Venus The Flytrap Who Wouldn't Eat Flies

Venus, the fly trap who wouldn't eat flies.

维纳斯，是一只不肯吃苍蝇的捕蝇草。

Mason was having a terrible time with his new Venus fly trap. Fly traps are plants that eat bugs. Well, they're supposed to eat bugs. Venus is a little different, Mason told Mom. Why do you say that, asked Mom. She never catches the flies buzzing around the window.

梅森的新捕蝇草维纳斯可把他愁坏了。 捕蝇草是吃虫子的植物哦。 按理说它们确实要吃虫子，可维纳斯有点不一样。 梅森跟妈妈说。“你为什么这么觉得呀？” 妈妈问道。“窗边嗡嗡飞的苍蝇她一只都抓不到。”

Venus was a pretty bright green flytrap. Her wide red jaws were lined with soft little hairs. Her jaws were filled with sweet, sticky nectar. Flies buzzed around Venus, trying to get the nectar.

维纳斯是棵漂亮的鲜绿色捕蝇草，她宽宽的红色捕虫夹上长着细细的软毛。 她的捕虫夹里装满了甜甜的黏黏的花蜜。 苍蝇们围着维纳斯嗡嗡转，都想吃到花蜜。

When a fly touches those hairs, snap! Mason said. Her jaws are supposed to trap flies inside. That's what fly traps do. They eat flies.

“只要苍蝇碰到那些细毛，咔哒！”梅森说。 她的捕虫夹就会把苍蝇关在里面，这就是捕蝇草的本领呀，它们就是吃苍蝇的。

Mason looked hard at Venus. Something about her really was different. Then Venus cried, "'Ew, that's awful! I wouldn't eat a fly !" Mason swallowed hard. Was Venus really talking? "'What about a crunchy cricket?' Mason asked. He pointed at one outside the window. "'Uh -uh,' said Venus, shaking her head.

梅森紧紧盯着维纳斯，她确实有点不对劲，就在这时维纳斯叫了起来： “咦，好恶心呀！我才不要吃苍蝇呢！”梅森吓得咽了一大口口水。 维纳斯真的在说话吗？ “那脆脆的蟋蟀呢？”梅森指着窗外的一只蟋蟀问道。 “不要不要。”维纳斯摇着头说。

How about a buzzy bee? asked Mason. He showed her one as it flew past the window. Uh -uh, said Venus. She snapped her jaws shut. A wiggly spider? Mason asked. He wiggled his fingers. No! cried Venus, covering her eyes.

那嗡嗡叫的蜜蜂呢？梅森问道，他指着一只刚飞过窗边的蜜蜂给维纳斯看。 不要不要，维纳斯说着，咔哒一下合上了自己的捕虫夹。 那扭来扭去的蜘蛛呢？梅森问道，还晃着手指模仿蜘蛛爬的样子。 不要！维纳斯捂着眼睛大声叫起来。