VOA慢速英语:Why Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bite You?

短语讲解：

1. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy wound.

more than 多于
例句：True friendship is worth more than money.
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。

2. Over one million people worldwide die from these mosquito-borne diseases each year.

die from 死于（某种原因，不包括疾病、过度悲伤等）
例句：Every winter some old people die from hypothermia.
每年冬天都有些老人死于体温过低。

3. They smell the carbon dioxide gas -- which all mammals breathe out.

breathe out 呼出; 呼气
例句：He learns to breathe out under water.
他学习在水下吐气。

4. This suggested to the researchers that a mosquito’s sense of smell is more important in the search for food.

search for 搜索，搜寻
例句：The search for peace also means the search for justice.
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。

5. He says understanding a mosquito’s way of finding its host could help prevent those insects from biting.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：In such wet weather we must prevent the seedlings from rotting.
这样的阴雨天要防止烂秧。