科普英语小学高年级组学习资料 As Busy As a Bee 忙如蜜蜂 1
I sent them flowers as an expression of thanks
我给他们送去鲜花表示感谢
Jay Chou is known as a rap singer
周杰伦是作为一个 rap 歌手而出名
At first, the gums appear to be swollen, and may bleed when the teeth are brushed
起初,牙龈变得肿胀,刷牙时也许还会出血
The whole hive flew after the queen bee
整个蜂群跟着蜂王飞舞
英国有句谚语:A hive cannot exist without a queen 这与中国的“蛇无头不行,鸟无翼不飏”是有共鸣之处都是说要有领头人
补充:worker bees 工蜂(those bees are sterile in charge of collecting food and maintain the hive 工蜂一般不能生育,负责采蜜和维护蜂巢的工作
我们日常生活中见到的蜜蜂一般都是工蜂
AS… … AS 结构非常重要的一个句型“像… … 一样” 比如as poor as as church mouse 穷的叮当响,一贫如洗 as strong as a horse 健壮如牛(外国人表达健壮时习惯用 horse 而不是 ox),as stupid as a donkey 蠢笨如猪(外国人眼里,猪 pig 是比较聪明的动物,donkey确实蠢驴,常常成为蠢的代名词
这些都是跟中国文化不同的表达)我们这次课文里就设计 2 个表达法:as busy as a bee, as mad as a hornet 繁忙如