Do Bees Have Feelings?
蜜蜂有感情嗎？
Introduction
Scientists studied bumblebees. They wanted to know if bees like or dislike things.
科學家研究了熊蜂，想知道蜜蜂是否喜歡或不喜歡某些東西。
Main Body
The scientists watched bees eat different things. The bees liked sugar. They did not like salt. They shook their heads when they tasted salt.
科學家觀察蜜蜂食用不同的東西。蜜蜂喜歡糖，但不喜歡鹽。當牠們嚐到鹽時，會搖頭。
Then the scientists made the bees hot. The hot bees liked the salt water. This shows that bees change their minds when their bodies need something.
接著科學家讓蜜蜂處於高溫環境。發熱的蜜蜂反而喜歡鹽水。這顯示當蜜蜂身體有需求時，牠們會改變主意。
The scientists used special chemicals. Some chemicals made the bees want food. Other chemicals made the bees feel happy. This means bees feel pleasure.
科學家使用了特殊的化學物質。有些化學物質讓蜜蜂想要食物，有些則讓蜜蜂感到快樂。這意味著蜜蜂能感受到快感。
Conclusion
The study shows that bees have their own feelings. They are not like robots.
研究顯示蜜蜂有自己的感情，不像機器人。
Vocabulary Learning
🧠 The 'Opposite' Switch
In this story, we see how to say something is NOT true. This is the fastest way to build A2 sentences.
The Pattern:
- Positive Negative
From the text:
- They liked sugar. They did not like salt.
- They are happy. They are not like robots.
How to use it: To change a feeling or a fact, put did not (for the past) or not (for a state) before the action or description.
Simple Examples:
- I like tea. I do not like tea.
- It is cold. It is not cold.
- The bee was sad. The bee was not sad.