英语访谈对话 187 The Spider

 　　It was¹ interesting as² well while³ we were out on the farm, there were thousands of trees I think out on the farm, so we saw⁴ lots of different insects⁵ and little animals as well. The most exciting thing I saw was a red back spider⁶, because the red back is one of the most poisonous spiders⁸ in Australia. So I had⁹ been traveling¹⁰ there for over a year I think at that stage¹¹ and I'd never seen¹² a red back spider, but I'd seen lots of colorful¹³ spiders, so that every time I saw a new colored spider I'd go and have a look and maybe play with it a bit¹⁴ or take a photo, something like that, so while I was picking¹⁵ the macadamia nuts¹⁶ with my friends I saw a really brightly colored spider, so I decided¹⁷ to, to get a stick¹⁸ and and kind of turn over a leaf¹⁹ and see what it was doing, and then I was kind of looking at it for awhile and then suddenly²⁰ I realized²¹, "Oh, my God²²!" It's red and black, it's a red back spider!" So I thought²³, OK, I'd better stop playing with this guy²⁴, and leave him alone²⁵. So after over a year in Australia I saw my first red back on this macadamia farm and then later²⁶ on that night, just before I was going²⁷ to bed, I walked into the room I was staying in with my friend, and there on my bed was baby redneck spider, red back spider, sorry and I couldn't believe²⁸ it. After one year, no red backs and then two in one day. It was a bit crazy²⁹ really so I had to get someone³⁰ to help me to get rid³¹ of it, cause⁷ it was a bit scary³².

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

4 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

5 insects   

n.昆虫( insect的名词复数 )；虫类

参考例句：

• She has an illogical fear of insects. 她毫无道理地害怕昆虫。
• The insects were examined under magnification. 这些昆虫是放大后加以观察的。

6 spider   

n.蜘蛛；三角架

参考例句：

• Look at the picture of the spider.看看这些蜘蛛的照片。
• How many legs does a spider have?蜘蛛有多少条腿呢？

7 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

8 spiders   

n.蜘蛛( spider的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to be terrified of spiders 惧怕蜘蛛
• She's got a thing about spiders. 她特别讨厌蜘蛛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 traveling   

adj.同行的；活动的；移动的n.带球走步，走步违例

参考例句：

• Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling. 袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 stage   

n.阶段，舞台，时期；vt.上演，表演

参考例句：

• She was mad about the stage.她狂热地迷恋着舞台生活。
• Take it easy when you are on the stage.上台的时间不要紧张。

12 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

13 colorful   

adj.色彩鲜艳的，华美的，富有色彩的，有趣的

参考例句：

• That bag is very colorful.那个书包非常鲜艳。
• I love the colorful paintings.我喜欢那些色彩斑斓的图画。

14 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

15 picking   

v.采摘；采( pick的现在分词 )；摘；啄；叼n.采摘；掘，撬开；采得物，赃物

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth. 他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The artist is picking in shadows in the picture. 这位画家正在画面上画阴影。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 nuts   

adj.发疯的；傻的；热爱的；迷恋的n.螺母（ nut的名词复数 ）；坚果；对…着迷的人；疯子

参考例句：

• Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter. 鸟类靠坚果和浆果过冬。
• First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel. 先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。

17 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

18 stick   

n.枝，杆，手杖；vt.插于，刺入，竖起；vi.钉住，粘贴，坚持

参考例句：

• A walking stick is a must for me now.如今我行走离不开手杖了。
• To stick a stamp on an envelope.在信封上贴邮票。

19 leaf   

n.叶，树叶，花瓣；v.生叶，翻...的页

参考例句：

• The trees are just beginning to leaf.树刚刚开始长叶子。
• He take a leaf out of the book.他从书上撕下一页。

20 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

21 realized   

adj.realize的过去式v.实现( realize的过去式和过去分词 )；了解；（所担心的事）发生；以…价格卖出

参考例句：

• He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel. 他体悟到宣讲福音是他的使命。
• They soon realized they had been duped. 他们很快便意识到自己上当了。

22 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

23 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

24 guy   

n.(美，口语)家伙；青年；男人

参考例句：

• She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
• That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。

25 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

26 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

27 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

28 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

29 crazy   

adj.发疯的，荒唐的，古怪的；(about)狂热爱好的

参考例句：

• It is a crazy idea.那是一个疯狂的想法。
• He is crazy about that girl.他迷上了那位女孩。

30 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

31 rid   

v.摆脱，除掉，克服，干掉，消灭；vt.使摆脱，使去掉

参考例句：

• She is rid of fever.她不发烧了。
• Try to get rid of your nasty cold.想法除去你那讨厌的感冒。

32 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？