Young Rattlesnakes and Venom
幼年響尾蛇與毒液
Introduction
A university study shows a common story about young rattlesnakes is wrong.
一項大學研究顯示，關於幼年響尾蛇的一個普遍說法是錯誤的。
Main Body
Many people think young rattlesnakes cannot control their venom. They think the young snakes use all their venom in one bite. This is not true. Young snakes can control how much venom they use.
許多人認為幼年響尾蛇無法控制牠們的毒液。他們認為幼蛇在一次叮咬中會用完所有毒液。這是不正確的。幼蛇可以控制牠們使用的毒液量。
Adult snakes are more dangerous. They have more venom in their bodies. They give more venom during a bite. This makes the person more sick.
成年蛇更危險。牠們體內有更多的毒液。牠們在叮咬時會注入更多毒液。這會使患者病情更嚴重。
Many newspapers told the wrong story for many years. Now, many doctors and students still believe the wrong story. This is a problem. Some doctors give too much medicine because they are afraid. Also, people kill young snakes for no reason.
許多報紙多年來都報導了錯誤的故事。現在，許多醫生和學生仍然相信這個錯誤的說法。這是一個問題。有些醫生因為恐懼而給予過多藥物。此外，人們還會毫無理由地殺死幼年蛇。
Conclusion
Adult snakes are more dangerous than young snakes. But all snake bites are emergencies.
成年蛇比幼蛇更危險。但所有被蛇叮咬的情況都是緊急醫療狀況。
Vocabulary Learning
Comparing Things
In this text, we see how to say one thing is 'more' than another. This is a key way to describe the world at an A2 level.
The Pattern:
More + Adjective + Than
Examples from the text:
- Adult snakes more dangerous than young snakes.
- Adult snakes more venom than young snakes.
Quick Guide: If you want to compare two people or things, use more.
- Example: A doctor is more experienced than a student.
- Example: This medicine is more strong than that one.