Observations imply that long \gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are originated from
explosions of massive stars, therefore they may occur in the molecular clouds
where their progenitors were born. We show here that the prompt optical-UV
emission from GRBs may be delayed due to the dust extinction, which can well
explain the observed optical delayed onset and fast rise in GRB 080319B. The
density and the size of the molecular cloud around GRB 080319B are roughly
constrained to be \sim10^3cm^{-3} and \sim 8pc, respectively. We also
investigate the other GRBs with prompt optical-UV data, and find similar values
of the densities and sizes of the local molecular clouds. The future
observations of prompt optical-UV emission from GRBs in subsecond timescale,
e.g., by UFFO-Pathfinder and SVOM-GWAC, will provide more evidence and probes
of the local GRB environments.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figures, RAA 13 (2013) 57-70, typo correctio
