Unit 2 Busy as a Bee
第二单元 非常忙碌
Do you know what "busy as a bee" means?
你知道“busy as a bee”是什么意思吗？
Name a few animals and some sayings about them.
说出几种动物以及关于它们的谚语。
Use the animal sayings in your talk and share their meanings.
在对话中使用动物谚语并分享它们的含义。
Think about why people use these sayings.
思考一下人们为什么使用这些谚语。
Take a look at these animals.
看看这些动物。
What English sayings come from them?
有哪些英语谚语是源自它们的？
slow down and wait
慢下来，等一等
"Busy as a bee" means "very busy".
“Busy as a bee”的意思是“非常忙碌”。
Also, ... means ...
此外，“……”的意思是“……”。
Alice is talking about animal sayings.
爱丽丝正在谈论有关动物的谚语。
Listen and match.
听一听并进行匹配。
Here are some more sayings about animals.
这里还有一些关于动物的谚语。
In pairs, talk about the sayings and their meanings.
两人一组，讨论这些谚语及其含义。
What does "busy as a bee" mean?
“busy as a bee”是什么意思？
What does ... mean?
……是什么意思？
Now, it's time to learn more about animal sayings from Alice.
现在，是时候向爱丽丝了解更多关于动物的谚语了。
Many English sayings come from animals and the things they do.
许多英语谚语都来自动物以及它们的行为。
Take "busy as a bee" for example.
以“busy as a bee”为例。
Bees work hard all day to make honey.
蜜蜂整日辛勤劳作，酿造蜂蜜。
So, "busy as a bee" means someone is very hard-working.
因此，“busy as a bee”用来形容一个人非常勤劳。
Here's how you use it.
你可以这样使用它。
If your little brother is cleaning his room, you can say, "Great job!
如果你的弟弟在打扫房间，你可以说：“干得好！
You are busy as a bee.
你非常勤劳。
What can you do to better understand and remember the things you learn?
你怎样才能更好地理解和记住所学的内容？
How does Alice explain the English saying "busy as a bee"?
爱丽丝是如何解释英语谚语“busy as a bee”的？
What it means: ______
它的意思是：______
How to use it: ______
如何使用它：______
In pairs, look at the example.
两人一组，观察例子。
Then, test your partner.
然后，测试一下你的同伴。
What does "hold your horses" mean?
“hold your horses”是什么意思？
It means "to slow down and wait".
它的意思是“慢下来，等一等”。
Can you tell me why?
你能告诉我为什么吗？
I think it's because a horse can run too fast.
我觉得是因为马跑得太快了。
Can you give an example?
你能举个例子吗？
The food is still hot!"
食物还很烫！”
What does ... mean?
……是什么意思？
Look and match the sayings with their meanings.
看一看，将谚语与其含义匹配起来。
like a duck to water
学东西很快
learn something very quickly
学东西很快
Listen to a talk between Alice and Yiming about these sayings.
听爱丽丝和一鸣之间关于这些谚语的对话。
Then, help Yiming fill in his handbook.
然后，帮助一鸣填写他的手册。
What it means: ______
它的意思是：______
How to use it: ______
如何使用它：______
What it means: ______
它的意思是：______
How to use it: I take to sports
如何使用它： 我热衷于运动
Check the meaning of each saying on the Internet.
上网查一查每句谚语的含义。
an elephant in the room
不愿提及的事
lovely weather for ducks
雨量很多
Share your findings with a partner.
与你的同伴分享你的发现。
What does "______" mean?
“______”是什么意思？
It means ______.
它的意思是______。
And how do you use it in a sentence?
那你怎么在句子里使用它呢？
For example, "______."
例如，“______。”
Make one animal saying card.
制作一张动物谚语卡片。
Then, share it with your friends.
然后，和你的朋友们一起分享。
Put all your cards into one handbook.
把你们所有的卡片放进一本手册里。
Find five more English sayings and make cards for them.
再找五个英语谚语，并为它们制作卡片。
To make your writing interesting, you can use:
为了让你的写作更有趣，你可以使用：
She's busy as a bee.
她非常忙碌。
He's quiet as a mouse.
他非常安静。
You are cute as a rabbit!
你非常可爱！
But I AM a rabbit!
但我就是一只兔子啊！
When you don't know something, you can say:
当你不知道某件事时，可以说：
What does ... mean?
……是什么意思？
How do you spell ...?
你怎么拼写……？
Sorry, I don't get it.
抱歉，我不太明白。
Can you give an example?
你能举个例子吗？
What does "busy as a bee" mean?
“busy as a bee”是什么意思？
It means "hard-working".
它的意思是“勤劳”。
Did you know that pigs are, in fact, clean animals?
你知道猪实际上是很干净的动物吗？
Many people think they like mud.
很多人以为它们喜欢泥巴。
However, they only use it to stay cool.
然而，它们只是用泥巴来降温而已。
And they are natural swimmers.
此外，它们天生就会游泳。
It's not "to play piano for a cow" but "to cast pearls before swine".
它不是“to play piano for a cow”，而是“to cast pearls before swine”。
Interesting, right?
很有趣，对吧？
Also, "swine" means "pig".
而且“swine”就是“猪”的意思。
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