An Ode to Summer...

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      Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.

      Please keep it cool in mid-July.

      Bless the walls where termites1 dine,

      while ants and roaches march in time.

      Bless our yard where spiders pass

      fire ant castles in the grass.

      Bless the garage, a home to please

      carpenter beetles2, ticks and fleas3.

      Bless the love bugs4, two by two,

      the gnats5 and mosquitoes that feed on you.

      Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,

      in Texas, Lord, you've put them all!!

      But this is home, and here we'll stay,

      So thank you Lord, for insect spray.

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      1termites   
       

      n.白蚁( termite的名词复数 )

      参考例句：

•       Termites are principally tropical in distribution. 白蚁主要分布在热带地区。 来自辞典例句
•       This spray will exterminate the termites. 这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。 来自辞典例句

      2beetles   
       

      n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 )

      参考例句：

•       Beetles bury pellets of dung and lay their eggs within them. 甲壳虫把粪粒埋起来，然后在里面产卵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
•       This kind of beetles have hard shell. 这类甲虫有坚硬的外壳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

      3fleas   
       

      n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 )；爱财如命；没好气地（拒绝某人的要求）

      参考例句：

•       The dog has fleas. 这条狗有跳蚤。
•       Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤，做事不可匆忙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

      4bugs   
       

      adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

      参考例句：

•       All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
•       The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

      5gnats   
       

      n.叮人小虫( gnat的名词复数 )

      参考例句：

•       He decided that he might fire at all gnats. 他决定索性把鸡毛蒜皮都摊出来。 来自辞典例句
•       The air seemed to grow thick with fine white gnats. 空气似乎由于许多白色的小虫子而变得浑浊不堪。 来自辞典例句