LESSON 22

THE SONG OF THE BEE

蜜蜂之歌

1. Buzz! buzz! buzz!

　This is the song of the bee.

His legs are of yellow;

A jolly, good fellow,

　And yet a great worker is he.

1. In days that are sunny

He's getting his honey;

In days that are cloudy

　He's making his wax:

On pinks and on lilies,

And gay daffodillies,

And columbine blossoms,

　He levies a tax!

1. Buzz! buzz! buzz!

The sweet-smelling clover,

He, humming, hangs over;

The scent of the roses

　Makes fragrant his wings:

He never gets lazy;

From thistle and daisy,

And weeds of the meadow,

　Some treasure he brings.

1. Buzz! buzz! buzz!

From morning's first light

Till the coming of night,

He's singing and toiling

　The summer day through.

Oh! we may get weary,

And think work is dreary;

Tis harder by far

　To have nothing to do.

(Marian Douglas)

【中文阅读】

1.

嗡嗡嗡！

这是蜜蜂之歌。

他的腿呈黄色。

它不仅是快乐的好伙伴，

更是伟大的劳动者。

2.

在阳光明媚的日子里，

它采酿花蜜。

在乌云密布的日子里，

它制作蜂蜡。

在石竹和百合上，

在快乐的水仙花上

在耧斗菜花上，

它采花酿蜜。

3.

嗡嗡嗡！

芳香的苜蓿草，

它嗡嗡地挂在上面。

玫瑰的味道，

令它的翅膀芳香，

它从不偷懒。

从蓟到菊，

再到牧场的野草，

它带来了无数珍宝。

4.

嗡嗡嗡！

从早上第一缕阳光出现，

直至夜晚来临，

整个夏日，

它一直在歌唱和劳动。

噢，我们会感到疲倦，

觉得劳动很沉闷。

但沉闷比无事可做更可怕。

（玛利亚·道格拉斯）