* Since that time many workers have used coconut milk as a source of nutrients for culturing embryos and other tissues and organs.

从那以后.许多工作者用椰乳作营养源培养胚及其他的组织和器官。（动名词作介词宾语）

* It is not always possible to distinguish them (nonheritable variations) from heritable variations without performing an experiment.

不进行试验要将其（不可遗传变异）与可遗传变异区分开来有时是不可能的。（动名词作介词宾语）

4. 动名词短语的其他译法

对于较长的动名词短语，以及带逻辑主语的动名词短语，可将其译为汉语的其他结构短语、从句或并列分句等。如：

*  Compressors can work by throwing out data unimportant to the overall quality of the image.

压缩程序能删除那些对图像整体质置无足轻重的数据。（省译了原来的谓语，动名词被转译成谓语）

* Current sources are most useful in modeling the behavior of transistors.

电流源在模拟晶体管特性时极其有用。（动名词短语被译为时间状语从句）

* By repeated recrystallization a protein usually can be rendered essentially pure, in the sense of being free from other proteins.

在不掺杂其他蛋白质这个意义上.通过反复再结晶，可以得到基本上纯净的蛋白质。 (动名词短语被译为条件状语）

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