美国小学英语教材5:第83课 松毛虫(2)

 The result of my bargain with the caterpillars¹ is that I soon have some thirty nests within a few steps of my door. 我和毛毛虫讨价还价的结果是，我很快就能在离家几步之遥的地方找到大约30个巢穴。

With such treasures daily before my eyes, I cannot help seeing the pine caterpillar’s story unfolded at full length. 每天都有这么多宝藏在眼前，我无从选择地看到松毛虫的故事徐徐展开了。

These caterpillars are also called the processionaries, because they always go out in a procession. 这些毛毛虫也被称为“行军者”，因为它们总是列队前进。

First of all, there is the egg. 第一步，是卵。

During the first half of August, if we look at the lower branches of the pine trees, we shall discover, here and there on the foliage², certain little whitish cylinders⁴ spotting the green. 在八月的上半月，如果我们观察一下松树较低的枝干，就会发现在树叶上到处都有一些发白的小圆筒，点缀着绿色。

These are the pine moth’s eggs; 这些都是松蛾的卵；

each cylinder³ is the cluster laid by one mother. 每个圆柱体是由一个母蛾放置的集群。

The cylinder is like a tiny muff about an inch long and a fifth or sixth of an inch wide, wrapped around the base of the pine needles, which are grouped in twos. 圆柱体就像一个大约一英寸长，五分之一或六分之一英寸宽的小筒，包裹在松树针的底部，松针被分成两组。

This muff has a silky appearance and is white, slightly tinted⁵ with reddish brown. 圆筒外观柔滑，白色，略带红棕色。

It is covered with scales that overlap⁶ like the shingles⁷ on a roof. 它覆盖着鳞片，像屋顶上的瓦片一样相互重叠。

 

1 caterpillars   

n.毛虫( caterpillar的名词复数 )；履带

参考例句：

• Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
• Caterpillars change into butterflies or moths. 毛虫能变成蝴蝶或蛾子。 来自辞典例句

2 foliage   

n.叶子，树叶，簇叶

参考例句：

• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。

3 cylinder   

n.圆筒，柱(面)，汽缸

参考例句：

• What's the volume of this cylinder?这个圆筒的体积有多少？
• The cylinder is getting too much gas and not enough air.汽缸里汽油太多而空气不足。

4 cylinders   

n.圆筒( cylinder的名词复数 )；圆柱；汽缸；（尤指用作容器的）圆筒状物

参考例句：

• They are working on all cylinders to get the job finished. 他们正在竭尽全力争取把这工作干完。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That jeep has four cylinders. 那辆吉普车有4个汽缸。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 tinted   

adj. 带色彩的 动词tint的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜
• a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法

6 overlap   

v.重叠，与…交叠；n.重叠

参考例句：

• The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。
• Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。

7 shingles   

n.带状疱疹；（布满海边的）小圆石( shingle的名词复数 )；屋顶板；木瓦（板）；墙面板

参考例句：

• Shingles are often dipped in creosote. 屋顶板常浸涂木焦油。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The roofs had shingles missing. 一些屋顶板不见了。 来自辞典例句