Mosquitoes Like to Bite Some People More Than Others

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Aiyah! Go away, mosquitoes! I've only been outside for 5 minutes and I already have 5 mosquito bites!
才五分鐘，我就被蚊子叮了五個包！

I always tell people that mosquitoes like to bite me more than other people, and people don't believe me.

But, it's true! Scientists found out mosquitoes do like some people more than others.
科學家說，蚊子真的特別喜歡叮某一些人。

Mosquitoes can actually see the air we breathe out. That's how they can find us and bite us!
牠們可以看到我們呼出去的氣來找到我們，然後進攻咬我們。

But now, scientists say mosquitoes also have another way to find people… Smell!
科學家說，蚊子還可以聞到人在哪裡。

All human bodies have a smell.
人的身體都有一個味道。

But some people's smell is a bit different. We can't smell it, but the mosquitoes can! And when they smell that special smell, it's like chocolate and candy for them!
我們聞不出來，但是蚊子可以。有一些味道對牠們來說就像是巧克力跟糖果！

There's nothing we can do to change our smell, but maybe we can find new ways to cover the smell, to make mosquitoes stay away.
我們不能改變我們的味道，但也許可以遮掉一些。

Ah, that would be so nice!

What? Another bite? These mosquitoes love me, but I don't love them!
這些蚊子真的很愛我，但我並不是很愛牠們。

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Vocabulary
蚊子雖小，感覺器官卻十分靈敏。

1. go away 走開
   It's so nice and quiet here. 這裡真好真安靜。
   Until mosquitoes come! 蚊子一來就不是了。
   Why don't they just go away? 牠們怎麼就是不走開？

2. human body 人體
   Are you kidding? Their night has just begun. 開玩笑，牠們的夜晚才剛開始。
   And they like us, two warm human bodies. 而且蚊子喜歡我們，兩具溫暖的人體。

3. smell 聞，氣味
   Let me cover my smell with perfume. 我來擦點香水遮掉氣味。
   No, you don't want to do that. 你可別那麼做。
   They'll smell you even faster. 牠們會更快聞到你。

4. bite 叮咬
   I've got another bite! 我又被叮了一口！
   Let's go inside. 我們進屋子裡吧。

Let's read the vocabulary.
go away 走開
human body 人體
smell 聞，氣味
bite 叮咬

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Quiz

1. What can mosquitoes do?
   A: Eat pizza
   B: See and smell people
   C: Read books

2. What did scientists learn about mosquitoes?
   A: They like some people's smell
   B: They like some people's hair
   C: They like some people's shoes

3. What are scientists trying to do?
A: Cover people's smell
B: See people in the dark
C: Talk to mosquitoes

Answers

1. B
2. A
3. A