queenless

queenless

1. In a queenless hive there is no life left.Yet at a superficial glance it seems as much alive as other hives.

失去蜂王的蜂巢里面已经没有生命，但从表面来看它仍是活的，像其余的蜂巢一样。

2. In the hot rays of the midday sun the bees soar as gaily around the queenless hive as around other living hives;

蜜蜂在正午炎热的阳光下，依然欢快地绕着失去蜂王的蜂巢飞舞，就像蜜蜂围绕其余的活蜂巢飞舞一样；

3. Bee breeders send them in a cage to beekeepers, who place the captive in a queenless hive.

蜜蜂饲养人将蜂王关入王笼交给养蜂人，然后养蜂人将这个俘虏放进缺少蜂王的蜂箱中。