(哈新聞新主播 曾之喬) 
Journey to the Bugs with Nigel Marven 動物們，我把身體變小了
In the jungles and deserts of Africa, people can take safaris and see wild animals in their natural habitat. This month, National Geographic Channel takes a safari in a place a lot closer to home—a backyard garden. Nigel Marven leads his crew on this expedition right outside the door. However, this is no ordinary journey. The three explorers have been shrunk with the help of CGI. Instead of watching animals in the wild, Nigel will be observing insects.
Humans encounter a lot of trouble when they are the size of a fingernail. Nigel weighs less than a pea and is in constant danger of becoming a meal for bigger insects. Normally, a millipede looks like a harmless creature to humans. However, for the micro-sized crew, a millipede is of great danger due to its deadly fluid.
During Safari: Journey to the Bugs with Nigel Marven, the team almost got attacked by ants and caught in spider webs. The three tiny scientists not only had to worry about giant bugs, but also monitor their own health conditions all the time.
在非洲的叢林和沙漠中，人們可以來趟觀獸之旅，欣賞自然棲息地中的野生動物。本月份，國家地理頻道要在離家非常近的地方觀獸－－後院的花園。奈吉爾‧馬文帶領他的隊員就在門外探險。但是，這並非一趟普通的旅程。藉由電腦繪圖之助，三名探險家被縮小。奈吉爾所要觀察的，不是野外的動物，而是昆蟲。
當人類和手指甲一樣大時，會遇到的麻煩可不少。奈吉爾的體重比豌豆還輕，而且經常身處被大型昆蟲獵食的危險中。平時，馬陸看起來像是對人類無害的生物。但對於微小的探險隊員而言，身懷致命毒液的馬陸可是危險至極。
在《動物們，我把身體變小了》節目中，探險隊差點遭蟻群襲擊，並身陷蜘蛛網中。三位迷你科學家不僅要擔心巨大的蟲族，還得隨時監測自己的健康狀況。
1.shrink vt. 使縮小
（三態為：shrink, shrank, shrunk。）
This successful diet has shrunk my waist.
這次成功的飲食控制讓我的腰圍變小。
2.encounter vt. 遭遇（問題、困難等）
Ian encountered some difficulties in his job.
伊恩在工作上遇到了一些困難。
3.constant a. 持續不斷的；經常發生的
I've had it with your constant complaining.
我已經受夠了你的抱怨連連。
4.harmless a. 無害的
That mean-looking dog is actually harmless.
那隻看起來很兇的狗其實不會傷人。
5.monitor vt. 監視；監測
The police were monitoring the gangster's phone calls.
警方在監聽歹徒的電話。
be/get caught in... 被……困住∕卡住∕夾住
Lenny's shirt was caught in the car door.
藍尼的襯衫被車門夾住了。
1.expedition n.（一群人的）遠征；探險
2.CGI n. 電腦繪圖（computer-generated imagery 的縮寫）
3.fingernail n. 手指甲
4.pea n. 豌豆
5.millipede n. 馬陸，千足蟲
6.micro-sized a. 微小的，極小的
7.fluid n. 液體
...a millipede is of great danger due to its deadly fluid.
（……身懷致命毒液的馬陸可是危險至極。）
of 之後加抽象名詞時，即相當於形容詞的用法。其它常見的有：
1.be of great use =be useful 很有用的
2.be of great value =be valuable 很有價值的
3.be of great importance =be important 很重要的
Those coins you have are of great value.
（你擁有的那些硬幣價值連城。）
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