Ever for a bee…
The brood of bees approached the new field of budding flowers with care. The breeze had changed and there was a strange smell in the air. Something bulky was also here. Several bees quickly browsed the area and noted that the ground was bulging in one portion of the field close to the brink of a cliff. This was also the area with the largest amount of flowers, so the queen bee let her workers make a breakthrough to begin briskly gathering nectar.
It was a brief hesitation, but her breed of bees had always been very careful in choosing new lands. Ever since her breach of her mother' s command and the subsequent breakup of the bulk of their brood, she was even more careful. Her authority in this new group was brittle and, like the fear of a bugbear by all of the young bees, all of the worker bees were watching to see if she would lead well. She had to budget her commands and earn their respect.
This was not her day, however. Suddenly a bee came back to report that the ground was bubbling near the bulging area. And then a buck sprung out of the forest and ran across the field, killing several of her best workers in the process. As she flew over to the area with bubbles she passed over an old brochure for the brewery that was buried beneath. She would bear the brunt of the blame for the deaths of the bees for not being aware of the buck, but at least she could make sure no nectar was harvested from the dangerous bubbling area. She quickly gathered her brood and moved on. Leadership was not easy, even for a bee.
breakthrough n.突破,重大成就,突破性进展
breakup n.1分散,分离,分裂
breed v.与...交配;育(种);繁殖;养育
n.品种,种族,种类
breeze n.威风,轻风
brewery n.啤酒厂;酿造厂
brief a.短暂的;简短的
brink n.(河、池等的)边,边沿;陡岸;边缘
briskly ad.1轻快地,活泼地,快地
2猛烈地,繁忙活跃地
brittle a.易碎的,易损伤的;靠不住的,易变的
brochure n.小册子
brood n.1一窝刚孵出的小鸡(鸟);
一次产出的卵;
一次孵化的幼虫(或幼鱼等)
2一类,一组,一批,一群,一窝
browse v.(牲畜)吃(草、嫩叶等);浏览书刊,随意观看
n.嫩叶,青饲料,浏览
brunt n.主要冲动(或压力等);冲击;最沉重(获最强烈的部分)
bubble v.1冒烟,起泡2情感的激动,充溢,变的生机勃勃
budding a.1正发芽的,发展中的2初露头角的
budget n.预算;预算案;预算拨款v.把...编入预算,在预算中拨款给;规划,安排
bugbear n.使人无端恐惧(或焦虑)的东西,妖怪;棘手的问题
bulge v.膨胀;凸出
bulk n.1体积,容积2主体,绝大部分,大多数
bulky a.1大量的;大批的;成批的
2散装(货物)的;体积大的;庞大的;过大的;粗壮的,肥胖的