Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 15 · The Smallest Roommate
Audio track 15
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I find a tiny spider in the corner of my room. It has eight legs and a small web.
At first, I want to remove it. Then I see it catch a small bug. The spider is not an insect, and most house spiders are harmless to people.
I do not touch an animal that I do not know. I use a cup and paper to move it and release it outside.
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Chinese translation
我在房间角落里发现一只很小的蜘蛛。它有八条腿，还织了一张小网。
起初，我想把它赶走。后来，我看到它抓住一只小虫子。蜘蛛不是昆虫；大多数家蜘蛛对人没有危害。
我不会徒手碰不认识的动物，而是用杯子和纸把它移走，再放到室外。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- tiny
- 极小的；比 small 更强调小。
- spider
- 蜘蛛；不属于昆虫。
- corner
- 角落；拐角。
- leg
- 腿；人或动物的腿。
- web
- 蜘蛛网；网状物。
- catch
- 抓住；捕捉。过去式是 caught。
- bug
- 小虫子；日常用语，泛指小型虫类。
- harmless
- 无害的；反义词是 harmful。
- move
- 移动；使……移动。
- release
- 放走；释放。
Background notes (Chinese)
昆虫有六条腿，蜘蛛有八条腿；蜘蛛不属于昆虫。许多常见蜘蛛会吃小虫子。不过，遇到不认识的生物，别徒手去碰，应请大人帮忙。