This year has been a bad year for skunks .

今年臭鼬闹的厉害。

Skunks are nocturnal animals - it appears to be asleep , and thankfully , its tail is down .

臭鼬是夜行性动物--它看起来像是睡着了，谢天谢地，它的尾巴是垂下来的。

Of course , skunks aren 't all bad : they love grubs and help keep the insect population down .

当然，臭鼬也不是一无是处：它们喜欢吃蛆虫，有助于减少昆虫的数量。

One of the reasons skunks have a bad reputation is because they can really stink .

臭鼬名声不好的原因之一就是因为它们很臭。

In america , in some places polecats are what they call skunks .

美国的一些地方，人们把“臭鼬”（skunks）叫艾鼬。