People dressed as bees protest in London against the use of pesticides. Photo: Dan Kitwood/ Getty Images
今日小常識
There are over 60,000 bees in the average bee colony. A honey bee can fly up to 8km per hour, beating its wings approximately 200 times per second.
一個蜜蜂群體里通常有六萬多只蜜蜂。 一只蜜蜂每小時可以飛行八公里左右 ；每秒鐘擺動翅膀約兩百多次。
今日短語
如果你對一件事兒是 a bee in your bonnet, 那就是說你不能停止、沒完沒了地想這件事兒。我們常用這個短語來描述一個人對某事擔憂、著急或因某事而很生氣。單詞 bonnet 在這里指的是一種帽子。
例句
The council wants to close down our local library. I've got a bee in my bonnet about it!
Mum's got such a bee in her bonnet about the wedding. I keep telling her that it will be fine, but she's very worried.
請注意
短語 the bee's knees 的意思是很好、了不起，它可以形容人或事。
Darren bought me a new car for my birthday - he's the bee's knees.
