千萬別掃！
Kevin is moving boxes in the office pantry. His colleague Alice is making coffee. Suddenly, Kevin shouts and jumps back.
凱文正在辦公室茶水間搬箱子，他的同事愛麗絲在旁邊泡咖啡。突然，凱文大叫一聲往後跳。
brew coffee沖泡咖啡
Kevin: Alice! Tell me I didn’t see that! A big rat just ran under the fridge! And look… there’s poop on the floor!
凱文：愛麗絲！告訴我我看錯了！一隻大老鼠跑到冰箱下面！地上還有老鼠屎！
fridge(n.)冰箱do a poop上廁所=go to the toilet
(Kevin takes a broom. Alice stops him quickly.)
（凱文拿起掃把，愛麗絲馬上阻止他。）
Alice: Kevin, stop! Don’t sweep!
愛麗絲：凱文，停！不要掃！
Kevin: Why not? It’s very dirty. I want to clean it now.
凱文：為什麼？很髒耶，我現在就想清乾淨。
clean up打掃、整理clean out徹底清空、清理
Alice: It’s because of hantavirus. If you sweep, the virus can go into the air. You can breathe it in and get sick.
愛麗絲：因為漢他病毒。如果你掃，病毒會飛到空中。你吸進去就會生病。
because of因為、由於breathe(v.)呼吸breathe easily放心、安心breath(n.)呼吸
Kevin: Is hantavirus dangerous?
凱文：漢他病毒很危險嗎？
dangerous(adj.)危險的
Alice: Yes. You can get a high fever, body aches, and stomach problems. It can also make breathing very difficult. Some people can die.
愛麗絲：對。會發高燒、全身痠痛、肚子不舒服。還可能呼吸困難。嚴重時會死人。
run a fever發燒中a high fever高燒／a slight fever輕微發燒ache(v.)疼痛(n.)疼痛die of+內在原因die from+外在原因die out絕種
Kevin: Oh no… That’s scary.
凱文：天啊⋯⋯好可怕。
Alice: So never sweep rat poop. We must clean it safely.
愛麗絲：所以絕對不要掃老鼠屎。我們要安全清理。
Kevin: Okay. What should I do?
凱文：好。那我該怎麼做？
Alice: First, open the windows for 30 minutes. Wear a mask and gloves.
愛麗絲：先開窗30分鐘。戴口罩和手套。
mask(n.)口罩、面具put on a mask戴上口罩take off a mask取下口罩rubber gloves橡膠手套
Kevin: Then what?
凱文：然後呢？
Alice: Mix one part bleach with nine parts water. Spray it on the droppings. Let it sit for thirty minutes to kill the virus.
愛麗絲：用漂白水1:9稀釋，噴灑在老鼠屎上，靜置30分鐘殺死病毒。
bleach(n.)漂白水spray...on...把～噴在～上面catch a virus感染病毒
Kevin: After that, I can clean?
凱文：之後我可以清理嗎？
Alice: Yes. Use paper towels, put everything in a bag, and close it. Then wash your hands with soap.
愛麗絲：對。用紙巾包起來，裝進袋子封好。最後用肥皂洗手。
Kevin: Got it.
凱文：知道了。
Alice: Oh, and check under the fridge again later!
愛麗絲：對了，等一下再看一下冰箱下面！
Kevin: Uh… maybe you can check it for me!
凱文：呃⋯⋯還是你幫我看好了！
check up on sb.關心某人