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HOPUPTOVICTORIA’SBUGZOOFORSOMECREEPY-CRAWLYFUN-A(3-3)-insectsattractvisitorstothisbug”毛骨悚然的蟲蟲動(dòng)物園”被狼蛛咬到雖然不會(huì)致命，卻會(huì)痛苦萬(wàn)分，有些蜘蛛還可能會(huì)向惡臭（stinkbug蟲如其名，會(huì)發(fā)出臭味[stink]）情形下，雌螳螂才會(huì)把雄螳螂當(dāng)作一般蟲子或點(diǎn)心來(lái)吃。這座昆蟲動(dòng)物園很好玩的口碑逐 etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.MynameisSteve.Thanksforjoiningustoday.Twoadjectivesthatarejustperfectwhendescribingspidersarecreepyandcrawly.Butwhenyou’reatVictoria’sBugZoo,don’tforgetanotherimportantadjective.Thewordfun.Let’scheckinontheWordBank.Andthenpickupwhereweleftoffyesterdaytalkingaboutspiders,spidersthathuntandspidersthatbite.OurfirstkeywordoftheDayis...deem.Afterdeemingtheprojectunnecessary,theorganizationcutitsfunding.Nextistheverb:meander.Thecalmrivermeanderingthroughthetownformsabeautifulscene.Finally,assorted,asin:ForValentine’sDay,Simongothiswifeaboxofassortedchocolates.OK.Let’sopenourmagazinesandbegintoday’sreadingstartingonpagetwenty-four.(Music).HopUptoVictoria’sBugZooforSomeCreepy-CrawlyFun.Thetarantula’sbiteisn’tdeadly,butitispainful,andsomespidersmayshootspinyhairsthatirritateeyesormucousmembranestowardanythingtheydeemthreatening.Sothezoostaffhandlesthemwithcare.Andstinkbugsdocauseastinkiftheyfeelendangered.Thebugsdon’ttakeupmuchspace,onlyacouplebedroom-sizechambers.Clearstictubesmeanderup,downandacrossthewallsofoneroom,asee-throughantfarmthatMaierbillsasthelargestinCanada.Assortedmantises,millipedes,grasshoppers,crickets,spidersandcockroachesoccupytheotherroom.Insectlifeandculturemaybepuzzlingtohumans,butitisn’tasdisgustingasthekidswouldsometimesliketheoldfolkstothink.Hi,friends.Ande.I’mChelsea.AndI’mLinda.Andwe’dliketo eyoutoStudioClassroomtoday.whereweretalkingaboutVictoria’sBugZoo.We’vebeentalkingaboutthisforthelasttwodays.Todaywe’dliketo eyoutojoinusforourlastdayofthisarticle.Let’slookinthetextandweseethatthattarantula’sbiteisn’tdeadly,butitispainful.Atarantulaisprobablythespiderthatuh,everybodylooksatandgoes,”Ugh!It’ssoscarylooking!”.Actually,ifyoulookatamagazine,Igottoholdthetarantula.Noraishername.TheytakeheroutandonlyadultscanholdNorabecauseifyoudropNora,likesomechildrenmightdoiftheypickherup,thenshecouldbreakaleg.Sotheyonlyletadultsholdher.Andmykidswhoareadultsdidn’twanttoholdher,soIgottodothat.Soonceagain,youwerebeingthebraveoneattheVictoria’sBugZoo.Sowehavemetthistarantulanowandweknowthatitsbiteisn’tdeadly,butitispainful.Andalsothatsomespidersmayshootspinyhairsthatirritatetheeyesormucousmembranestowardanythingtheydeemthreatening.Let’slookatthattermmucusmembranesfirst.Amucusmembraneisathinlayerofskinthatcoverssomeoftheinnerpartsofthebody.Andsuchastheinsideofthenose.Soifyouarebittenbycertaintypesofspidersandmaybecertaintypesoftarantulas,youmighthaveyoureyesbeirritatedoryourmucusmembranes.Idon’tknowifthatmeansyournosestartstoitchortheothermucousmembranesinyourbodytostartto