The Greedy Bee

贪婪的蜜蜂

A young bee had passed his intermediate level exams. He now knew everything about flowers. He understood how they used photosynthesis to make oxygen and which ones produced the best pollen.Bees had an important dependency on pollen.From the beginning of time, bees' eternal task was to gather pollen and make honey with it.

一只小蜜蜂通过了中级考试。他现在知道了关于花的一切。他了解了花如何利用光合作用制造氧气，以及哪些光合作用能产生最好的花粉。蜜蜂非常依赖花粉。从古至今，蜜蜂的永恒任务就是采集花粉并酿蜜。

Since he passed his exams, the little bee had earned his inclusion in the swarms that gathered pollen.He was excited because he was finally allowed to leave the hive. He left with the next swarm and was determined to find the perfect flower. Soon he saw a large, vibrant flower full of pollen.He landed on a petal and walked toward the pollen at the flower's center.

自从他通过了考试，这只小蜜蜂就加入了采集花粉的蜂群中。他很兴奋，因为他终于可以离开蜂巢了。他带着下一个蜂群离开了，决心要找到完美的花朵。很快，他看到了一朵很大的、充满活力的花，上面全是花粉。他落在一片花瓣上，向花心的花粉走去。

Immediately, he began rolling in the pollen, gathering it on his legs and wings. The fine texture of the pollen tickled when it stuck to his body. It was the best experience the little bee had ever had. He gathered as much as he could.

他立马开始在花粉中滚动，用腿和翅膀收集花粉。花粉粘在它身上时使它发痒。这是小蜜蜂有过的最好的经历。他尽可能多地收集花粉。

But when he was flying back home, he realized that all the pollen had an adverse effect. He had no control over his flight. The intermittent wind fluctuated in power. He was blown to and fro. One minute he was flying straight, and the next minute the wind had reversed his course.

但他飞回家的路上才意识到所有的花粉都有副作用。他无法控制自己的飞行，断断续续的飞着。他被风吹来吹去。前一分钟他还在直飞，下一分钟风向就改变了。

He tried to dump some of the pollen, but it acted as an adhesive. He couldn't get it off. He became tired and fell to the ground.

他试图倒出一些花粉，但花粉黏在它身上，无法弄掉。他累倒在地上。

What am I going to do now? he thought. Just then, his mentor landed next to him and began cleaning the excess pollen off the little bee. "You shouldn't have taken so much," his mentor said.

“我现在该怎么办呢?”他想。就在那时，他的导师落在他旁边，开始清理小蜜蜂身上多余的花粉。“你不应该带这么多，”他的导师说。

Finally, with the pollen off of him, the bee easily regained his strength, and like a phoenix, the young bee flew back into the air. When he returned to the hive, he turned to his mentor and said, "I learned an important lesson today. I will never be greedy again."

最后，随着花粉的减少，小蜜蜂很容易恢复了体力，它像凤凰一样飞回了空中。当他回到蜂房时，他转向他的导师说:“今天我上了重要的一课。我再也不会贪婪了。”

单词表

adhesive n. 粘合剂

adverse adj.不利的

dependency n. 依赖

dump v. 倾倒

eternal adj.永恒的

fluctuate v. 波动

fro adv. 来回地

inclusion n. 包含

intermediate adj.中间的

intermittent adj.间歇的

mentor n. 指导者

phoenix n. 凤凰

photosynthesis n. 光合作用

pollen n. 花粉

regain v. 恢复

reverse v. 颠倒

swarm n. 一大群

texture n. 质地

tickle v. 使发痒

vibrant adj.充满生机的

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