慢速英语:Worms and Snakes: Animals We Love to Hate

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短语讲解：

1. Now, worms are good at slowly digging themselves into the ground

dig into 挖掘
例句：The soldiers began to dig into the mound
士兵们开始挖那个小山丘。

2. It seems as if they do not want to be seen.

as if 好像， 似乎
例句：He looked as if he were offended.
看来好象有人触犯了他似的。

3. Their beautiful skins are used for boots and bags.

be used for 用来做…
例句：It can be used for devising systems to protect against frost damage.
它可用来设计防止霜害的方法。

4. Beside the creepy way they move, snakes and worms have something else in common.

in common 共有
例句：Those two have something in common.
两者有共同之处。

5. In fact, there is even a dark children’s nursery song about worms coming to eat a dead body buried in the ground.

in fact 事实上; 实际上
例句：They were in fact casual.
事实上，他们确实不修边幅。