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小蜜蜂 嗡嗡嗡BUSY BEES

信不信嗡嗡嗡的蜜蜂讓你我生活更加美好！”Bee”-lieve it or not, bees make your life better

然而，全球蜜蜂數量逐漸減少的趨勢令人擔憂，因為這將直接影響人類的生存。

 沒有蜜蜂，授粉就會受到影響，而我們的蔬菜水果供應情況亦然。

 造成蜜蜂數量下滑的一個原因就是棲息地的喪失。 

都市化發展日漸吞噬農田、大規模農業經營則逐漸破壞草場，這些都是蜜蜂覓食以及建造家園的地方。 

其他造成蜜蜂數量減少的原因還包括疾病和殺蟲劑的使用等。 

聯合國已正式宣布五月二十日為「世界蜜蜂日」，用 來強調昆蟲及其相關保護作為的重要性。 為了幫助蜜蜂，人們可以在陽臺、露臺和花園中，用花盆種植能產生花蜜的花卉。 

農民和其他農業相關工作者亦須謹慎使用殺蟲劑。

為了蜜蜂的緣故，盡量維護草地和野花的自然生長。

讓我們一起感謝讚賞蜜蜂吧，就從支持當地蜜蜂產業以及購買蜂蜜及其相關產品做起。

我們每一個人全都可以成為「蜂」隊友！

But the declining number of bees in the world is worrisome as it affects our very  existence. Without bees, pollination takes a hit and so does our supply of fruit and

vegetables. One reason for the decline is loss of habitat. Urban developments are

eating up farmland, and large-scale farming is destroying grasslands, where bees forage for food and build their homes. Other reasons responsible for the decline

include disease and the use of pesticides. The United Nations has declared May

20 to be World Bee Day to emphasize the importance of the insects and their preservation. To help bees, people are encouraged to plant flowers that produce

nectar in pots on balconies and terraces

and in gardens. Farmers and other

agricultural workers are encouraged to be

careful with pesticides. And fields of

grass and wildflowers can be left alone for

the sake of bees.

Let's celebrate bees by supporting our

local bee industry and buying honey and

other bee products from them. All of us

can "bee" of assistance to bees!

decline（v.）下降；衰退

Nora’s health has been declining for several months.

decline（v.）拒絕

Jasmine and Oliver declined June’s dinner invitation because they were going to be out of town.

decline（n.）

The decline in the number of bees in the world is causing concern among scientists.引起科學家關注

worrisome（adj.）令人擔心的

What is very worrisome is Mia’s rapid weight loss and lack of energy.

The lack of rainfall two years in a row is very worrisome for the farmers.令農人非常擔憂

People who live on small islands in the Pacific Ocean say typhoons are very worrisome.

very+（n.）

to take a hit遭受重擊

it was affected in a negative way.

Due to an inactive economy, the company’s sales took a hit in the fourth quarter.

habitat 棲息地

where an animal or a group of animals might live

natural habitat

to eat up +（n.）

if somethign gets eaten up, it means it gets used up.

Maybe you play video games after school, and that really eats up your homework time.

forage vs. scavenge vs. pillage

forage a food 

they’re looking for food 

scavenge在……中搜尋有用之物

scavenge for food, but that’s kind of a negative idea

pillage掠奪；搜刮；搶劫

that implies violence as well, and … stealing, too.

If a group of people is going to pillage a town, that means there’s violence involved, and they’re taking people's things that don’t  belong to them.

pesticide

busy as a bee非常忙碌

=busy as a beaver海狸

preservation（n.）保存；維護

The preservation of the old buildings in downtown London is essential for the history of the city.保存倫敦市中心的老建築對城市的歷史來說至關重要。

What can we do to ensure the preservation of peace in a country that has experienced so much war?

preserve（v.）

In order to try and preserve the animals in Africa, national parks have been established .為了保護動物而成立的

assistance（n.）協助；幫助

Steven asked Calvin if he could be of any assistance, but Calvin said that he didn’t need any help.有甚麼可以幫忙的

Barrie received a lot of financial assistance when he went to college.

經濟上的援助

assist（v.）

Steven assisted Calvin in moving several heavy boxes from this house to his garage.

to emphasize

balcony

terracen大陽臺；（庭院中的）露臺；平臺屋頂

garden

proch門廊；入口處；陽臺，走廊

for the sake of ＋（n.） 為了...的利益；由於

be of assistance

to soak up

lift one’s spirits

highs and lows

the good parts and the bad parts of something or of a situation.

on a positive / negative note

to take a hit