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Published: Jun 13, 2019 04:23 PM
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DNA testing

DNA鉴定

(DNA jiàndìnɡ) 

A: I saw some odd news today. A mother surnamed Zhu sued a court. 

我今天看到一个奇怪的新闻。有个母亲朱女士把一个法院给告了。

(wǒjīntiān kàndào yīɡè qíɡuài de xīnwén. yǒuɡè mǔqīn zhūnǚshì bǎ yīɡè fǎyuàn ɡěiɡào le.) 

B: You can do that? Why?                         

还有这种操作?为什么?

(háiyǒu zhèzhǒnɡ cāozuò? wéishénme?) 

A: Twenty years ago, Zhu's 1-year-old was kidnaped by her nanny. Two to three years later a DNA testing report from the local court said a boy found by the police was her son. However, last year she received another report that said they found her son in a different place. After a detailed investigation, it turned out the court made a mistake.                   

20多年前,朱女士一岁多的儿子被保姆抱走了。两三年后,当地法院的一份DNA鉴定报告说警方找到一名男孩,是她的儿子。结果直到去年,她收到另一份报告,称她的儿子在别的地方被找到了。后来仔细调查,真的是之前的法院错了。

(èrshí duōnián qián, zhūnǚshì yīsuìduō de érzi bèibǎomǔ bàozǒu le. liǎnɡsānnián hòu, dānɡdì fǎyuàn de yīfèn DNA jiàndìnɡ bàoɡào shuō jǐnɡfānɡ zhǎodào yīmínɡ nánhái, shìtā de érzi. jiéɡuǒ zhídào qùnián, tāshōudào lìnɡyīfèn bàoɡào, chēnɡtā de érzi zàibié de dìfānɡ bèizhǎodào le. hòulái zǐxìdiàochá, zhēn de shì zhīqián de fǎyuàn cuò le.)   

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT