armadillos

1·Some of the American leprosy patients had familiar strains that have shown up in other countries, but others had a never-before-seen strain that was also found in American armadillos.

一些美国麻风病人携带的病菌和其他国家出现的有相似之处，另一些则从未在其他地区发现，仅在美国犰狳上发现。

2·Bacteria, armadillos, or computer transistors can make choices according to various reward schemes, weighing immediate sure gain over future greater but riskier gain.

细菌，犰狳，或是计算机里的半导体器件，都可以根据各种回报机制，在眼前的稳妥收获与未来的高风险高回报之间做出权衡。

3·The researchers concluded that wild armadillos and many patients with leprosy in the southern United States are infected with the same strain of M. leprae.

研究者总结，野生犰狳和美国南部麻风病人感染相同病菌。

4·Before Dr. Katzourakis’s fossil hunt, scientists had never found a foamy virus infecting any sloths, or any of their relatives like armadillos and anteaters.

在Katzourakis博士前，科学家从未发现有泡沫病毒感染的树懒，或像犰狳和食蚁兽等亲缘。

5·In theUnited States, armadillos are a major reservoir of leprosy infection.

在美国，犰狳（qiú yú，俗称“披甲猪）是主要的麻风传染源。