作者：小雅和英美友人
◆ 接触病菌的“接触”，除了touch还有哪些说法？
◆ 口水到底是drool，还是spit？
◆ 如何用英文解释，一种病比另一种严重？
Mom: I've got a cold,
妈妈：我感冒了，
so I won't have dinner with you at the dinner table.
我不跟你们一块在餐桌上吃晚饭了。
That way you and daddy won't be exposed to those pesky germs!
这样你和爸爸就不会接触到那些讨厌的病菌了！
Child: How do we get a cold anyway?
宝宝：咱们是怎么得感冒的？
Mom: Well, the common cold is a kind of respiratory infection.
妈妈：嗯，普通感冒是一种呼吸道感染。
Respiratory读作 [ˈrespərətɔ:ri]。
It comes from a certain kind of germ called a virus.
它来自一种叫做病毒的病菌。
Child: What's the difference between germ, virus, and bacteria?
宝宝：病菌、病毒和细菌有什么区别啊？
Mom: Both virus and bacteria are germs.
妈妈：病毒和细菌都是病菌。
Bacteria are living germs, some helpful, some harmful.
细菌是活的病菌，一些有益，一些有害。
Bacteria是复数，单数形式是bacterium。
A virus is a bad germ that causes illnesses.
病毒是会导致生病的有害的病菌，
