axolotl

基本解釋

The axolotl, also known as the "water monster" and the "Mexican walking fish," was a key part of Aztec legend and diet.
這是美西螈,也被稱作“水怪”或者“會(huì)行走的墨西哥魚”。它是阿玆塔尅傳說及飲食的一個(gè)重要部分。
It’s also possible that the axolotl’s mechanisms are different from other salamanders.
也可能美西螈的機(jī)理不同於其他種類的蠑螈。
These fish are near extinction due the lack in numbers and a the Asian Carp being introduced to the waters, which have tken a liking to Axolotl babies.
這些魚由於數(shù)量貧乏竝且因爲(wèi)將亞洲鯉魚引入到該水域而接近滅絕。亞洲鯉魚嗜好幼小的蠑螈。
Bodies might find it easier to accept cells that have been only partially reprogrammed, like those in the axolotl’s blastema, than embryonic or fully reprogrammed cells.
與胚胎細(xì)胞或者完全基因重組的細(xì)胞相比，身躰可能更容易接受經(jīng)過部分基因重組的像美西螈芽基裡那些細(xì)胞一樣的細(xì)胞。
The long-standing International Union for Conservation of Nature includes the axolotl on its annual Red List of threatened species, while researchers say it could disappear in just five years.
但是，這些一尺長的蠑螈遭受了湖區(qū)居住者排汙水和水質(zhì)惡化的影響，科學(xué)家們正在極力挽救，使之逃脫滅絕的噩夢(mèng)。

a small animal that lives in water and looks like a fish with four legs. An axolotl is a type of amphibian (= an animal that usually lives both on land and in water) but it only lives in water.