纯正地道美语(外教讲解)256：控制虫害

　　A: Hi, did you call for an exterminator¹?
B: Yes!  Thank goodness you’re here.These bugs² are driving us crazy!
A: What sort of pest are we dealing³ with?
B: We just bought this house and it is infected with just about everything. We have termites⁴ in the wood, cockroaches⁵ all over the place, and last  night I saw a huge rat out in the backyard!
A: Well, there’s nothing we can’t handle. I’ll spray the floorboards and walls to get rid of the cockroaches, but the termites will be harder to get rid  of. We will have to cover the entire house and fumigate⁶ it. Unfortunately that means you will have  to find a place to stay for the next three days.
B: No problem, just get rid of the bugs!
 

　　exterminator 专业杀虫的人
pest n.害虫
just adv.刚刚
handle v.处理
spray v.喷
fumigate v.烟熏
 

　　A: 嘿，你给专业杀虫的人打电话了？
B: 是的，谢天谢地，你终于来了。这些虫子都把我们逼疯了。
A: 我们要对付那种害虫？
B: 我们刚买了这所房子，屋子里几乎什么害虫都有，木头中有白蚁，到处都是蟑螂，昨晚，我看见一只大老鼠在后院里跑。
A: 没有什么我们不能处理的。我们会在地板和墙上喷洒药剂来去除蟑螂，但是白蚁比较难清除。我们必须先将整个屋子盖住，然后用烟熏。不幸的是这意味着未来3天你得另寻住处。
B: 没问题，把害虫清除吧。
 

 

1 exterminator   

n.扑灭的人，害虫驱除剂

参考例句：

• You're an exterminator charged with examining a house for bugs. 您装满了杀虫剂准备清除屋里的臭虫。 来自互联网
• Finally, the sparrow was shot by an exterminator with an air rifle. 最后，这只闯祸的麻雀被人用气枪击毙。 来自互联网

2 bugs   

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

参考例句：

• 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》

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 termites   

n.白蚁( termite的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Termites are principally tropical in distribution. 白蚁主要分布在热带地区。 来自辞典例句
• This spray will exterminate the termites. 这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。 来自辞典例句

5 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

6 fumigate   

v.烟熏；用香薰

参考例句：

• As preventive,spray plants with systemic insecticide or fumigate them regularly.作为预防措施，要用内吸杀虫剂对植物定期喷洒，或熏蒸。
• 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。