中英对照读新闻》The largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous spider has been found in Australia澳洲发现世界最毒蜘蛛的最大雄性标本
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毒液有剧毒的雪梨漏斗网蜘蛛，最大雄性标本「大力士」目前保存于澳洲爬行动物公园。（美联社）(photo:LTN)◎周虹汶
With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance.
在一位民众偶然发现牠以后，尖牙可刺穿人类指甲的世界最毒蛛形纲动物的最大雄性标本，于澳洲爬行动物公园找到了新家，牠将在那里协助拯救性命。
The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement Thursday.
澳洲爬行动物公园週四在一份声明中表示，这只绰号「大力士」的致命雪梨漏斗网蜘蛛，是在雪梨以北约50英里的中央海岸发现的，一刚开始被送往当地医院。
Spider experts from the nearby park retrieved it and soon realized it was the largest male specimen ever received from the public in Australia.
附近的这间公园的蜘蛛专家把牠取回，很快意识到牠是澳洲有史以来从大众收到的最大雄性标本。
The spider measured 7.9 centimeters from foot to foot, surpassing the park’s previous record-holder from 2018, the male funnel-web named “Colossus”.
这只蜘蛛从脚到脚的长度为7.9公分，超过该园先前2018年纪录保持者——名为「大块头」的雄性漏斗网蜘蛛。
新闻辞典
venomous：名词，指分泌毒液的、有毒腺的、有毒的、愤恨的；咬牙切齿的。例句：She has launched a venomous attack against the newspaper.（她愤怒地抨击了那家报纸。）
by chance：片语，指偶然地、意外地。例句：I met him by chance yesterday.（我昨天偶然遇见他。）
