This is an important advance in our ability to re-engineer organisms, not make new life from scratch.

这是人类再造生物体技术的一大进步，不是凑巧制造了新生命。

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If you want to visit somebody or invite somebody to do some-thing, the best way is to make an appointment with him in advance, because most westerners often keep a strict personal schedule.

你如果想拜访某个人,或是想请某人做什么事情,你最好事先与他约好。

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Caterer: I'm very sorry, but without an order there's nothing we can do. Our guests have to make reservations two weeks in advance for this special occasion.

酒店招待：那就抱歉了。如果没有预订，我们没法向您提供服务。我们的客人为了这特别的时刻两个星期以前就预订了。

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It was certainly an odd change to make in advance of the pensions review.

ECONOMIST: Pensions

If, on the other hand, we can shape an agenda that says we can create jobs, advance growth, and make a serious dent in climate change and be an international leader, I think that's something that the American people would support.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Holds a Press Conference

Last week, the SEC tightened Regulation M to make it even harder to short shares in advance of an offering and cover with the offering--it basically said traders who short cannot participate in the offering.

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