1. Termites do not have an architect's blueprint or a grand construction scheme. 白蚁没有建筑师的蓝图，也没有宏伟的建筑计划。
2. A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees. 一种南美洲的鸟，倒挂在高大的树上，觅食有翼的白蚁和其他小昆虫。
3. Indirect collaboration is the key principle behind information-sharing websites, just as it underlies the complex constructions that termites build. 间接协作是信息共享网站背后的关键原则，就像它是白蚁构建的复杂结构的基础一样。
4. He complained that he had half the librarians he needed and termites had eaten much of the collection. 他抱怨说，他将他需要的图书管理员减少了一半，而且白蚁已经吃掉了很多藏书。
5. His first home was a shack made of wooden railway sleepers, soaked in creosote to keep the termites out. 他的第一个家是一间用铁路枕木搭成的棚屋，木头浸泡在木馏油里以防白蚁进入。
