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第 337 课:像蜜蜂一样-4

Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression people sometimes use when their children ask, "where do babies come from?" 说道私人问题,有这样一个俗语。当孩子问“婴儿从哪里来的”时,人们有时使用它。

Parents who discuss sex and reproduction say this is talking about the birds and the bees. 讨论性和生育话题,父母称这是在谈论关于两性关系的基本常识。

Hornets are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. 大黄蜂看起来像蜜蜂,有时攻击人。

It you are really angry, you might say you are mad as a hornet. 如果你很生气,你可以说“气的暴跳如雷”。

Andif you stir up a hornet's nest, you create trouble or problems. 如果你“捅马蜂窝”,你就是在制造麻烦和问题。