Bedbugs Bite!
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 What Are Bedbugs?
四是贝虫?
5 Bedbug Life Cycle.
5 Bedbug 生命周期.
8 World Travelers.
8 世界旅行者报.
10 Getting Rid of Bedbugs.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-10). Getting Rid of Bedbugs.
12 Conclusion.
12 结论。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Introduction Good night.
16 导言。
Sleep tight.
睡个好觉
Don’t let the bedbugs bite!
别让被虫咬了!
These words were just an old rhyme a few years ago.
这些话几年前只是一句古老的押韵.
Bedbugs (or “bed bugs”) were hard to find.
贝虫(或 " 床虫 " )很难找到。
But today these words are good advice.
但是今天这些话是很好的建议。
Bedbugs have returned.
臭虫回来了
These little pests are causing big problems in cities all over the world.
这些小害虫正在给世界各地的城市造成严重的问题.
What Are Bedbugs?
贝虫是什么?
Bedbugs are brown, crawling insects that grow to be about the size of apple seeds.
贝虫为棕色,爬行的昆虫会长出与苹果种子相仿的大小.
They hide in tight spaces during the day and are active at night.
他们白天躲入紧凑的空间,晚上活跃.
As their name suggests, bedbugs often live in people’s beds.
正如他们的名字所显示的,被虫经常生活在人们的床上.
They might be hiding under your mattress.
他们可能躲在你床垫下
Bedbugs bite people or other animals to drink their blood.
贝虫会咬人或其他动物来喝他们的血.
Bedbugs are not attracted to dirt or garbage.
臭虫不会被泥土或垃圾所吸引.
They don’t care if their hiding spots are fancy or plain.
他们不在乎藏地是花花公子还是平地。
People who keep their homes clean can get them.
令出家清净能取出.
People with a lot of money or a little money can get them.
有钱人或少钱能取出.
Even movie stars get bedbugs!
连电影明星都会出事!
A bedbug stands on a patch of skin as it feeds on human blood.
床巴在皮肤上 以人血为食
A billboard warns people in New York City about bedbugs.
一个告示牌警告纽约市的人 关于床臭。
Unlike mosquitoes, which fly around to find their meals, bedbugs like the easy life.
和蚊子不同的是,蚊子飞来飞去寻找他们的饭食,而被虫子像轻松的生活.
They bite when a person is quiet and still.
一个人静静地咬人
Their victims may be sleeping in bed or sitting quietly, watching TV.
受害者可能睡在床上或静静地坐着,看电视。
Bedbug Life Cycle It doesn’t take very long for a few bedbugs to become a lot of bedbugs.
Bedbug 生命周期 几只臭虫很快就会变成许多臭虫。
A female bedbug can lay more than two hundred eggs in her lifetime.
雌虫在一生中可以产出200多枚卵.
The eggs hatch in six to ten days.
鸡蛋在六到十天内孵出.
When a bedbug eats, its body swells up.
被虫吃后,身体会膨胀.
As it digests its food, its body shrinks.
当它消化食物时,它的身体会收缩.
As a bedbug grows up, its outer skin becomes too tight for its body.
随着被虫的生长,它的外皮会变得太紧而不能身体.
When this happens, the bug molts, or sheds, its outer skin.
当这种情况发生时,虫子会软化,或会出出出它的外皮.
A bedbug molts five times before it is an adult.
在成年前,有5次虫虫
A developing bedbug can go for months without eating.
发育中的被虫可以数月不吃.
An adult bedbug can go for a year without food.
成年的被虫可以去一年 没有食物。
But if a bedbug lives near people, it will eat every day.
但是如果一个被虫住在人附近,它每天都会吃.
A man shares information at a meeting about the bedbug problem.
一个人在会议上分享关于床虫问题的信息.
World Travelers Bedbugs can’t fly.
世界旅行者组织 臭虫不会飞来飞去。
They only walk as fast as ladybugs.
他们只走得快得像臭虫
But these little critters travel all over the world.
但是这些小畜生遍布世界各地.
How do they do it?
他们怎么做到的?
They sneak rides with people who are traveling.
他们和旅行的人一起偷偷地骑车
Data source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Cities with the most bedbugs P A CIFIC OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN UNITED STATES CANADA MEXICO 1 Boston, MA 2 Chicago, IL 3 Cincinnati, OH 4 Cleveland, OH 5 Columbus, OH 6 Dayton, OH 7 Denver, CO 8 Detroit, MI 9 Indianapolis, IN 0 Los Angeles, CA a Louisville, KY b Minneapolis, MN c New York, NY d Philadelphia, PA e San Francisco, CA f Toronto, ON g Vancouver, BC h Washington, D.
数据来源: 纽约市保护和发展住房部,拥有最臭的P-CIFIC OCEAN OCLANTICO 美国CANADA MEXICO 1波士顿,MA 2芝加哥,IL 3 Cincinnati,OH 4克利夫兰,OH 5哥伦布,OH 6 Dayton,OH 7 Denver,CO 8底特律,MI 9印第安纳波利斯,0洛杉矶,CA a Louisville,KY b Minneapolis, MN c 纽约,NY d费城,PA e San Francisco, CA f多伦多, ON G 温哥华,BC h 华盛顿特区。
C.
