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主题：【词语掌故】as busy as a bee
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在VOA Special English节目中,每周日Report固定节目为Words and Their Stories,这个节目美国之音不提供标准文本,本站传统上提供整理文稿.它的内容主要是各种词汇与短语,俚语的典故与表达方法的说明,长约五分钟.
“两只小蜜蜂，飞到花丛中”，英文中，可爱的小蜜蜂有更多有趣的片语，想炫耀比"as busy as a bee"更多的用法么？come on in..
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There are many American expressions about insects like bees for example bees are known as very hard workers,they always appear to being busy moving around in their homes or pits,so you might say you were as busy as a bee,if you spend your weekend cleaning your house.In fact you might say your house was a bee hive activity.If your whole family was helping you clean.You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away.When we go to see a movie,my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell Popcorn.Here is unexpression about bees there is not use much any more but we like it anyway,we think it was first used in the 1920s,it something was a estimate kind,you might say it was the bees knees.Now,we need that we do not know how this expression to developed.In fact,we do not even know if bees have knees.If your friend can not stop talking about something
because she thinks it is important,you might say she has a bee in her barnet.If someone asks you a personal question you might say that is none of your bees wrikes,this means none of your
business.Speaking of personal questions there is expression people sometimes use when their children ask where do babies come from? Parents who discuss sex and reproduction say this is talking about the birds and bees.Hornet are beelike insects that sometimes attack people.If you are really angry,you might say you are mad as a hornet and if you strel up the hornet nest,you creat trouble or problems.Butterflies are beautiful insects,but you wounld not want to have butterflies in your stomach.That means to be nervous about having to do something like speaking in front of a crowed.You would also not want to have ask your parents that is to be restless as unable to seastill.Here are some expressions about playno bugs another word for insect.If a friend keeps asking you to do something you do not want to do,you might ask him to leave you alone or stop bargin may.A friend also might tell you again and again to do something,that so you might say he put your bargin your ear.If you were reading a book in the warm bed in the cold winter's day,you might say you were snug as a bug in a rog and if you wish someone good night you might say sleep tight not let the big bug bite. |
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