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Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

There are many American expressions about insects, like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers, they always appeared to be busy, moving around their homes or hives. So you might say you were as busy as a bee when you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean.

You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn.

Here is an expression about bee's. That is not used much any more but we like it any way. We think it was first used in the 1920s. Its something was the best of its kind. You might say it was the bee's knees. (...) We do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if the bees have knees.

If your friend can not stop talking about something because she thinks it is important. You might say she has a bee in her bonnet. If someone asks you a personal question you might say that is none of your bee's legs. This means none of your business.

Speaking of personal questions there is an expression people sometime use when their children ask where do babies come from. Parents discussed sex and reproduction say this is talking about the birth and bees.

Hornets are bee-like insects that sometime attack people. If you are really angry you might say you are mad as a hornet. And if you stirred up a hornet's nest you created trouble or problems.

Butterflies are beautiful insects. But you will 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 also not want to have ants in your pants. that's to be restless and unable to sit still.

Here are some expressions about (...) bugs, another word for insects. If a friend keeps asking you do something you do not want to do. You might ask him to leave you alone or stop bugging me. A friend also might tell you again and again to do something. If so, you might say he put a bug in your ear.

If you were reading a book in a warm bed in a cold winter's day, you might say you were snug as a bug in a rug. And you wish someone good night, you might say, "Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite."

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标准原文（2008年5月13日上午9:45发布）

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

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There are many American expressions about insects -- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives. So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn.

Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the nineteen twenties. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee's knees. Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. If fact, we do not even know if bees have 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. If someone asks you a personal question, you might say "that is none of your beeswax." This means none of your business.

Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression people sometimes use when their children ask, "where do babies come from?" Parents who discuss sex and reproduction say this is talking about the birds and the bees.

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Hornets are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. It you are really angry, you might say you are mad as a hornet. And if you stir up a hornet's nest, you create trouble or 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 also not want to have ants in your pants. 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 me."A friend also might tell you again and again to do something. If so, you might say he put a bug in your ear.

If you were reading a book in your warm bed on a cold winter's day, you might say you were snug as a bug in a rug. And, if you wish someone good night, you might say, "sleep tight -- don't let the bed bugs bite."

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This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Barbara Klein. You can find more WORDS AND THEIR STORIES at www.unsv.com.

as busy as a bee 极忙碌
your house was a bee hive of activity 蜂房, 蜂箱, 闹市 A structure for housing bees, especially honeybees.
You made a beeline for something[口]一直奔向... ,抄近路向...走去
beeline 走捷径
the bee's knees=the best of its kind 最好的
has a bee in her bonnet 无休止的谈论自认很重要的事情 bonnet无边女帽, 童帽
none of your beeswax 不关你的事 beeswax蜂蜡 vt.上蜂蜡
talking about birds and the bees 谈论有关性和繁殖的事情
hornet 大黄蜂类, 难缠的人物 mad as a hornet 很恼怒
stirred up a hornet's nest 惹上麻烦
butterflies in the stomach 神经质的发抖
have ants in one's pants [口] 坐立不安, 急于采取行动
play on bugs 诙谐双关语，玩弄字眼
leave me alone=stop bugging me 不要烦我
put a bug in your ear 事先给人警告
snug as a bug in a rug 很温暖像小虫在地毯里一样温暖
Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite 睡个好觉，别让臭虫咬

请问版主，在发帖时怎样使用加黑加粗来作标记啊，因为要发表不同的听力稿时，希望将与前人所发帖不同的地方标记出来，以便大家相互借鉴，便于探讨，谢谢。

谢谢了

有些sometime应该是sometimes吧
none of your bee's legs 应该是none of your bees' wax, 后者可以从google中查到
birth and bees应该是birds and bees, 后者也可以google到.

TO Rebacca:
文字加粗的功能，目前只有版主有这样的权限，你是否愿意成为 VOA Special English 交流论坛的版主呢？如果愿意可以跟我联系（MSN: webmaster@unsv.com，QQ：848993746），我可以跟你交流一下关于版主的相关事宜。

(...) we do not know how this expression developed.

Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed.

但是第二处空白,也正是我没能听出来的地方.

If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee’s knees.

Speaking of personal questions, there is a expression people sometimes use when their children ask” where do babies come from?”. Parents who discuss sex and reproduction say “this is talking about the birds and bees”.

And if you stir up a hornet’s nest, you create trouble or problems.

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 may ask him to leave you alone or stop bugging me.

sleep tight, don't leave the big bugs bit.

以上这几句话是我在听写的过程中，发现与版主所发帖子中存在不一样的地方，仅供朋友们参考，错误之处，还请大家指正，希望与大家相互探讨，共同进步！

Here are some expressions about play no bugs, another word for insect.
第二个空白处，我听的应该是这样的

怎么没人让我当个版主之类的

我很怀疑这是标准原文。plain old bugs是什么意思？
If fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!
应为 In fact....

你是对的!你很细心,所以即便是标准的原文,也可以大胆的怀疑!

"sleep tight
Good night, sleep tight,
Wake up bright
In the morning light
To do everything right
With all your might.

这首儿歌是我们开始学英语的时候学到的，大家还记不记得呢？good night 是晚安，那 sleep tight 呢？就是我们中国话说的“睡个好觉”啦！

19世纪的时候，美国孩子临睡前最喜欢听父母说“Sleep tight and don't let the bedbugs bite”（睡个好觉，别让臭虫咬）这句话。现在常说的sleep tight极有可能是从这里来的。不管它到底是从哪儿来的，祝愿的意思可是一点也没少。炎炎夏日，晚上要睡个好觉还真不容易。就让爸爸妈妈给你唱这首歌，伴你入睡吧！别忘了也和爸爸妈妈说一句：Good night, sleep tight 哦！

There are some errors in the article.And could you leave the blank and right the answers in the end?
Thank you!