presell, wiping, wipe out, asking price, to ready, Excretory Wipings

陳年便便衛生紙 解開腸道之謎 2017.11.27 自由時報

〔編譯劉宜庭／綜合報導〕藝術品大變身！紐西蘭科學家研究保存四十六年的抽象表現主義作品「便便衛生紙」（Excretory Wipings），突破性發現，擦過糞便的衛生紙可用於窺探人體內的微生物群系、追蹤腸道健康，而人類大便如同指紋般獨一無二，還有助於發展個人化用藥、量身訂製療程。高齡八十二歲的「便便衛生紙」創作人艾普爾（Billy Apple）說：「這是藝術和科學間真正的結合，我很榮幸參與這一切。」

有助發展個人化用藥

來自紐國六個科學研究機構的學者，耗時逾一年分析艾普爾在一九七○年、二○一六年擦拭過自己糞便的兩張衛生紙。首席研究員賈亞辛赫（Thilini Jayasinghe）指出，「艾普爾三十五歲時的腸內菌群較多，但儘管他在四十六年間的生活環境和飲食習慣曾大幅改變，他的腸內菌群仍有四十五％是一樣的。」這項刊登在學術期刊《人體微生物群系》的最新研究顯示，人體微生物群系的「核心組成」，隨著年齡增長仍能保持穩定，同時，有許多腸內菌群由基因決定。

奧克蘭大學「里金斯研究所」資深研究員、分子生物學家歐蘇利文（Justin O’Sullivan）強調，該研究極其「特別」，因為人們「通常不會留下這項研究所需的樣本」，科學家現在了解到「這些透過顯微鏡才能看到的微生物，和我們的身體系統以許多複雜、神秘的方式互動」。該研究也顯示，發展個人化用藥不只要考量個人基因差異，還得考慮獨特的「人體微生物群系」扮演的重要角色。

Internet wiping out printed Oxford Dictionary

(AP) – 1 day ago

LONDON — The publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary says waning demand for printed versions means that the authoritative guide to the English language may only live online in the future.

The Oxford University Press says Sunday because of the increasing market for the dictionary's online version, the latest edition of the dictionary will only go to print if there is enough demand for the printed volume when it becomes ready.

A team of 80 lexicographers are preparing the third edition of the dictionary. The current edition of the dictionary — 20 volumes costing 750 pounds ($1,165) — was printed in 1989 and has sold about 30,000 sets.

The publisher says that 2 million entries from the online dictionary are viewed each month.

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

asking price
It’s 9.5 feet wide and 42 feet long （2.9 meters wide by 12.8 meters long） and is billed as the narrowest house in New York City. But there’s nothing small about its asking price： $2.7 million.
這棟房子只有9.5英尺寬與42英尺長（2.9公尺寬與12.8公尺長，約11.23坪），被宣告是紐約市最狹窄的房子。但它的開價可一點也不小家子氣：270萬美元。張沛元

asking price
n.
The price at which an item is offered for sale.


 presell, to ready
Sony Readies Gadgets to Rival Apple

Sony is developing new portable gadgets, including a smart phone and a multifunction device, designed to compete with Apple.

-Mobile has already pre-sold 1.5 million Google G1!
TechWhack (press release) - New Delhi,Delhi,IndiaGoogle has a brand that can now sell mobile phones even before they are available in the market! T-Mobile USA has stated that they have already pre-sold ...

EXCRETORY WIPINGS


wiping,

Noun[edit]

wiping (plural wipings)

1. The act by which something is wiped.

   multiple wipings of a computer's hard disk

2. Material wiped off something.

   analysis of wipings taken from a suspect's hands

presell

tr.v., -sold (-sōld'), -sell·ing, -sells.

1. To sell (a house, for example) in advance of construction.
2. To promote (a product not yet on the market) by means of advertising.
3. To condition (a potential customer) in advance for later purchase of a product.

ready

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress: I am ready to work. The soup will be ready in a minute. The pupils are ready to learn to read.
2. Mentally disposed; willing: He was ready to believe her.
3. Likely or about to do something: She is ready to retire.
4. Prompt in apprehending or reacting: a ready intelligence; a ready response.
5. Available: ready money.

tr.v., read·ied, read·y·ing, read·ies.
To cause to be ready.

idioms:
at the ready

1. Available for immediate use: soldiers with machine guns at the ready; students with notebooks at the ready.

make ready

1. To make preparations.

[Middle English redy, from Old English rǣde.]

readiness read'i·ness n.