Pronunciation Challenge Why Cockroaches Are So Hard To Kill

Host : Hubert Tran
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On top of that, this roach has a super-strong immune system that seeks out and kills harmful microbes and fungi, making the most unsanitary environment look like a five-star hotel to the American cockroach.

Key Vocabulary

1. immune protected against a particular disease by particular substances in the blood

immune

[ɪˈmjuːn] (adj.) protected against a particular disease by particular substances in the blood

2. microbes a very small living thing, especially one that causes disease, that can only be seen with a microscope

microbes

[ˈmaɪkrəʊb] (n.) a very small living thing, especially one that causes disease, that can only be seen with a microscope

3. unsanitary dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease

unsanitary

[ˌʌnˈsæn.ə.ter.i] (adj.) dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease