清除所有積水
Lisa notices that her neighbor Porter, has a bucket of rainwater on his balcony all the time. She is talking to him about it.
麗莎發現她的鄰居波特經常在陽台上放著一桶雨水。她正在跟他講這件事。
bucket(n.)水桶;桶子a bucket of~一桶all the time總是;經常=always
Lisa: Hi, Porter! I noticed you always have a bucket of rainwater on your balcony. I read in the news that there are more cases of dengue fever this year.
麗莎：嗨，波特！我發現你陽台上總是放著一桶雨水。我在新聞上看到今年登革熱的病例數變多了。
case(n.)案例;案子
Porter: Oh, hi, Lisa! Yeah, I saw that too. But don’t worry, the rainwater is for my plants, and I change it often.
波特：喔，嗨，麗莎！是啊，我也看到新聞了。但別擔心，這雨水是我用來澆花的，而且我經常換水。
often(adv.)時常;經常;多次
Lisa: That’s good. Standing water can attract mosquitoes that spread dengue.
麗莎：那很好。積水容易吸引蚊子，蚊子會傳播登革熱。
attract(v.)吸引;引來spread(v.)傳播;散布
Porter: That sounds serious. How can we protect ourselves from getting sick?
波特：聽起來很嚴重。我們應該如何保護自己才不會感染呢？
protect sb. from sth.保護某人免於某事之害
Lisa: We should get rid of any still water where mosquitoes lay their eggs, like in flower pots or containers. Also, use mosquito repellent and wear long sleeves when we’re outside, especially in places with lots of mosquitoes.
麗莎：我們應該清除所有積水，例如花盆裡或容器的積水，因為這些地方容易成為蚊子產卵的地方。而且，外出時應該使用防蚊噴霧並穿長袖衣服，尤其在有很多蚊子的地方。
get rid of 丟棄;扔棄;擺脫still(adj.)靜止不動的lay(v.)產卵;下蛋long sleeves長袖
Porter: Thanks for explaining, Lisa. I’ll be more careful and take those steps.
波特：謝謝你的解釋，麗莎。我會更小心並照著做。
explain(v.)解釋take steps照著步驟做