书虫系列英语读物五年级（读故事学英语-）

Bugs

虫子

Many people are afraid of bugs.

许多人害怕虫子。

Some bugs do bad things like eating crops or clothes.

有些虫子做坏事，比如吃庄稼或衣服

Some bugs, such as termites, even eat wood.

有些虫子，如白蚁，甚至吃木头。

Other bugs can be good.

其它虫子也有好的。

Spiders catch flies.

蜘蛛捉苍蝇。

Flies are not good because they carry germs.

苍蝇不好，因为它们携带细菌。

Insects get caught in the web that the spider builds.

昆虫会被蜘蛛所结的网抓住。

Ants get into homes and eat food.

蚂蚁进屋吃食物。

Bees are good because honey comes from bees.

蜜蜂是好的，因为蜂蜜来自蜜蜂。

It is not good if you get stung by a bee.

如果你被蜜蜂蜇了，那就不好了。

A caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

毛毛虫变成蝴蝶。

Butterflies can be very beautiful.

蝴蝶很漂亮。

You can find grasshoppers outside on a sunny day.

阳光明媚的日子里，你可以在外面看到蚱蜢。

Grasshoppers hop through the grass.

蚱蜢在草地上跳跃。

Crickets make a noise by rubbing their legs together.

蟋蟀摩擦双腿发出噪音。

Dragonflies usually live near water.

蜻蜓通常生活在水附近。

They have large, colourful wings.

它们有五颜六色的大翅膀。

Ladybugs are red with little black dots.

瓢虫是红色的，上面有小黑点。

There are many types of beetles.

甲虫有很多种。

Nobody wants to have cockroaches in their house.

没有人想在家里养蟑螂。

Centipedes have many legs.

蜈蚣有许多腿。

Fleas get onto your pets and bite them.

跳蚤爬到你的宠物身上并咬它们。

They make your dog or cat itchy.

它们会让你的狗或猫发痒。

Mosquitoes can make you itchy when they bite you.

蚊子咬你时会让你发痒。

Have you ever had a mosquito bite?

你被蚊子咬过吗？

单词解析：

1. termite [ˈtɜːrmaɪt] n.白蚁

2. germ [dʒɜːrm] n.细菌；病菌；微生物

3. caterpillar [ˈkætərpɪlər] n.毛虫;蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)

4. dragonfly [ˈdræɡənflaɪ] n.蜻蜓

5. ladybug [ˈleɪdiˌbʌɡ] n.瓢虫

6. beetle [ˈbiːtl] n.甲虫

7. cockroach [ˈkɑːkroʊtʃ] n.蟑螂

8. centipede [ˈsɛntɪˌpidz] n.蜈蚣

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