L2 Spare the spider 不要伤害蜘蛛

在西方文化中，蜘蛛一直是积极且身怀绝技的化身，像是蜘蛛侠

段落

1. 导言：蜘蛛不但消灭大量的昆虫，还不伤害我们，为人类做出了巨大的贡献，是我们的朋友
   1. Spiders destroy many insects 
2. 阐明对蜘蛛的误解，蜘蛛不是昆虫
   1. Spiders are not insects, for they have eight legs and insect never more than six.
3. 阐明蜘蛛消灭昆虫的本领
   1. The weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings in the country.

特点

• 知识型说明文
• 语言平实而生动
  • ...they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.

重点

• 通过省略，表达强调的句法结构
• 虚拟语气

Language Points

• spare that spider
  • spare - not harm or kill - 不要伤害，赦免
    • None of the passengers were spared in the air crash. - 无人生还
      • survived
    • We ar