双语有声阅读:China plagued by locusts 中国遭蝗害

China plagued by locusts² 中国遭蝗害

Huge swarms⁴ of locusts have been destroying crops in northern China - a region which is already suffering from its worst drought in more than a decade.

Two areas have been struck by the locust¹ plague at once.

In north-central China, at least six provinces have been hit by massive infestations⁶, and in the far north-western province of Xinjiang, another large swarm³ of insects is rapidly chewing its way through the summer crop.

In the worst affected⁷ areas of Xinjiang, local farmers are reporting infestation⁵ levels of 4,000 locusts per square metre.

According to one local paper, this is the biggest outbreak of locusts in a quarter of a century.

已在经受一场十年不遇的旱情的中国北方，近来庄稼又被大量蝗虫所危害。

同时有两个地区遭到蝗灾。

在华北，至少有六个省大面积遭蝗虫袭击，在遥远的西北部的新疆，大量蝗虫也在快速扫荡夏季庄稼。

在新疆灾害最严重的地方，当地农民说每平方米蝗虫数量可达4,000只。

据一家地方报纸说，这是25年来爆发的最大的一场蝗灾
 

1 locust   

n.蝗虫；洋槐，刺槐

参考例句：

• A locust is a kind of destructive insect.蝗虫是一种害虫。
• This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面。

2 locusts   

n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 )；贪吃的人；破坏者；槐树

参考例句：

• a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
• In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 swarm   

n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入

参考例句：

• There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
• A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

4 swarms   

蜂群，一大群( swarm的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They came to town in swarms. 他们蜂拥来到城里。
• On June the first there were swarms of children playing in the park. 6月1日那一天，这个公园里有一群群的孩子玩耍。

5 infestation   

n.侵扰，蔓延

参考例句：

• The premises were treated for cockroach infestation.因蟑螂成灾，这些房屋集中进行了灭蟑活动。
• Parts of California are suffering from an infestation of oriental fruit flies.加利福尼亚的部分地区正遭受东方果蝇的大肆侵袭。

6 infestations   

n.（害虫、盗贼等）群袭，出没，横行( infestation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The arrival of warm weather raises the specter of disease and increased rat infestations caused by rotting garbage. 天气转暖使人们担心垃圾腐烂会引起疾病传播和鼠群猖獗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Piperazine citrate is the drug of choice in the treatment of Ascaris infestations. 枸橼酸哌嗪治疗蛔虫感染是最好的药物。 来自辞典例句

7 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。