时间:2019-01-21 作者:英语课 分类:2012年ESL之日常生活


英语课

 


Getting Rid of Bugs 1 and Rodents 2 


Apartment Manager: This is the one-bedroom apartment we have for rent. Let me show you around. 


Sherin: Wait! Did you see that? It looked like a mouse or a rat. 


Apartment Manager: There aren’t any rodents or any other vermin in this apartment complex. I make sure of that. 


Sherin: Are you sure? 


Apartment Manager: Sure, I’m sure. Only last month, I bought some mousetraps and rat poison and got rid of them all. This complex is rodent-free. 


Sherin: Oh, I see. 


Apartment Manager: And the month before that, we had roaches, ticks, and fleas 3, but I fumigated 4 and they’re gone. 


Sherin: You called a pest control company? 


Apartment Manager: I didn’t need a pest control company to get rid of a few bugs. I did it myself. 


Sherin: Oh, okay. 


Apartment Manager: And six months ago, we had bedbugs, but thanks to my diligence, they’re gone, too. So you want to see this apartment or don’t you? 


Sherin: I think I’ll pass. This conversation is making my skin crawl. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



adj.疯狂的,发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 );病菌;虫子;[计算机](制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的)错误
  • All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞,都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 )
  • Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病,常被当作害虫对待。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲,有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。 来自辞典例句
n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 );爱财如命;没好气地(拒绝某人的要求)
  • The dog has fleas. 这条狗有跳蚤。
  • Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤,做事不可匆忙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.用化学品熏(某物)消毒( fumigate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The hospital ward was fumigated after the outbreak of typhus. 发现斑疹伤寒以后,医院的病房进行了烟熏消毒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Grain should be fumigated within two weeks after harvest. 谷物收获后两周内就应进行熏蒸消毒。 来自辞典例句