【新唐人2011年9月11日讯】 【看新闻学英语】
8-Inch-long Centipede Preys on a Gecko in Central China
中国中部8英寸长的蜈蚣捕食壁虎
文／Daniel Chen
【新闻关键字】
1. Centipede n. [ˋsɛntə͵pid] 蜈蚣
2. Prey on ph. 捕食
3. Gecko n. [ˋgɛko] 壁虎
4. Claw n. [klɔ] 爪；脚爪
5. Inject v. [ɪnˋdʒɛkt] 注射
6. Venom n. [ˋvɛnəm] 毒液
7. Lizard n. [ˋlɪzɚd] 蜥蜴；类蜥蜴爬行动物
8. Paralyze v. [ˋpærə͵laɪz] 使瘫痪
9. Have a share ph. 分一杯羹
10. Devour v. [dɪˋvaʊr] 吞食；狼吞虎咽
11. Versatile adj. [ˋvɝsətl] 多才多艺的
12. Predator n. K [ˋprɛdətɚ] 掠食者
STORY:
Local residents in Hengyang in central China’s Hunan province watch a giant centipede preying on a gecko.
在中国中部的湖南省衡阳当地居民，看见一只巨型蜈蚣在捕食壁虎。
[Local resident]:
“The centipede was about this long (gesturing the length of the centipede). It’s red and black."
当地居民说：“那只蜈蚣差不多这么长（比出蜈蚣长度的手势）。红红黑黑的。”
The centipede—measuring eight inches—grabs the gecko with its claws before injecting its venom into the small lizard to paralyze and kill its prey.
这只蜈蚣－量有8英寸－先用它的爪子抓住壁虎，将其毒液注射到这只小蜥蜴身上，让这只猎物瘫痪然后杀死。
During the hunt, the centipede is followed by a trail of ants wanting to have a share of the gecko. But the centipede responds quickly by carrying its prey to another place.
在猎食当中，蜈蚣身后跟着一长串蚂蚁，想分一杯壁虎羹。但蜈蚣反应很快，把猎物带到另一个地方。
The gecko stops moving within minutes. The dead gecko turns black as the centipede devours its victim.
壁虎在几分钟之内就不动弹了。蜈蚣吞食它的受害者，同时这只死掉的壁虎变成了黑色的。
Centipedes are versatile predators that can change their eating habits to different and whatever food they can find.
蜈蚣是多变的捕食者，可以因应它们能找到的食物的不同，而改变它们自己的饮食习惯。
本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-09-01/8-inch-long-centipede-preys-on-a-gecko-in-central-china.html
本专栏由前卫英语李德良老师主编 www.davidlee.url.tw
【佳句精选】
The gecko stops moving within minutes.
壁虎在几分钟之内就不动弹了。
【每日一句】
The digital camera is waterproof.
这台数位相机是防水的
