A locust is a kind of grasshopper that, at times, gathers in a huge flying crowd. That crowd can strip fields of food in hours.

A locust is a kind of grasshopperlocust是一種蝗蟲 that, at times, gathers in a huge flying crowd有時候會聚集成一大群飛行的蟲群。That crowd can strip fields of food那群蟲可以把田裡的作物吃光 in hours在幾小時內。

They are well known in parts of Africa and Asia, and in old stories. One locust on its own is only an insect; the fear is the swarm.

They are well known牠們很有名 in parts of Africa and Asia在非洲和亞洲部分地區，and in old stories也在古老的故事裡。One locust on its own單獨一隻蝗蟲 is only an insect只是一隻昆蟲；the fear is the swarm真正讓人害怕的是成群結隊。

People sometimes stretch the word to a crowd that eats up everything in its path, though that can sound unkind. There is another, quieter sense: some trees are called locust trees because their seed pods look a little like the insect — the carob sits in that family of names.

People sometimes stretch the word有人有時候會把這個詞用得更廣 to a crowd that eats up everything in its path指那種所到之處把東西吃光的一群人，though that can sound unkind不過這樣講可能有點不客氣。There is another, quieter sense還有另一個比較沒那麼可怕的意思：some trees are called locust trees有些樹叫做locust樹 because their seed pods look a little like the insect因為它們的豆莢長得有點像這種昆蟲——the carob sits in that family of names角豆樹也屬於這個名字家族。

Spell it carefully beside locus, the place-word. Though actually Latin locusta named the insect and, in the same breath, a lobster-like creature, which is why langouste (a spiny lobster on a menu) is a sister word.

Spell it carefully beside locus拼寫時要小心跟locus分開，the place-word那個表示「位置」的詞。Though actually不過其實 Latin locusta拉丁文的locusta named the insect既指這種昆蟲 and, in the same breath也同時指 a lobster-like creature一種像龍蝦的生物，which is why langouste所以langouste (a spiny lobster on a menu)（菜單上的刺龍蝦） is a sister word是它的親戚詞。