Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new species set to send shudders around the world - jumping cockroaches.
來(lái)自南非的科學(xué)家們的發(fā)現(xiàn)可能會(huì)讓整個(gè)世界為之一振：他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了極具跳躍天賦的“小強(qiáng)”。

The previously-unknown insect was found leaping around in undergrowth inside the Table Mountain National Park near Cape Town.
這種在之前從未被人類(lèi)所知的生物是在南非開(kāi)普敦的桌山國(guó)家公園的灌木叢中所發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

And while millions of homeowners and bug-haters might wince at the thought, the discovery has been hailed a scientific triumph.
這大概會(huì)使得不少住家戶(hù)與討厭昆蟲(chóng)的人們恨得咬牙切齒，不過(guò)這在科學(xué)領(lǐng)域中卻是一次值得歡呼的發(fā)現(xiàn)。

This month the jumping cockroach - nicknamed the 'leaproach' - was named one of the top 10 new species for 2011.
這種擅于跳躍的蟑螂有著“l(fā)eaproach”的綽號(hào)，在本月被列為了2011的十大新物種之一。

The unusual creature was first spotted by South African biologists Mike Picker and Jonathan Colville.
這種非同一般的生物是由南非的生物學(xué)家Mike Picker和Jonathan Colville最先發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

Professor Picker, who works at the University of Cape Town, today told how the zoologists discovered the insect by chance as they searched for flies during a research project.
任教于開(kāi)普敦大學(xué)的Picker教授表示，他們是在一項(xiàng)以蒼蠅所目標(biāo)的研究的過(guò)程中所意外發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

He said: ‘We were sweep netting and spotted something that at first looked like a grasshopper.
他說(shuō)：“一開(kāi)始我們以為網(wǎng)到的是蝗蟲(chóng)。”

‘But when we got it back to the laboratory it became clear it was a cockroach, closely related to the common roach but with sophisticated hind legs and the ability to jump many times its own height.
“不過(guò)在帶回實(shí)驗(yàn)室之后我們才發(fā)現(xiàn)這是只蟑螂，與通常所見(jiàn)的蟑螂非常類(lèi)似，不過(guò)后腿非常發(fā)達(dá)，跳躍能力很強(qiáng)?！?/div>

‘For some people it could be an unpleasant thought but in reality the cockroach is misunderstood.“
對(duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)，蟑螂十分招人厭，但蟑螂其實(shí)是被“誤解”了。”

‘There are at least 4,000 species of them and of them just two are the kind that live in drains or sewage lines and cause problems for humans.
“地球上至少有4000種蟑螂，僅有其中的兩種是生存在污水溝與排水道中，給人類(lèi)造成困擾?！?/div>

The insect has now been added to a list of more than 4,000 known cockroach species - and so far, it is the only one that can jump.
然而就在這4000中蟑螂中，這還是目前所發(fā)現(xiàn)了唯一一種能夠跳躍的。