英语听力：自然百科 虫虫兄弟—19

A sprinkling of cheese mites¹. And meat specially² tenderized by two mating house flies. But a bug³ in rich dinner is only the start of the evening's entertainment. There are cannibals in the cushions. Preliterate dust mites look for a more varied⁴ diet than the Smith. They are after each other. Scientists are testing whether these cannibal mites can be used to control numbers of other mites in grain stores. But these ones are just one part of the food chain. Like the Smith themselves, head lice, body lice, mosquitoes, fleas⁶, they can't stop scratching. The dog is a walking flea⁵ circus. Fleas can stay as eggs for up to a year. All they need is a cue, vibrations⁷ or heat, which tells them there's a blood source nearby. As soon as they hatch, they are starving. Fleas can jump up to 20 centimeters, about 150 times their own height as they search for food, hundreds of times an hour for days on end. In the past, being covered with fleas couldn't be avoided. It's hard to believe when we look them this close in the eye, but love-struck 17th century Europeans wrote seductive poems about their lover's fleas. One Frenchman even kept one of his girlfriends' fleas as a pet in a gold cage around his neck so it could feed on his own blood. 

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1 mites   

n.（尤指令人怜悯的）小孩( mite的名词复数 )；一点点；一文钱；螨

参考例句：

• The only discovered animals are water bears, mites, microscopic rotifers. 能够发现的动物只有海蜘蛛、螨和微小的轮虫。 来自辞典例句
• Mites are frequently found on eggs. 螨会经常出现在蛋上。 来自辞典例句

2 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

3 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

4 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

5 flea   

n.跳蚤

参考例句：

• I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
• Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。

6 fleas   

n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 )；爱财如命；没好气地（拒绝某人的要求）

参考例句：

• 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》

7 vibrations   

n.摆动( vibration的名词复数 )；震动；感受；（偏离平衡位置的）一次性往复振动

参考例句：

• We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside. 我们可以感到外面卡车经过时的颤动。
• I am drawn to that girl; I get good vibrations from her. 我被那女孩吸引住了，她使我产生良好的感觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》