We Speak - and joining me is Rob.

我們說--和我一起的是羅布。

Rob: Hello everyone.

搶：大家好。

Feifei: So Rob, I hear you have a new a hobby?

飛飛：那羅布，聽說你有新的一個愛好？

Rob: Yes that's right - it's very exciting -

羅伯：是的，沒錯--這非常令人興奮--。

let me show you...

讓你看看

Feifei: Arghh! Bees! I don't like them - shut the door!

飛飛。啊！蜜蜂!我不喜歡它們--把門關上!

So you're new hobby is bee keeping?

所以你的新愛好是養蜂？

Rob: Yes I'm a bee keeper - and I love it -

羅伯：是的，我是一個養蜂人--我喜歡它--。

but there is a sting in the tail.

但尾巴上有一個刺。

Feifei: Of course there's a sting in the tail -

飛飛。當然，尾巴上有刺------------------------------------------------------------------。

bees sting - and it hurts, that's why I don't like bees.

蜜蜂蜇人--而且很痛，這就是為什麼我不喜歡蜜蜂。

Rob: They only sting when they're angry Feifei -

羅布：它們只有在生氣的時候才會刺痛飛飛------。

and anyway, when I said 'there's a sting in the tail'

總之，當我說 "尾巴上有個刺 "的時候

I wasn't referring to the bees.

我指的不是蜜蜂。

I meant something unpleasant

我是說一些不愉快的事情

comes with something that is meant to be pleasurable.

隨之而來的，是要讓人感到愉悅的東西。

Feifei: Yes, as I said - looking after bees means

飛飛：是的，正如我所說的--照顧蜜蜂就是指

you're likely to get stung.

你很可能會被蜇傷。

Rob: That's true - but what I meant was bee keeping is

羅布：沒錯--但我的意思是養蜂是。

fun but I wasn't expecting it to cost so much money -

樂趣，但我沒想到它會花費這麼多錢 -

I had to buy all these hives

我必須買下所有這些蜂巢

and these special protective clothes.

以及這些特殊的防護服。

Feifei: Yes, you do look silly! So you're saying

飛飛：是的，你的樣子確實很傻!所以你說

bee keeping is fun but the unexpected

養蜂是件很有趣的事，但意外的事

cost of it is the sting in the tail?

它的成本是尾巴上的刺？

Rob: Exactly. Let's hear some examples

羅伯：沒錯。讓我們聽一些例子

while I go and get some honey...

我去買點蜂蜜... ...

Examples: We had a great holiday

例子。我們度過了一個愉快的假期

but it had a sting in the tail - when we got home

但它有一個刺在尾部 - 當我們回到家

we discovered our house had been broken into.

我們發現我們的房子被闖入。

I love her new book - the story is funny and romantic -

我喜歡她的新書--故事有趣又浪漫--。

but there's a sting in the tail when someone dies.

但有人死了就會有刺痛感。

Yeah, we all got a pay rise this month,

是啊，我們這個月都漲了工資。

but there's a sting in the tail -

但有一個刺在尾部 -

we're expected to work longer hours.

我們的工作時間要更長。

Feifei: So that's 'a sting in the tail' -

飛飛：所以這就是 "尾巴上的刺"--。

a phrase that means something unpleasant and

髒話

sometimes unexpected happens

天有不測風雲

when doing something good or fun.

做好事或好玩的事時。

Rob: OK Feifei, one of the good things about bee

搶：好的飛飛，蜜蜂的好處之一是。

keeping is you get this delicious honey

保持是你得到這個美味的蜂蜜

- and that's free - go on Feifei, try some.

- 而這是免費的--上飛飛，試一試。

Feifei: Hmmm honey, delicious!

飛飛：嗯，親愛的，好吃!

Oh no, you've brought something else with you...

哦，不，你還帶了別的東西... ...

it's a bee!

這是一隻蜜蜂！

Rob: Don't panic - I'll try to catch it... ouch! That hurt.

不要驚慌--我試著接住它......哎喲!疼！

Feifei: Oh dear - it looks like bee keeping

飛飛。糟了，好像是養蜂

has more than one sting in the tail!

尾巴上的刺不止一個!

Rob: Very funny!

羅伯：非常有趣!

Feifei: Bye!

飛飛：再見!