恐懼症的書籍, 並將反種族歧視的雜誌撕毀.
It is easy to zero in on findings that scare us. 人們總是很容易聚焦在讓我們感到害怕的調查結果上.
Implications?: You bet. It appears police can now ID a criminal within weeks of a crime. What’s more, the Utah case is the first time the tool was used to investigate a lesser crime than murder.
. you bet: of course, 當然, 想的沒有錯
Can you do it? You bet. 这件事你能干吗？当然行！
. ID:(v) identify
. lesser:(a) [‘lesə] 次要的
They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage. 他們承認了刑事毀壞的較輕罪名.
“I believe this will be the trend,” says CeCe Moore, the genealogist and DNA detective who workded the Monnett case. She thinks searching genetic databases soon after crimes are committed will save police resources and could even have stopped this rapist from striking again.
. committed:(v) [kə’mɪtɪd] 犯下, 幹壞事
He was perfectly sane when he committed the crime. 他犯罪时，神志十分清醒
. rapist:(n) [‘reɪpɪst] 強姦犯
With the help of a policeman she discovers the identity of her rapist (he is now dead, a suicide) and begins to interview people who knew him. 在一个警察的帮助下，她确定了罪犯的身份(现在他已经死于自杀)，并开始和那些曾经认识那个罪犯的人们交谈.
. strike:(v) [straɪk] 打擊; 抓
Several cars were struck by falling trees. 几辆车被倒下的树砸中.
The victim had been struck with some kind of wooden implement. 受害人遭到某种木器的击打.
“We are so relieved,” she says.
. relieved:(a) [rɪ’liːvd] 輕鬆的; 放心的; relieve:(v) [rɪ’liːv] 減輕; 減緩; 解除
I felt relieved that Ben would be there. Ben会在那儿，我就放心了.
We are relieved to hear the news. 我们听到消息后感到欣慰.
programs aimed at relieving unemployment 旨在缓和失业问题的方案
Meditation can relieve stress – for you and for your pet. 冥想可以减轻压力–对于你，甚至是你的宠物.