eirritated.Soit’sasideeffectofbeingbittenbyaspider.Right.Andthemucousmembranealsohastobeexposed...Somepartofitisexposedtotheair.Soaspiny...Whatdoesitsayhere?Aspinyhair.Aspinyhairiskindoflikeasharphairthatcangoinandgetstuck.Soprobablyyouwouldhavesomekindofallergicreaction.Sonotice,theydothistowardsanythingtheydeemthreatening.Deemheremeansthattheyconsidertobeortheyfeelathreatening.Soeverybodyreallyhandlesthemwithcare,letmelyou.Iwouldimagine,soIwouldcertainlymakesureIhandleditwithcare.Notonlydowehave...tarantulasatVictoria’sBugZoo,butalsostinkbugs.Andboy,dotheycauseastinkiftheyfeelendangered.Nowifsomethingthatstinkssmellsvery,verybad.Sothisisaveryappropriatenameforthistypeofbug.Itisastinkbugbecauseiftheyfeelendangered,iftheyfeelthreatened,theyletoffanodorthatwarns...the ...er...theinsectthat’sscaringthemtogetaway.StayawayfrommebecauseIsmellreallybad.Sothesebugsdon’ttakeupmuchroom.Sointhetwobedroomsorthetworoom-sizedchambers.Chamberjustmeansaroomhere.Theyhavealotofdifferentsizekindofthattheykeepallofthesebugsin.Nowtheyalsohaveinoneoftherooms,theyhaveclearstictubesthatmeander.Thiswordmeandercanbeusedasaverbwhichitishere.Sometimeswethinkofitastowonder.Butinthisinstance,itmeansthatitgoesupandwindsaround.Sothiswall...thisuh,clearcasewentaccrossonewholewallandthenacrossanotheronethatwentupandacross...up...upagainanddownandaround.Soyoucouldseetheantsatwork.Itwasasee-throughantfarm.AndIcanonlyimaginethatithadmany,many,manythousandsandmillionsprobablyofantsinsideit.Itdid.Itwassointerestingtowatchthem.Theywere...theywereleaf-cutterants,soyoucouldseethemcarryinglittlebitsofmaterial.Wow.Idefiniyneedtotakeatriptothisbugzoo.Soyoucanseetheantsmeanderingthroughuh,thisclearstictubingthatmeandersthroughtheroom...andMaierbillsitasthelargestantfarmCanada.TherearemoreantsonthatantfarmthananywhereelseinCanada.Butnotonlythattherearealsoassortedmantises,millipedes,grasshoppers,crickets,spidersandcockroaches.Andtheyalloccupyanotherroom.SoifsomethingisassortedLinda,whatdoesthatmean?Itjustmeansthere’salargevariety.Therearemanydifferentkindsofthem.Soyoucanlbytheonesthatwelistedhere.Therewerelotsofdifferentspecies.Nowinsectlifeandculturecanbepuzzlingtohumans,butitreallyisn’tasdisgustingaskidswouldwantustothinksometimes,liketheoldfolkstothink,likeme.Oh,no.IrememberwhenIwasachild,Iusedtolovetoywithbugs.MybrotherandsisterandIwouldgooutsideintheyardsomedays,andwewouldjustspendhourscapturinglittlebugsandlookingatthemandtryingtocounttheirlegs,andcertainlittlebugswouldrollupinlittleballs,andwewouldpickthemupbecausetheywereafraid.Andbugshavealwaysbeenfascinating.Sometimeswethinkthey’recreepyandkindofscaryandmaybeevengross.Butitsoundslikethere’sactuallyalottolearnaboutbugs.AndonecetodothatisVictoria’sBugZoo.Rightnowwe’regoingtovisittheChatRoomandtakeabreak.Butwhenwecomeback,we’llteachyousomemore.Staywithus.Hi, etotheChatRoom.MynameisKen.AndI’mBeth.Hi,everyone.We’reonthethirdandfinaldayofourarticleonVictoria’sBugZoo.We’vebeenlearningalotaboutinsects.Wesurehave.ButBeth,Ihaveaquestionaboutsomethingwejustreadintoday’slesson.What’sthat?Well,ourlessonsaysthatCarolMaierwhostartedtheBugZoobillsitasthelargestinCanada.Shesendsbillstoherownzoo?Idon’tgetit.No,let’slookatthesentenceagain,Ken.Here,thewordbillisaverb.Butitdoesn’thavetodowithcharginganyoneanymoney.Sowhatdoesitmeanthen?Well,tobillsomethingassomethingmeanstodescribeitinaparticularway,usuallyinanofficialmanner.Oneexamplemightbeinanadvertisement.Forexample,Disneylandbillsitselfasthehappiestceonearth.Orinanofficialstatementlike:The’svisittoGermanywasbilledasnonpolitical.Oh,OK.Sobasically,”billas”means”describeas”.MaierisdescribingherzooasthelargestbugzooinCanada.It’sawaytopromoteherzoo.That’sright.A canalsobebuildingassomething,usuallybythemedia.Forexample,AnneHathawayhasbeenbilledasthenextJuliaRoberts.