慢速英语短文听力 蟑螂

Roaches

蟑螂

She called the landlord. Her apartment was full of roaches. Roaches were everywhere. They were under the kitchen sink. They were in the kitchen cabinets. They were on the kitchen counters. They were in the oven. They were on the stove. She turned on the gas. The roaches ran from the hot flames. She sprayed her apartment every month. She used two cans of bug¹ spray a month. First she opened all the windows. Then she sprayed everywhere. The apartment stunk² of roach spray. The stink³ gave her a headache. Finally the landlord came. He looked around the apartment. He saw roaches everywhere. Adult roaches and baby roaches. Teenage roaches. He said, “Boy, you weren’t kidding. You sure have a lot of roaches.” She said, “I know that! What are you going to do about it?” He said, “Don’t worry. I’m calling the bug man. He will put a big tent over the whole building. Then he will spray the whole building. He will spray the whole building with roach spray. The tent will cover the building for a month. Then all the roaches will be dead. Your problem will be solved.” “Oh, that’s great,” she said. “But where will I live for a month?” The landlord said, “That’s a big problem. I don’t know where you will live. Do you have any friends? Maybe you can live with them.”

她叫了房东。她的公寓满是蟑螂。蟑螂无处不在。它们躲藏在厨房的洗涤槽下面。在厨房橱柜中。在厨房柜台中。在微波炉中。在炉灶里。她打开了燃气。蟑螂从火焰中窜出。她每月都会使用喷雾器。一个月使用两瓶杀虫喷雾。首先，她将窗户全部打开。之后使用喷雾剂。整个房屋弥漫着杀虫剂味。这种味道让她头疼。房东终于来了。他环绕了四周。他看到蟑螂无处不在。老蟑螂和小蟑螂。还有处在青少时期的蟑螂。他称：“你没开玩笑，确实有很多蟑螂。”她说：“我知道。你打算怎么做？”他说：“别担心，我叫杀虫高手来。他将在整栋楼放置帐篷。并对整栋楼进行喷洒。他将对整栋楼喷洒杀虫喷雾。帐篷将持续一个月。之后所有蟑螂将被一一消灭。你的问题就解决了。”她说：“那太好了。但这一个月我住哪？”房东说：“这是个大问题。我不知道你要住哪。你有朋友吗？或许你能和他们一起住。”

1 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。

2 stunk   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的过去分词 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• Those rotten eggs have stunk the place. 那些臭蛋把这个地方弄得恶臭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• A stunk made a bad smell in our yard last night. 昨天臭鼬在我们院子里弄得好臭。 来自互联网

3 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。