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　　Tony：These days, the word “clone” has appeared very often in the newspapers．Do you know its meaning?

　　Lana：I read a report．It said that Dr．Ian Wilmut successfully cloned a lamb* named Dolly from a grown-up sheep．So people call him the “father” of Dolly．

　　Tony：In fact, the word “clone” means to produce the “same” animal by taking cells* from a grown-up one．I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only to keep a small number of sheep, cows or horses．

　　Lana：What’s more, these days some people even want to clone humans．They have asked：Can we clone ourselves?

　　Tony：It seems interesting．But do you think it possible to do that?

　　Lana：No, impossible! First, I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already．

　　Tony：Then can we clone a living person?

　　Lana：Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a copy, not a real you．It is only something, not a “human”．

　　Tony：Well, you mean that it is not a real human．

　　Lana：True enough! I think Dr．Wilmut would most like to make better animals, and it has nothing to do with human cloning．

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　　Have you ever had an embarrassing(尴尬的)experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences．We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection．

　　My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university．I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school．One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring．I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine．I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school．When I arrived, the students had already gone into class．I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class．After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood．I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

　　The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago．After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favourite restaurant in town．Then we decided to take a walk along the street．The street was very busy and we started holding hands．Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped．I started looking at some watches in the next window．After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand．There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face．I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand．I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger!

　　My wife and I had decided to buy a new house, and I’d made an appointment to see our bank manager．I’d never met him before and I was a bit nervous．I went into town in my car and I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank．I’d just started reversing(倒车)into the space when another car made its way into it．I was irritated! I opened my window and shouted at the man in the car, I rushed back to the bank．I was ten minutes late for my appointment．I went to the manager’s office, knocked and walked in．The manager was sitting behind his desk．He was the man who had taken my parking space!