F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

NemoCassie X

Vocabulary

pomegranate (n): 1-a round, thick-skinned fruit containing a mass of red seeds and a lot of juice.

diverse (adj): 1- including many different types of people or things:
E.g.: Students from countries as diverse as Colombia and Lithuania use Cambridge textbooks.
E.g.: New York is a very culturally/ethnically diverse city.

unilateral (adj): 1-involving only one group or country:
E.g.: The party leader has actually declared her support for unilateral nuclear disarmament (= giving up her country’s nuclear weapons without first waiting for other countries to do the same).
bilateral (adj): 1-involving two groups or countries:
E.g.: France and Germany have signed a bilateral agreement to help prevent drug smuggling.
multilateral (adj): 1-involving more than two groups or countries:
E.g.: Seven countries are taking part in the multilateral talks.

creepy-crawly (n): 1-a small insect that gives you a feeling of fear and dislike

habitat (n): 1- the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives:
E.g.: With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.

head lice (n): 1-头虱
flea (n): 1-跳蚤
bedbug (n): 1-a very small insect that lives mainly in beds and feeds by sucking people’s blood

Reading

Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1711/171114-household-bugs.html

Scientists have discovered where bugs most like to live in your house. There is a rich diversity of insects and other creepy-crawlies we share our homes with and they all have particular tastes regarding accommodation. Researchers from universities in the USA and Denmark studied different physical factors in 50 houses to find out what affected where bugs lived. They discovered that the largest number of bugs generally reside in ground-level, carpeted rooms that have many windows. Lead author of the research, Dr Misha Leong, said: “We are just beginning to realize and study how the home we create for ourselves also builds a complex, indoor habitat for bugs and other life.”

The researchers found that every room in a house offered differing ecological environments for bugs. They found that booklice, fruit flies and ladybugs preferred living rooms. Spiders, ants, centipedes and beetles were more likely to live in darker, damper places like basements. The researchers said there were many benefits of sharing our homes with insects and other bugs. They said many were essential for ensuring microbes we need to stay healthy are present in our homes. They also play an essential role in cleaning up microscopic waste we create. Dr Leong said: “We’re hoping to better understand this age-old coexistence, and how it may impact our physical and mental well-being.”