NBC晚间新闻 拉斯维加斯蝗虫泛滥

On the Las Vegas Strip right across from the Mirage¹ is this. In Sin City it's the insect invasion putting on a show. No one can escape. They popped up out of nowhere. A 24-7 onslaught of grasshoppers³ that really sticks with you. What the heck, did you're all covered in locusts⁴. For many the first impression felt downright biblical. A migrating hoarded⁵ bug⁶ so big. You could even see them from space. Experts say is soggy winter plus a mild spring made conditions perfect for the pallid⁷ winged grasshopper². A migratory⁸ species that should be gone in a few weeks but till then.

One thing they're known to do is mate and that's why there's so many of them around here. To make matters worse, they're attracted to bright, especially white lights. Finding their match made in heaven on the Vegas strip. I've seen people running around away from the grasshoppers. Scientists say the invasions only happened a few times over the past 30 years and the grasshoppers pose more of a nuisance than a threat. Either way the critter takeover has those in Sin City hoping for once. This is kind of weird⁹. What happens in Vegas. That's gross. Doesn't stay here.

在米拉奇大楼对面的拉斯维加斯大道上就是这样。在罪恶之城就是这种昆虫侵害带来的一场大型演出。没人能够逃脱。它们不知道从哪里突然出现。7天24小时的蝗虫猛攻真的无时无刻都缠着你。什么情况，你身上全是蝗虫。对很多人来说第一感觉就是灾难。这是大量迁徙的蝗虫。你甚至可以在太空里看见它们。专家们说，潮湿的冬天加上温和的春天，为无生气的有翅蝗虫创造了完美的条件。这种迁徙的蝗虫应该在几周内消失，但是到现在还没有。它们要做的一件事情就是交配，这就是为什么这里有这么多的蝗虫。情况更糟糕的是，它们会被亮光吸引，尤其是白光。在拉斯维加斯大道上找到它们的天作之合。我一直在看到人们在四处逃离蝗虫。科学家称，这种侵害在过去的三十年里只发生过几次，这些蝗虫构成的更多是麻烦，而不是威胁。不管怎样，这次罪恶之城的那些人看到了一次蝗虫占领城市。这种情况有些奇怪。有些恶心。但是这种情况不会一直保持下去。

1 mirage   

n.海市蜃楼，幻景

参考例句：

• Perhaps we are all just chasing a mirage.也许我们都只是在追逐一个幻想。
• Western liberalism was always a mirage.西方自由主义永远是一座海市蜃楼。

2 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。

3 grasshoppers   

n.蚱蜢( grasshopper的名词复数 )；蝗虫；蚂蚱；（孩子）矮小的

参考例句：

• Grasshoppers die in fall. 蚱蜢在秋天死去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are usually a lot of grasshoppers in the rice fields. 稻田里通常有许多蚱蜢。 来自辞典例句

4 locusts   

n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 )；贪吃的人；破坏者；槐树

参考例句：

• a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
• In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 hoarded   

v.积蓄并储藏（某物）( hoard的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It owned great properties and often hoarded huge treasures. 它拥有庞大的财产，同时往往窖藏巨额的财宝。 来自辞典例句
• Sylvia among them, good-naturedly applaud so much long-hoarded treasure of useless knowing. 西尔维亚也在他们中间，为那些长期珍藏的无用知识，友好地、起劲地鼓掌。 来自互联网

6 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。

7 pallid   

adj.苍白的，呆板的

参考例句：

• The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
• His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。

8 migratory   

n.候鸟，迁移

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念。

9 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。