Sleep with a Million Bees

Today, I want to tell you about a place where you can hear a lot of bees buzzing. Over a million bees! 有一個地方可以讓你一直聽蜜蜂的嗡嗡聲，有超過一百萬隻蜜蜂！ A man in Italy made a special house. This man is a beekeeper. His special house has a big beehive. 有一個義大利的養蜂人蓋了一間特別的房子，裡面有個大蜂窩。 The hive has more than a million bees in it. People can pay money to stay in the house he made. 蜂窩裡面有一百萬多隻蜜蜂，人們還可以付費住在裡面。 Why would people do that? Do they want to get stung? Don't worry. The bees can't get into the room, but people can safely watch them buzz above their heads! 別擔心，你不會被蜜蜂叮，因為牠們進不來你的房間，但你可以看牠們在頭上飛來飛去。 The beekeeper wants to let people know how important bees are. They help flowers and give us honey. He thinks it's important for people to like bees and treat them nicely. 這個養蜂人想讓大家知道蜜蜂有多重要。蜜蜂會幫花授粉，也會給我們蜂蜜，要好好地對牠們。 Would you stay in a house with a million bees? They say the sound of bees is soothing. It helps you to sleep better. 你會想在一個有一百多萬隻蜜蜂的地方住嗎？有人說蜜蜂的聲音讓人感到很平靜，可以讓你好好地睡覺。 I think I would be too afraid to get any sleep! But I still think bees are great. ________________________________ Vocabulary 蜜蜂房屋，拉近人類和這種小昆蟲的距離。 1. buzz 嗡嗡聲 This buzzing sound is so noisy! 這個嗡嗡聲好吵！ Well, we're in a bee house. 我們住在蜜蜂屋裡啊。 Buzzing is what bees do. 蜜蜂就是會嗡嗡嗡。 2. house 房屋 Tell me again why we're in a bee house. 再說一次為什麼我們住蜜蜂房子。 You said you want to stay in a special place. 你自己說你要住很特別的地方。 3. special 特別的 I guess this is as special as it can get. 這真是最特別的地方了。 Cheer up! You can make friends with a million bees. 高興一點，你可以跟百萬隻蜜蜂做朋友。 4. million 百萬 Give me a million NT and I can build a much better house. 給我一百萬，我可以蓋更好的房子。 You can't build anything with one million NT. 一百萬什麼也蓋不了。 Have some honey during your summer vacation! 我們來讀單字。 buzz 嗡嗡聲 house 房屋 special 特別的 million 百萬 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How do bees help the environment? A: They help flowers and give us honey B: They recycle old plastic bottles C: They help save polar bears 2. What is the man's job? A: He builds houses B: He takes care of bees C: He is a hotel manager 3. Why did the man build the special house? A: To teach people about bees B: To make people scared of bees C: To help people to sleep better Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn