慢速英语:Why Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bite You?

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短语讲解：

1. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy wound.

more than 多于
例句：True friendship is worth more than money.
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。

2. Over one million people worldwide die from these mosquito-borne diseases each year.

die from 死于（某种原因，不包括疾病、过度悲伤等）
例句：Every winter some old people die from hypothermia.
每年冬天都有些老人死于体温过低。

3. They smell the carbon dioxide gas -- which all mammals breathe out.

breathe out 呼出; 呼气
例句：He learns to breathe out under water.
他学习在水下吐气。

4. This suggested to the researchers that a mosquito’s sense of smell is more important in the search for food.

search for 搜索，搜寻
例句：The search for peace also means the search for justice.
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。

5. He says understanding a mosquito’s way of finding its host could help prevent those insects from biting.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：In such wet weather we must prevent the seedlings from rotting.
这样的阴雨天要防止烂秧。