LESSON 21

THE BEE

蜜　蜂

creatures drones inside hive idle
defense driven killed cells size
workers queen stings shape wax

  1. Bees live in a house that is called a hive. They are of three kinds, — workers, drones, and queens.

  2. Only one queen can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees will stop their work.

  3. They are very wise and busy little creatures. They all join together to build cells of wax for their honey.

  4. Each bee takes its proper place, and does its own work. Some go out and gather honey from the flowers; others stay at home and work inside the hive.

  5. The cells which they build, are all of one shape and size, and no room is left between them.

  6. The cells are not round, but have six sides.

  7. Did you ever look into a glass hive to see the bees while at work? It is pleasant to see how busy they always are.

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  1. But the drones do not work. Before winter comes, all the drones are driven from the hive or killed, that they may not eat the honey which they did not gather.

  2. It is not quite safe for children to handle bees. They have sharp stings that they know well how to use in their defense.

【中文阅读】

1．蜜蜂住在蜂房里，那儿是它的家。蜜蜂有三种：工蜂、雄蜂和蜂王。

2．每个蜂房里只能住一只蜂王。如果它失踪或死掉了，其他的蜜蜂就会停止工作。

3．蜜蜂是非常聪明和忙碌的小动物。他们一起合作建造蜡质的房子来储存蜂蜜。

4．每只蜜蜂都有它们专属的地方从事自己的工作。一些蜜蜂出去采蜜，其他蜜蜂则待在家中，在蜂房里工作。

5．他们建造的每个单元都是同一形状和大小，单元之间没有其他房间。

6．这些单元不是圆形，而是六边形的。

7．你在玻璃蜂房里见过蜜蜂工作时的样子吗？看到它们始终忙碌，这令人十分高兴。

8．但雄蜂不工作。冬天到来之前，所有的雄蜂都会被赶走或杀死，他们不能吃自己没有采过的蜂蜜。

9．孩子们碰蜜蜂是不太安全的。他们身上有锋利的刺，并且知道如何用刺来保护自己。