Who would have thought that something made of dust, hair, flakes of dead skin, spider webs, and other debris would be given a name that sounds so cute and harmless? “Dust bunny” might sound like a type of desert rabbit, but it is in fact a common household problem. Although they are just dust, these fluffy clumps can be much more harmful than they appear. In the hard-to-reach places of any home—under furniture, in narrow corners, and behind large appliances—dust naturally builds up.
誰能想到，由灰塵、頭髮、死皮屑、蜘蛛網和其他碎屑組成的東西，竟然會有聽起來如此可愛又無害的名字呢？「塵兔」或許聽起來像是一種沙漠兔子，但它實際上是一個常見的家中問題。雖然它們只是灰塵，但這些毛茸茸的小團塊遠比它們看起來的更有害。在家中任何難以觸及的地方 ── 家具下面、狹窄的角落裡以及大型電器後面 ── 灰塵都會自然堆積。
生活必備字詞：
dust n. 灰塵
be made of... 由……製成
harmless a. 無害的
harmful a. 有害的
household a. 家庭的
build up 積聚，累積
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見二月號。
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