'Stingless Bees' Make Medicinal Honey

Uh oh, there's a bee! No need to be afraid though, if you don't bother a bee, they will not usually sting you. 有蜜蜂！但不用怕，只要你不要惹蜜蜂，牠就不會叮你。 I like bees, they help the environment. They do this by helping more flowers and plants grow. 蜜蜂對環境很好，牠們會幫助花草生長。 This helps people because we need more flowers and plants to grow, so we have more vegetables to eat. 這樣我們才有更多蔬菜可以吃。 Some people are afraid of bees, because they are afraid the bee will sting them. 有一些人很害怕蜜蜂，因為他們覺得蜜蜂會叮人。 There is a kind of bee that does not sting. They are called "stingless bees." 有一種蜜蜂叫做「無刺蜜蜂」，不會叮人。 These bees live in Peru. Peru is a country in South America. Some people in Peru use these bees for food. They also use these bees to make money, by selling their honey. 這種蜜蜂住在南美洲的祕魯。有些祕魯人會吃蜜蜂，也會賣蜂蜜賺錢。 And they can do all of this without worrying about getting stung! Scientists are learning a lot about these bees in Peru… like how the honey these bees make is different from honey made by other bees around the world. 科學家在研究這種蜜蜂的蜂蜜，跟一般的蜂蜜有什麼差別。 They are also learning that the people in Peru use honey as medicine to treat many different problems. They use it to treat things like colds, cuts, burns, and other illnesses. 他們發現，這些人把蜂蜜當做藥，治療感冒、刮傷、燙傷等等。 I can't believe honey can do all of those things! Bees really are amazing. ________________________________ Vocabulary 秘魯這些不會叮人的蜜蜂,讓科學家很著迷。 1. honey 蜂蜜 Would you like some honey in your juice? 你的果汁要不要加一點蜂蜜？ Good idea! I love honey. 好主意！我很喜歡蜂蜜。 2. a kind of 一種 What kind of food is honey? 蜂蜜是一種什麼食物？ It's a healthy food. 它是一種健康食品。 But it's still a kind of sugar. 但它仍然是一種糖。 Right. 對。 3. bother 打擾 This mosquito keeps bothering me! 這隻蚊子一直煩我！ Kill it and it will bother you no more. 把牠打死,就再也不會吵你了。 There, I got it. 打到了！ 4. plant 植物 We could grow some plants in the living room. 我們可以在客廳裡種一些植物。 Yeah, plants like tomatoes? 可以啊，像蕃茄一類的植物？ No, no vegetables. 不行，不要蔬菜。 Have you ever been stung by bees? It hurts! 來一起讀單字。 honey 蜂蜜 a kind of 一種 bother 打擾 plant 植物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is mentioned in this story? A: Ants B: Flies C: Bees 2. What is special about this animal in Peru? A: They don't sting B: They don't sing C: They don't fly 3. What do people in Peru use honey for? A: Food and medicine B: To power their cars C: To wash their hair Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn