新视野视听说 B1 P112 U7_1_1d

Part 3 F: Are there any animals you’re frightened of? M2: Snakes and scorpions. Um, just ’cause I know that usually one bite could mean that’s the end. W3: I don’t like spiders. It’s not really an animal – but I hate spiders. M1: I am very scared of spiders. Um, and even though in Australia, we get some very small but very dangerous spiders – I’m afraid of very big spiders. M4: I don’t particularly like horses because they’re big, and they frighten our dog. W1: I’m not really frightened of any animals. I love them all. M3: There’s nothing that scares me – that I haven’t got any memories of animals 4.nephew noun [ C ] UK /ˈnef.juː/ /ˈnev.juː/ US /ˈnef.juː/ /ˈnev.juː/ B1 a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of yourhusband or wife 侄子；外甥 5. spiders. noun [ C ] UK /ˈspaɪ.dər/ US /ˈspaɪ.dɚ/ B1 a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web (= a netmade from sticky threads) 蜘蛛 6. scorpion noun [ C ] UK /ˈskɔː.pi.ən/ US /ˈskɔːr.pi.ən/ a small creature similar to an insect that lives in hot, dry areas of the world and has a long body and a curved tail with a poisonous sting (= pointed part that can go through skin) 蝎 7. guinea pig, noun [ C ] UK /ˈɡɪn.i ˌpɪɡ/ US /ˈɡɪn.i ˌpɪɡ/ a small animal covered in fur with rounded ears, short legs, and no tail, oftenkept as a pet by children 豚鼠，天竺鼠 scaring me as a child. W4: I’m quite scared of sharks. I don’t really like the sea and so whales and um, animals such as that, I don’t really like. Um, I suppose because it’s the unknown, I just find it quite scary.