听一分钟英文：Snakes-蛇

I think snakes are very interesting. They have a very strange effect on people. Some people are fascinated¹ by them, but others are terrified of them. I love looking at them. They really are fantastic creatures. It’s almost as if they come from another planet². The best snakes are the really big ones. Pythons and anacondas are absolutely huge. I reckon³ they could easily eat me. I also like the really colourful ones. They look dangerous. I’m glad I live in a country where there are no snakes. It’s OK looking at them in a zoo, but I’m not sure I’d like to see them in my garden. I heard Australia has six of the world’s ten most deadly snakes. I wonder if Australians see snakes a lot. It must be a bit scary hiking there.

1 fascinated   

a.被强烈地吸引住，感到着迷的

参考例句：

• China has always fascinated me. 中国一直令我心驰神往。
• The children watched, fascinated, as the picture began to appear. 电影开始以后孩子们入迷地观看着。

2 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

3 reckon   

vt.计算，估计，认为；vi.计（算），判断，依靠

参考例句：

• Don't reckon upon your relatives to help you out of trouble.不要指望你的亲戚会帮助你摆脱困境。
• I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.我认为他的年龄太大，不太适于再婚。