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Mosquito Bites

Level 4PBS3:17

Step 1: Vocabulary

Meet the key words used in this clip. Mark the ones you already know to focus on the new ones.

  • vulnerable
    vulnerable/ˈvʌlnərəbl/B2

    dễ bị tổn thương

    In this lesson: easy to be infected or hurt by something

  • motivated
    motivated/ˈmoʊtɪˌveɪtɪd/B1

    có động lực

    In this lesson: have a strong reason or desire to do something

  • hatch
    hatch/hæt͡ʃ/B2

    nở (trứng)

    In this lesson: the opening of an egg to produce babies

  • proboscis
    proboscis

    the long nose of an animal

  • sophisticated
    sophisticated/səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/B2

    tinh vi

    In this lesson: not simple

  • S
    sheath/ʃiθ/B2

    vỏ kiếm

    In this lesson: a long hollow cover that protects something inside

  • saw
    saw//A2

    cưa; cái cưa

    In this lesson: cut with a blade that has teeth

  • B
    barely/ˈbɛɹli/B2

    hầu như không; chỉ vừa đủ

    In this lesson: almost nothing

  • probe
    probe/pɹoʊb/B2

    đầu dò; cuộc điều tra

    In this lesson: check, search, test

  • E
    exude/ɪɡˈzud/C1

    toát ra

    In this lesson: give, discharge

  • gut
    gut/ɡʌt/B2

    can đảm

    In this lesson: the stomach of an animal

  • F
    free up

    create more space or time by removing something

  • R
    red blood cells

    part of the blood

  • stuff
    stuff/stʌf/A2

    đồ đạc; thứ

    In this lesson: pack, put a lot of something into

  • S
    saliva/səˈlaɪvə/B1

    nước bọt

    In this lesson: water from the mouth

  • T
    There is nothing in it.

    There is no benefit.

  • P
    parasite/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/B2

    vật ký sinh

    In this lesson: an organism that lives in a host organism and benefits by taking nutrients from the host

  • P
    parting gift

    a gift that you give when you leave (part)

  • H
    hitching a ride

    getting a ride somewhere for free

  • welt
    welt/wɛlt/B2

    vết sưng đỏ trên da

    In this lesson: a red, swollen mark left on skin after being bitten by a mosquito

  • L
    larvae/ˈlɑɹvi/B2

    ấu trùng

    In this lesson: baby insects

  • rain gutters
    rain gutters

    shallow troughs at the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater

Tip: Knowing the words before you listen makes the clip far easier to follow.