高级综合商务英语1-Unit-12-entrepreneur-彭青龙.ppt

* Sirtuin: a class of proteins that possess either histone deacetylase or mono-ribosyltransferase activity 乙酰化酶 Part II Notes * Part III Questions about Part III Q1: What’s the main idea of Part III (Para. 17- Para. 26)? Westphal is considering the future development of Sirtris. He can either cooperate with clinics or license drug rights to pharma concerns to realize his dream. * Q2: Why didn’t Westphal and Sinclair hit off at first? Because they were of different characteristics: Westphal was too much arrogant while Sinclair was too strict with his discovery and did not want to disclose the details of his findings. Their cooperation did not go very well at first. * Part III Sentence Interpretation 1. But those who reach into pharma’s deep pockets tend to get entangled in its bureaucratic strings. (Line 6, Para. 24) But those who are engaged in pharma will soon find it not easy to do this business as they are always obsessed with the bureaucratic rules and practices within the industry. * 2. Thus, the dream is likely to be realized within, at most, a few decades. The question is when, not if. (Line 8, Para.26) Therefore, Westphal’s dream of slowing down human being’s aging process will probably be realized in scores of years. It’s only a matter of time, as he has made up his mind. * Part III Words and Expressions avid (Para. 18) adj. doing something as much as possible example: an avid collector of old jazz records an avid reader synonyms: ardent, dedicated, devoted, eager, earnest, enthusiastic * replicate (Para. 23) vt. if you replicate someone’s work, a scientific study etc, you do it again, or try to get the same result again example: There is a need for further research to replicate these findings. synonyms: clone, copy, duplicate, imitation, model * entangle (Para. 24) vt. 1. to make something become twisted and caught in a rope, net etc entangle in/with example: Small animals can get entangled in the net.