Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智？

insect [ˈinsekt] n. 昆虫

wage [weidʒ] v. 进行（斗争）

contaminate [kənˈtæmineit] v. 弄脏

【派】contamination 污染

【扩】smear 弄脏

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A: The river was contaminated with waste from the factory.

B: How could those people do that?

A：这条河流被从工厂流出的废物所污染。

B：那些人怎么能这么做？

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provocation [ˌprɔvəˈkeiʃən] n. 惹怒

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A: She sometimes angers without provocation.

B: I also think she has bad temper.

A：她有时无缘无故就生气。

B：我也认为她脾气不好。

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spider [ˈspaidə] n. 蜘蛛

wasp [wɔsp] n. 黄蜂

moth [mɔθ] n. 飞蛾

ant [ænt] n. 蚂蚁

revulsion [riˈvʌlʃən] n. 厌恶

【扩】loathness 厌恶

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A: He had a revulsion against his neighbor.

B: Didn't they get along with each other well?

A：他对邻居非常反感。

B：他们相处得不好吗？

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horde [hɔːd] n. 群

uncanny [ʌnˈkæni] adj. 神秘的，不可思议的

erase [iˈreiz] v. 擦，抹去

【派】eraser 橡皮

【搭】erase the information 删除信息

erase the blackboard 擦黑板

【例】We must erase the handwriting.

　　　我们得擦掉这些笔迹。

praying mantis [ˌpreiiŋ ˈmæntis] 螳螂

entranced [enˈtrɑːnst] adj. 出神的，着迷的

【扩】preoccupied 出神的　　rapt 着迷的

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A: They were entranced with the performance.

B: It's really a wonderful show.

A：他们完全被演出吸引住了。

B：那确实是一场很棒的演出。

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beetle [ˈbiːtl] n. 甲虫

sheltered [ˈʃeltəd] adj. 伤不着的，无危险的

luscious [ˈlʌʃəs] adj. 甘美的

【扩】nectarous 甘美的

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A: I can't stop eating the luscious peaches.

B: Let me have a taste, too.

A：这桃子太甘美了，我吃得停不下来了。

B：我也尝尝。

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cluster [ˈklʌstə] n. 一簇，一群

aphid [ˈeifid] n. 蚜虫

underside [ˈʌndəsaid] n. 底面，下侧

【构】under（在……下的）＋side（面）＝underside（下侧，底面）

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A: It's hard for me to clean the underside of the case.

B: Leave it to me. You can do other things now.

A：清理这个箱子的底面对我来说很难。

B：留给我吧，你去做别的事情。

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colony [ˈkɔləni] n. 一群

sticky [ˈstiki] adj. 粘的

scurry [ˈskʌri] v. 小步跑

swarm [swɔːm] v. 聚集

【搭】swarm with 充满着　　swarm into 蜂拥而入

【例】The students swarmed out of the classroom.

　　　学生们蜂拥着跑出了教室。

ingenuity [ˌindʒiˈnjuːiti] n. 机灵