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The Buzz on Bees　蜜蜂知多少

精英翻譯社轉自http://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0062/244772/web/

　　People love and hate insects. They scare us, but they are also very important. Bees are extra special because they help many plants grow. They help pollinate the plants to get them to produce fruits and vegetables. Without bees or other insects, we would not have food. That is a big job. It is also why we have the saying, as busy as a bee. Bees work all day long to collect pollen from plants and bring it back to their hive.

　　大家對昆蟲又愛又恨。我們很怕這些蟲子，但牠們卻又相當重要。蜜蜂之所以格外特別是因為牠們幫助許多植物生長。牠們幫植物傳授花粉以生產水果或蔬菜。若是沒有蜜蜂或是其他昆蟲，我們很可能沒有食物可吃。這實在是一項大工程。這也是諺語『像蜜蜂一樣忙碌』的由來。蜜蜂成天工作從植物採集花粉，把這些花粉帶回蜂巢。

　　The collected pollen is then used to make honey. The honey is food for the bees to eat during the winter. Luckily for us, bees are so good at working that they make enough honey to share. It can be collected and sold for food. It is very healthy and keeps skin and hair looking great. It also improves one's health and can even be put on cuts to help them heal. Unfortunately, bee colonies all over the world are dying, but no one knows exactly why. However, everyone should be worried about it. A lot of research is being done to help save the world's bees.

　　採集回來的花粉接著便用來製造蜂蜜。對蜜蜂來說，蜂蜜是過冬所需的食物。對我們來說，幸運的是，蜜蜂是那麼有工作效率，因此生產了足夠的蜂蜜來讓人類一同分享。蜂蜜可以採集起來並當作食品來販賣。它有益健康，而且能讓皮膚和頭髮看起來很棒。不僅如此，它還能改善人的健康狀況，甚至可以塗在傷口上幫助痊癒。不幸地是，世界各地的蜜蜂群正逐漸消失，但卻難究其因。然而，每個人都應為此感到擔憂。人類正透過許許多多的研究，試圖拯救世界各地的蜜蜂。