你能想象你的身体里有一个猪肾？【吉言英语】

【头条播报】

US surgeons have successfully attached a pig's kidney to a human body. The experimental procedure is providing hope that transplants like this could be a major step in solving the shortage of organs available for transplant. 

【分句讲解】

①US surgeons have successfully attached a pig's kidney to a human body.

美国的外科医生成功地把猪肾移植到人体内。

1. surgeon n. 外科医生
surgery n. 外科手术
 
heart surgery 心脏手术
plastic surgery 整形手术
laser surgery 激光手术

2. attach to 把……与……连接

attach a printer to a computer 把打印机连接到电脑上

3. successfully adv. 成功地

successful adj. 成功的

②The experimental procedure is providing hope that transplants like this could be a major step in solving the shortage of organs available for transplant.

这次移植测试是人类解决捐赠器官紧缺问题的重要一步，对成千上万需要器官移植的患者来说是生的希望。

1. experimental procedure 实验过程，实验进展
 
experiment n. 实验
do the experiment 做实验
experimental adj. 实验的
 
procedure n. 程序，手续，步骤
legal procedure 法律程序
security procedures 安全措施

2. a major step in （……）重要一步

major adj. 重要的（=giant）

3. available adj. 可以用的；单身的

All the available money has been used. 

手头上所有的钱都被用上了。

articles available in any drugstores

任何杂货店能买到的用品

She’s available.

她有空 / 她单身。