To have a bee in your bonnet 胡思乱想
People dressed as bees protest in London against the use of pesticides. Photo: Dan Kitwood/ Getty Images
今日小常识
There are over 60,000 bees in the average bee colony. A honey bee can fly up to 8km per hour, beating its wings approximately 200 times per second.
一个蜜蜂群体里通常有六万多只蜜蜂。 一只蜜蜂每小时可以飞行八公里左右 ；每秒钟摆动翅膀约两百多次。
今日短语
如果你对一件事儿是 a bee in your bonnet, 那就是说你不能停止、没完没了地想这件事儿。我们常用这个短语来描述一个人对某事担忧、着急或因某事而很生气。单词 bonnet 在这里指的是一种帽子。
例句
The council wants to close down our local library. I've got a bee in my bonnet about it!
Mum's got such a bee in her bonnet about the wedding. I keep telling her that it will be fine, but she's very worried.
请注意
短语 the bee's knees 的意思是很好、了不起，它可以形容人或事。
Darren bought me a new car for my birthday - he's the bee's knees.
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