Do you take after your dad’s RNA?
A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: BEGINNER (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
Xin Yin is een wetenschapper in China.
Xin Yin is a scientist in China.
Hij werkt met veel kleine muizen.
He works with many small mice.
De muizen rennen op een kleine machine.
The mice run on a small machine.
Sommige muizen zijn erg snelle renners.
Some mice are very fast runners.
Zij hebben geen speciale training nodig.
They do not need special training.
Hun vaders waren ook erg actief.
Their fathers were very active too.
Xin is verrast door dit nieuws.
Xin is surprised by this news.
Xin kijkt naar het sperma van de muizen.
Xin looks at the sperm of the mice.
Hij vindt speciale moleculen binnenin.
He finds special molecules inside.
Deze dragen notities over het leven van de vader.
These carry notes about the father's life.
De baby's krijgen deze kenmerken van hem.
The babies get these marks from him.
Goede gewoontes kunnen de volgende generatie helpen.
Good habits can help the next generation.
De muizen zijn gezond en sterk.
The mice are healthy and strong.
Wetenschap laat ons zien hoe het leven werkt.
Science shows us how life works.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- Scientist
- Wetenschapper
- Mice
- Muizen
- Fast
- Snel
- Fathers
- Vaders
- Surprised
- Verrast
- Molecules
- Moleculen
- Life
- Leven
- Habits
- Gewoontes
- Generation
- Generatie
- Healthy
- Gezond
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