C组
Bedbugs have been reported in hundreds of cities across the United States and Canada.
在美国和加拿大各地有上百个城市报告了贝虫.
The following cities (listed alphabetically) have the most complaints about bedbugs.
以下城市(按字母顺序排列)对被虫的投诉最多.
Bedbug Life Cycle Bedbugs shed their skins five times as they grow into adults.
Bedbug 生命周期 贝虫在长成成人后会5倍地出皮.
It usually takes bedbugs three to seven weeks to become adults.
通常需要3到7周的被虫才能成为成年人.
A suitcase or moving box makes a good hiding spot for a bedbug.
手提箱或移动箱是床虫的好藏身地.
If a family brings that suitcase to a hotel, the bugs may crawl out.
如果一家人把箱子带到酒店 虫子可能会爬出来
Some of the bedbugs might find hiding spots in the hotel.
有些被虫可能在酒店里找到隐藏的地方
Some might hide in another person’s suitcase and go home with them.
有些人躲在别人的行李箱里,
Once they get to a new home, bedbugs travel from room to room by squeezing through tiny cracks in the walls or floors.
一旦他们到了新家,被床虫会从房间到房间通过挤出墙上或地上的小缝隙来行走.
Getting Rid of Bedbugs It’s easy to spot bedbug bites.
摆脱臭虫 很容易发现被虫咬了。
Many people get red, itchy bumps on their skin when they are bitten.
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But it’s not as easy to spot the bedbugs.
但发现臭虫并不容易。
They can hide in tiny places and only come out when it’s dark.
他们可以躲在很小的地方,
But there are ways to find them.
但是有办法找到他们
Bedbugs can sneak into suitcases to find new homes.
贝虫可以潜入手提箱去寻找新家.
Bedbug bites itch, but scratching them can make things worse.
贝虫会咬痒,但抓痒会让事情更糟.
Bedbugs often leave clues that they are around.
贝虫经常留下他们身边的线索.
If you look closely, you may find shed skin and dark spots of dried excrement, or poop, near their hiding areas.
如果你仔细观察,你可能会在他们的藏身地附近发现干燥的粪便或大便的地皮和暗处.
But the best way to find them is to hire a special dog.
但找到他们的最佳办法是雇只特殊的狗.
Some dogs are trained to smell bedbugs.
一些狗被训练出能闻到床臭.
They sniff all over homes or hotel rooms.
他们闻遍了住宅或酒店房间
When they smell bedbugs, they place a paw on the spot.
当他们闻到床臭后,就当场放出一只爪子来.
Once the bugs are discovered, people can get rid of them with steam or chemicals.
一旦虫子被发现,人们就可以用蒸汽或化学物质去除.
Conclusion Bedbugs are becoming common again in cities around the world.
结论 贝虫在世界各个城市再次变得普遍.
They are biting more people.
他们正在咬更多的人。
Their bites don’t hurt, and they usually don’t spread germs or disease.
他们的咬伤并不痛,
But it’s still not nice to get them; they can itch—a lot.
但还是不妙,
Things You Can Do: 1.
事情你可以做的: 1.
Tell an adult if you find bites or other clues that bedbugs are nearby.
告诉一个成年人,如果你找到被咬或其他线索,床虫就在附近.
them in a hot dryer.
它们在一个热干燥器中。
baseboards, and couches.
底板和沙发
mattress cover.
床垫盖
leave the suitcase on the bed or the floor.
把行李放在床上或地上
Special dogs can help find hidden bedbugs.
特殊狗可以帮助寻找隐藏的床虫.
If you do get bedbug bites, try to not scratch them.
如果你真的有被虫咬了 尽量不要抓到它们
They can get infected if they are scratched open.
如果被刮伤会感染
And remember, you are not alone.
记住,你不孤单
People all over the world get bedbug bites.
全世界的人都会被虫子咬
That’s why for years people have said, “Good night.
因此多年来人们一直说“晚安。
Sleep tight.
睡个好觉
Don’t let the bedbugs bite!”
别让臭虫咬人!
Glossary critters (n.)
词汇群(n.)
live animals, usually small ones (p.
活的动物,通常为小的(p.
10) developing (adj.)
10) 发展(adj.)
growing into a more advanced form (p.
成长为更高级的形式(p.
8) digests (v.)
8) 文摘(五.
processes food in the body and turns it into energy (p.
在体内加工出食物并转化为能量(p.
8) infected (adj.)
8)被感染(adj.
sickened by a disease- causing organism or substance (p.
由疾病引起的机体或物质(p.
15) mattress (n.)
15)床垫 (n.
the part of a bed that your body rests on (p.
你身体所卧的床部分(p.
5) suitcase (n.)
5) 手提箱 (n.
a boxlike container with a handle, used to carry clothes on trips (p.
一个有手柄的箱式容器,用于出行时携带衣服(p.
11) victims (n.)
11) 受害人(不详)
people or other animals harmed by acts or conditions, such as crimes, wars, or natural disasters (p.
因犯罪、战争或自然灾害等行为或条件而受到伤害的人或其他动物(p.
7) People can use steam to get rid of bedbugs.
7) 人们可以用蒸汽去除被虫.