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One afternoon in August, the phone rang while my sister Gracie and I on the porch, shredding sweet corn into large metal buckets.
八月的一天下午，电话铃响了 那时我和姐姐格雷西正坐在门廊上剥玉米
What?
怎么？
the buckets were riddled with bite marks dating back to last spring when our dog Tapioca got depressed and started eating metal.
铁桶上布满齿痕，那还是去年春天的事 那时我家的狗——木薯卡，闷闷不乐 爱上了嚼铁桶
Gracie, can you hold this for a second.
格雷西，帮我拿一下
This is what I predicted. Manticora herculeana is a subspecies of cicindeler.
跟我预料的一样 大王虎甲是虎甲属的亚种
Who was at that called ?
呃，谁打来的电话？
Same time, has a heart at tip of the mandible doesn't seem to have a white spot on the electra.
同时，它的下颚尖有毛 另一只角上没有白点
Mom? The phone, who was it?
妈？电话是谁打来的？
Oh, a call for T.S.
嗯，是找T.S.的
A call for him?
找他？
Yes, Gracie.
是啊，格雷西
Who was it?
谁找我？
I do not know. She is still in the line. she is waiting. You should probably go.
不知道 我没挂，她还等着 你得去接了

重点讲解

line电话线路；电话号码:
Your bill includes line rental.
你的账单包括电话线路的租用费。
The company's lines have been jammed (= busy) all day with people making complaints.
公司的电话整天都因人们打投诉电话而占线。

shred切碎；撕碎:
Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.
先铺一层碎生菜叶,再把鱼放上,就可以上桌了。

be riddled with sth充满；充斥:
Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes.
她打字很慢而且错误百出。

date back (to...) | date from...追溯到；始于；自…至今:
The college dates back to medieval times.
这所学院创办于中世纪。

call打电话；通话:
to get / have / receive a call from sb
接到某人的电话
to give sb / to make a call
给某人打电话

视频及简介
讲述了一位美国少年因获得世界科学大奖被邀请到华盛顿演讲，独自穿越美国的故事。