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Li: Oh, 今天天氣這么好，戶外野餐，沒治了！Finn. Thank you for inviting me.

Finn: Yes, Li. I thought we could enjoy this rare sunny day in London and I wanted you to try some of my new recipes.

Li: 品嘗你的新菜譜總是令我很開心啊，你可謂是一個真正的英國名廚，一流的。Finn 你知道嗎，我從未想到我竟然會喜歡吃你的橄欖白巧克力沙拉!

Finn: And what about the beetroot loaf?

Li: 對了，還有你的紫菜頭面包，很不尋常不過味道還不錯，我很可能再要一塊!

Finn: OK. But now it's time for my best creation: my special ice cream. Here it is, Li. This is the bee's knees!

Li: 你的冰淇淋是 the bee's knees?! 蜜蜂的膝蓋?!

Finn: Yes! Here is the bowl and the spoon. Tuck in!

Li: 不要不要，我不想吃，你怎么這么殘忍，可憐的蜜蜂，膝蓋都沒了，怎么產蜜呢？Finn, 別忘了，每個人都喜歡吃蜂蜜！

Finn: Oh, Li, no, no, no, no. No bees were harmed in the making of this dish.

Li: 真的？你真的沒有傷害那些無辜的蜜蜂？在提取蜜蜂膝蓋的時候你用沒用麻藥？

Finn: 'The bee's knees' is an expression we use in English to say that something or someone is exceptionally good.

Li: Ahhh I see...

Finn: That's it!

Li: 'The bee's knees' 原來這是一個成語，意思是什么東西或什么人非常出色.

Finn: Let's hear some examples.

I used to play in a band when I was younger. We had a few fans and we thought we were the bee's knees. Yesterday I listened to one of our tapes and we sounded horrible!

This is the best laptop I've ever bought. It is very light and has the best features. It is really the bee's knees!

Finn: You see, there are no knees and no bees in this ice cream - only a great taste! It's the bee's knees because it's exceptionally good. Really, really good and it's made of cinnamon! What do you think, Li?

Li: 你真有創造性。肉桂冰淇淋，從來沒有聽說過。不過，Finn 你看，你看，公園里的蜜蜂怎么都飛過來了，知道你不會傷害它們，這些聰明的小家伙都蜂擁而上，要來品嘗你的美味冰淇淋，我們要不要換個地方?

Finn: Yes! Come on. That's a very good idea, Li. Let's get out of here! Bye.

Li: Bye.

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（來源：BBC英語教學 編輯：Julie）