體溫高或體味重
Mark and Grace were having lunch on the balcony. Grace was just bitten by a mosquito.
馬克和葛蕾絲正在陽台上吃午餐。一隻蚊子叮了葛蕾絲。
balcony(n.)陽台be p.p.被動態
Grace: Not again! I really can’t stand the weather these days.
葛蕾絲：別又來了！我真的無法忍受最近的天氣。
stand(v.)忍受
Mark: How so? I think today’s weather is quite nice.
馬克：爲什麼？我覺得今天的天氣蠻好的。
quite(adv.)相當地
Grace: It was pouring rain last night, but now it’s sunny and hot again. It’s perfect weather for mosquitoes.
葛蕾絲：昨晚下了大雨，但現在卻又是個很熱的大晴天，正是蚊子出沒的天氣。
pouring rain傾盆大雨
Mark: I see. Well, I’m a vegan, so I don’t get mosquito bites.
馬克：原來如此。不過我是純素者所以我不會被蚊子咬。
vegan(n.)純素者vegetarian(n.)素食者
Grace: Do you know it’s actually a myth? Mosquitoes bite those with a higher body temperature or a strong scent on them.
葛蕾絲：那其實是個迷思。蚊子會盯那些體溫高或身上味道重的人。
actually事實上higher=high的比較級
Mark: Really? I didn’t know that.
馬克：真的嗎？我都不知道。
Grace: That’s why children get bitten often. They have higher body temperatures.
葛蕾絲：這就是為什麼小孩常被叮咬。因為他們的體溫比較高。
children=child的複數often(adv.)經常
Mark: So, would I get bitten after jogging?
馬克：所以我慢跑後也可能會被叮嗎？
Grace: Most likely. So make sure to put on mosquito repellent when you go out.
葛蕾絲：很有可能。所以，你要確保出門時擦上防蚊液。
put on擦上