拯救寄生虫

untapped frontier 未开发的领域

scratch the surface to deal with only a very small part of a subject or problem 仅触及问题的表面

hold (something) together or hold together (something) : to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece使…保持连接

lifecycle 生命周期

reproduce 生殖，繁殖；再次出现

primate 灵长类，灵长目动物〔包括人﹑猴子等〕

refer to ... to ... ：把......称作......

be vulnerable to something：易受......影响的，易受…伤害的

in geopardy：处于危险境地；受到威胁 syn: in danger

scenario: a description of what could possibly happen（可能的）方案，情况；设想

simulate：v.模拟﹐模仿