Fingers tell story of our lives

2018-10-27

疯狂英语·新读写 2018年10期

关键词：中作病患定语

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众所周知，指纹检验在刑侦中占据了重要地位。但除此之外，指纹科学还能在其他方面派上大用场。因为，指纹里还藏着我们的不少秘密……

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Before the discovery of DNA profiling in the 1980s，fingerprints weretheeasiestway to solveserious crimes.

It's believed thatof the 7 billion or so people on Earth，each one of us has our own unique fingerprints.

But did you know that our fingerprints could actually reveal a lot more about us than just our identity?

According to Melanie Bailey of The Conversation，fingerprints can indic ate lifestyle and environment，eating habits，possible medical problems and even the job of a person.

So how can wefigureall thisoutfrom just a simple fingerprint?

Well，a fingerprint is formed when a fingermakes contact witha surface.Most fingerprints are invisible to the naked eye and require a chemical development process in order to make them visible.Stuck between the ridges of a fingerprint， however， are what can tell a story about who we are.Things like traces of sweat， blood， and food reveal a lot of information about us—what we've touched， what we've eaten and even what drugs we've taken.

At the moment，the techniqueused to detectthese substances is mostly used in crime detection，but its application could be much wider，according to Bailey，who lectures in chemistry at the University of Surrey in the UK.For example，she and her fellow researchers were able to tell what medicines people were taking from their fingerprints，which may be of great help in the future to doctors treating their patients.

A fingerprint check may also be able to tell a doctor whether a patient is properly absorbing a drug they've been prescribed.In the treatment of some of the most serious illnesses，it's vital thatthe body istaking inthese medicines.AsScientific Americannoted，this is particularly important for patients undergoing treatment for cardiac（心脏的）conditions and psychosis，as these people might struggle to absorb the drugs or forget or even choose not to take them.

And while it's commonly believed that our fingerprints never change， in fact， they do—and the way they change can provide a lot of very useful information.In the future，fingerprint science won't be restricted to the crime lab but could help doctors keep us in the best possible health.

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Ⅰ.词块积累

1.the way to do sth做某事的方式

2.It is believed that...人们相信……

3.figure out解决；弄明白

4.make contact with和……打交道、联系

5.at the moment当时；此刻

6.used to do过去常常（而现在不）

7.It is vital that...……很重要

8.take in理解；吸收；欺骗

9.struggle to do sth努力做某事

Ⅱ.难句分析

1.she and her fellow researchers were able to tell what medicines people were taking from their fingerprints，which may be of great help in the future to doctors treating their patients.她和科研同事们能够通过指纹判断人们服用的药物，这点或许将来在医生治疗病患时能派上大用场。

【点石成金】句中what引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语；be able to do表示 “能；会”；tell表示 “区分；辨别”；which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语；be of great help是be of+抽象名词结构=be+adj.;treating their patients是现在分词作定语，修饰 doctors，和被修饰名词是主动关系。

句式仿写

作为高中生，我们应该能区分出对和错，这对我们来说很重要。

As high school students，we should_______from what is wrong，_______________________for us.

2.As Scientific American noted，this is particularly important for patients undergoing treatment for cardiac conditions and psychosis，as these people might struggle to absorb the drugs or forget or choose not to take them.正如《科学美国人》杂志所指出的那样，这点对心脏病病人和精神病人而言尤为重要，因为这些病人或许难以吸收药物，或者忘记甚至选择不服药。

【点石成金】句中As Scientific American noted，as引导的是非限制性定语从句，as表示“正如”，undergoing是doing作定语修饰patients，as these people might struggle to...，as表示“因为；由于”，引导原因状语从句。