【魯開平╱譯自美聯社】想要複製一隻貓嗎？美國加州一家公司宣稱，他們已加速研發腳步，預計明年就可以推出複製寵物的服務。事實上，全球第一隻複製貓已經誕生了。這隻名為「皙皙」的複製貓，正在德州卡城的家中舒服過日子。這隻短毛家貓在二○○二年二月出生時，因是全球首隻複製貓而名氣響亮。目前「皙皙」與帶牠來到這世界上的德州農工大學研究人員克來姆住在一起。
【AP】Wanna clone a cat? A California-based company says it's gearing up to offer that service soon, maybe next year. Actually, the first cloned cat in the world has already been born.
The cloned cat, cc, relaxes at home in College Staion, Texas. The domestic shorthair, who gained fame in February 2002 when her birth was announced as the first cat clone, now lives with Duane Kraemer, one of the Texas A&M researchers who made her possible.
動詞，複製 名詞，複製人、動物
例句：Dolly the sheep, the first clone of an adult mammal, was born in 1996.
第一隻由成年哺乳類動物複製成功的綿羊桃莉，誕生於一九九六年。
動詞，換高速檔、加速
例句：We must gear up our production line to meet the increasing demand.
我們必須加速生產線以便應付日益成長的需求。
