If something was the best of its kind,you might say it was the bee’s knees.If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important,you might say she has a bee in her bonnet(软帽).If someone asks you a personal question,you might say,“That is none of your beeswax.”This means“none of your business”.
Hornets(大黄蜂)are beelike insects that sometimes attack people.If you are really angry,you might say you are mad as a hornet.And if you stir up a hornet’s nest,you create problems.
Butterflies are beautiful insects,but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach:That means to be nervous about having to do something,like speaking in front of a crowd.You would not want to have ants in your pants,either.That is,to be restless and unable to sit still.
Here are some expressions about plain old bugs,another word for insects.If a friend keeps asking you to do something you do not want to do,you might ask him to leave you alone or stop bugging you.A friend might also tell you again and again to do something.If so,you might say he puts a bug in your ear.And if you wish someone good night,you might say,“Sleep tight—don’t let the bed bugs bite.”
【解题导语】 本文介绍了美国英语中关于昆虫的一些习惯用语。
52.How many American expressions about bees are mentioned in the passage?
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