1-inadvertently 不经意地

The more of the planet humans take over, the more we inadvertently make it a viral paradise.

2-reproduction 繁殖

Viruses have a straightforward mission: reproduction.

3-mutate 变异

As viruses copy themselves using the machinery of their host's cells, they constantly mutate, enabling the virus to spread faster or infect a new type of host.

4-vector (传播疾病的)媒介昆虫

Additionally, the expanding reach of warmer weather resulting from climate change produces more ideal conditions for disease vectors, like mosquitoes.

5-microscopic 微小的

6-villain 恶棍，祸首

Walking through the hall of the exhibit, it's easy to feel defeated by the microscopic villains.

7-shoot oneself in the feet 搬起石头砸自己的脚

But actually the viruses most dangerous to humans end up shooting themselves in their microbial feet: they kill their host so quickly that there isn't enough time for them to find another.

8-benign 温和的，良性的

The smartest viruses tend to be the most benign.

9-swaths of 大量的

10-complication 并发症

They infect swaths of the population and yet rarely cause medical complications, making them undederving of any kind of memorialized warning in a museum.

11-pathogen 病原体

As we flourish, we have to remember: our success is also a win for the pathogens capable of killing us.