Honey Bees (神奇的蜜蜂)
祝大家母亲节快乐!
张宇明校译 2019年5月12日母亲节于江西赣州。
Buzz.Buzz.Buzz.Buzz。
嗡,嗡,嗡,嗡
We visited a farmer today.
今天我们拜访了一位农民。
He is not a regular farmer.
他不是一个通常的农民。
He's a beekeeper.
他是养蜂人。
His honey bees make honey.
他的蜜蜂能产蜜。
I love this sweet sticky treat!
我就喜欢这种粘乎乎的甜甜的蜜!
Honey bees are the only insects that make food for humans.
蜜蜂是唯一能为人类提供食物的昆虫。
How do they do it?
他们是怎么做到的呢?
They gather a sweet liquid from flowers and turn it into honey.
他们从花中采集到一种甜的液体,然后把它变成蜂蜜。
They live in a hive and travel many kilometres in search of flowers.
它们生活在一个蜂巢里,为了寻找花,它们要飞很远的里程。
Honey bees travel more than 80,000 kilometres and visit about 2 million flowers to make just half a kilogram of honey!
为了产半公斤的蜂蜜, 蜜蜂得飞行8万多公里,历遍约200万朵鲜花,!
Does the bee keeper get stung a lot?
养蜂人经常被叮吗?
Well, he wears special clothing for protection.
这,他穿着特殊的防护服呢。
He has a special hat with a net that covers his face.
他有一顶特殊的帽子,帽子上有一张网,遮住了他的脸。
He wears gloves and a shirt with long sleeves.
他戴着手套和一件长袖衬衫。
He uses a little machine that makes smoke.
他还用一台小机器产生烟。
He says this helps to keep the bees calm.
他说这有助于蜜蜂保持冷静。
It was amazing to see him work with thousands of bees flying around!
看到他和成千上万的蜜蜂一起工作真是太神奇了!
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内容来自 "天天读英文故事" 中的 "一天一个故事" 的第五册的第三个故事, 张宇明校译。 版权所有。 未经容许不得商用。
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