Arguments for GM crops 支持转基因作物的理由

• face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages 面临/遭受/缓解食物短缺
• begin/do/conduct field trials of GM crops 开始/进行/实施转基因作物的田间试验
• grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods 种植/研发转基因作物/种子/植物/食物
• improve/increase food security/crop yields 提高/增加食品安全/粮食产量
• label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms) 给含有转基因生物的食物贴上标签
• fund/invest in genetic engineering/research 资助/投资基因工程/研究
• promote/support/be in favour of GM food/GM crops/genetic engineering 推广/支持/赞同转基因食物/转基因作物/基因工程
• embrace biotechnology/GM technology 欣然接受生物技术/转基因技术

Arguments against GM crops 反对转基因作物的理由

• oppose/be against GM technology/food/crops/trials 反对转基因技术/食品/作物/试验
• call for/introduce/impose a ban on genetic modification/a moratorium on the release of GMOs 呼吁/开始实施/强行禁止基因改造/暂停转基因生物上市
• ban/prohibit/outlaw the use of pesticides/chemical fertilizers/GMOs/so-called 'Frankenfoods' 明令禁止使用杀虫剂/化肥/转基因生物/所谓的 “弗兰肯斯坦食物”
• stop/halt/wreck/destroy GM crop trials 停止/中止/破坏转基因作物试验
• promote/support/be in favour of organic farming 促进/支持/赞成有机农业

Arguments for biotechnology in medicine 支持生物医学技术的理由

• grow/obtain/harvest human organs/stem cells from human embryos 从人类胚胎中培育/获取/采集人类器官/干细胞
• transplant organs/genes/tissue/cells (into mice/animals/embryos) 移植器官/基因/组织/细胞（给老鼠/动物/胚胎）
• use biotechnology/gene therapy to treat/repair/cure sth 应用生物技术/基因疗法来治疗/修复/治愈某种疾病
• fund/invest in/promote/support/be in favour of (embryonic) stem cell research 资助/投资于/促进/支持/赞同（胚胎）干细胞研究
• successfully clone/succeed in cloning a sheep/a human embryo/a human being 成功克隆羊/人类胚胎/人

Arguments against biotechnology in medicine 反对生物医学技术的理由

• create/produce 'designer babies' 制造 “定制婴儿”
• consider/explore/address the ethical issues raised by/related to/surrounding sth 研究/探究/论及由…引起/与…相关的伦理问题
• oppose/be against human cloning/stem cell research 反对人体克隆/干细胞研究
• call for/introduce/impose a ban on human cloning/a moratorium on xenotransplantation 呼吁/开始实施/强行禁止人类克隆/暂停异种移植
• ban/prohibit/outlaw human cloning/stem cell research/xenotransplantation 明令禁止人类克隆/干细胞研究/异种移植