().Arelatedexpressionistopbilling.Haveyouheardofthat,Ken?No,Idon’tthinkso.Well,whenanactorisadvertisedasthemostimportantperformerinamovieoraTVshow,wecansayheorshereceivestopbilling.Thiswouldmeanthattheactor’snamewouldappearbeforeotheractors’namesintheadvertisementsandinthecredits.Thecredits?Yes.Thecreditsarethelistofpeoplewhoparticipateintheshowormovie.Movieshavebothopeningcreditsandclosingcredits.Oh,becauseit’sgivingthosepeoplecreditfortheirwork.Exactly.().It’stimetotakeabreak.Butstaywithus.StudioClassroomwillberighteback,everyone.WearevisitingVictoria’sBugZoolocatedintheCanadiancityofVictoria,whichisinthewesternprovinceofBritishColumbia.Ifyou’relikeme,youthinklearningaboutbugsisboring.JustabunchofdeadinsectspinnedtoaboardwithconfusingLatinnameswrittenunderneath,right?Well,notsoatVictoria’sBugsZoo.Therepeopleofallageslearnaboutbugsandtheyhavefunatthesametime.Ourlastkeywordofthelessonisthenoun:cinch.Andourexamplesentencereads:Asthemostgiftedactressintheentireschool,Amywasacinchfortheleadrole.OK.Let’sgetbacktoourlesson.Thisfinalreadingbeginsonlineelevenofpagetwenty-five.(Music).HopUptoVictoria’sBugZooforSomecreepy-CrawlyFun.It’samyth,forinstance,thatfemalemantisesalwaysbitetheheadsoffthemalesaftermating.Ithappens,butusuallyonlyincaptivityandiftheydon’thaveenoughtoeat.He’sjustanotherbugorsnack-toher.Newsofthefunisgettingaround.Publicbroadcastingcameracrewsshotfootagethatwasairedinthesummerof2008.Maierdidn’tknowexactlywhatfootagetheywerenningtoshowatthetimeoffilming.Butit’sacinchthecameramanwouldhavefocusedonthemillipedetryingitsbesttohelpa4-year-oldgrowathick,blackbanditomustache.(Music) eback,everybody.We’regonnacontinuewithourarticleonVictoriaBugZoo.Andlet’stakealookatthisnextsentencethatsays:It’samyth.Itmeansit’snottrue.OK.Ifsomethingisamyth,it’skindofastorythatpeoplel.Andsometimespeoplebegantobelieveit.Buthereit’samyth,forinstance,thatfemalemantisesalwaysbiteofftheheadsofthemalesaftermating.Itdoeshappen,butusuallyonlyincaptivity.Sooutinthewild,thisneverhappens.Afemalemantiseswouldneverlikechopofforbiteofftheheadofhermatethere.Whydidtheydoincaptivity?Well,sometimesincaptivity,theymaynothaveenoughtoeat.Sothey’rehungry.Sointhatcase,themalejustlookslikeanotherbugorsnacktothefemale.Sosheeatsitsheadoff.Iknowthatsoundsalittlegross.Butthatisthewildlifeforyou.Strangethingshappensometimes.Nownewsofthefunisgettingaround.Infact,it’sgettingaroundsomuchthatpublicbroadcastingcameracrewsshotfootagethatwasairedinthesummerof2008.ThatmeansthatpeoplewhomaybeworkforanewsstationshowedupatVictoria’sBugZoo.Andtheydecidedtodoastoryofit.Theyshotfootageortheydidsomefilmingatthebugzoo.Andtheyairedthatandtheywantedtogettheworldouttootherpeopleaboutthiszoo.Youknow,you’reright.It’s...wasinterestingwhenweweretherethatpeopleweretherewhenwewentin,andseveralotherpeoplecameasweweregoingaroundonourlittletour.Youjustjoininasfarasthetouris.Youcanjustcontinue.It’sjustacontinualtourallthetime.Sopeoplejustcameandwent.Whentheyweredone,theyjustleft.So...there...theyaregettingalotofvisitorsathisbugzoo.AndIwouldthinkthatmaybeoneofthereasonsthatmorevisitorsstartedcominginisbecausemaybetheysawthisum,thisfootagethatwasairedinthesummerof2008.MaybetheyturnontheirevisionsetandtheysawthisnewsstoryabouttheVictoria’sBugZoo.Andit’sinterestingbecauseatthetimeuh,Maier,whois,remember,thewomanwhostartedthiswholebugzoo.Shewasn’tsureexactlywhatfootagethenewscrewwasnningtoshow.Uh,whentheycametofilm,shedidn’tknowwhattheyweregoingtodo.Butasyourarticlesays:It’sacinchthecameramanwouldhavefocusedonthemillipedetryingitsbesttohelpa4-year-oldgrowathick,blackbanditomustache.NowLinda,Ithinkweneedtobackuphere.Wehavesomewordsweneedtotalkabout.Iseeherethatitsaysit’sacinchthecameramanwouldhavefocusedonthemillipede.Nowthisisalittlebitdifferentuseoftheword:cinch.I’musedtothewordcinchmeaningit’sveryeasytodo.Butit’snotwhatitmeanshere.Right.Hereitmeansit’sasurething.Itisuh,definitethattheywilldothis.Soifit’sacinch,hereit’sacinchthatyouwilldosomething.Itmeansitisforsureyouwilldoit.OftentimesasChelseasaid:Oh,Icandothat.It’sacinch.Itmeansit’sveryeasy.Buthereweseeanotherusageofit.Andit’sacinchwhat?Thateverybodyisgoingtodothisorallgoingtohelpthat4-year-oldgetthatbanditomustache.What’sabandito?Banditomustache.Nowifyouremember,wetoldyouearlieraboutaPanchoVilla-stylemustache.Remember?Hewasamanthathadaverythickmustacheonhisupperlip.AndwecouldalsosaythatPanchoVillawasabandito.Nowthat’skindofa...awordthatcomesfromaHispanicorigin.Butitmeanshewasacriminal.Hewasabandit.Hewasanoutlaw.Sohewasverywell-knownforhisthickbanditomustache.AndtheVictoria’sbugmuseumisalsoverywell-knownfortheirbanditomillipedemustaches.NowLinda,whatwasyourfavoritepartabouttheVictoria’sBugZoowhenyouwerethere?Oh,youknow...Itisvery...It’sveryhardtodecide.Therearesomanyinterestingbugs.Actually,Iwasamazedthattheamountofinformationwelearnedandthenumberofbugsthatwesaw.Ithink...Ithinkactuallyholdingthetarantulaswasoneofmyfavoritepartbecauseyouthinkit’sgoingtobelike,ugh,reallycreepy.Butit’skindoffuzzy,actually.Atarantulaisreallykindoffuzzy.Norawasveryfriendly.Wow.ThatisawholedifferentideaofatarantulathanIusuallyhaveinmyhead.Theyseemprettyscarytome,butmaybeIneedtogetoverthatfearandvisittheVictoria’sBugZoo.Nowifyouwouldliketotakealookatyourmagazinearticle,thereareseveralinterestingpicturesofsomeofthesedifferentbugsthatwe’vebeentalkingaboutoverthepastthreedays.Ithinkyoumightwanttopayspecialattentiontopagetwenty-threeonthetopright-handcorner.Wehavealittlegameforyoutoyhere.Itsays:Howmanywalkingsticksarethere?Awalkingstickisabugthatlookslikeastick.Seeifyoucancountthemandthencheckinthebackofyourmagazinefortherightanswer.Thanksforjoiningus.Wehopeyoulearnedalotaboutbugsoverthepastthreedays.Rightnowwe’regoingtogotoaskit.We’llseeyounexttimeonStudioClassroom.Thisceiscreepy.I’mgettingoutofhere.Oh,no.Don’tgo.Let’sywithatarantula.Areyoucrazy?Tarantulasarebig,hairyanddangerous.Well,theirbiteispainful.Andtheymayshootspinyhairsthatirritateyo