瑞典首創「麥蜂巢」
Peter and Tracy are eating at McDonald’s. They are chatting.
彼得和崔西正在麥當勞用餐。他們正在聊天。
Peter: Quick question: Do you know where the tiniest McDonald’s is?
彼得：問你個問題，你知道世界上最小的麥當勞在哪嗎？
tiny(adj.)非常小的
Tracy: Where? Japan?
崔西：哪裡？日本嗎？
Peter: Nice guess, but it’s actually in Sweden. It’s just the size of a beehive.
彼得：猜得好，但其實在瑞典。大概就一個蜂巢的大小而已。
size(n.)尺寸
Tracy: What?!
崔西：什麼？
Peter: It’s for bees. Seeing that the wild bee population is facing a decline, McDonald’s Sweden built small beehives that look just like real McDonald’s restaurants to draw the public’s attention to the issue. They’re called “McHive.”
彼得：因為那是給蜜蜂的。看到野蜂數量一直下滑，瑞典的麥當勞蓋了很多造型像麥當勞餐廳的蜂巢來讓大家注意到這個問題。這些蜂巢就叫做「麥蜂巢」。
population(n.)人口、數量decline(n., v.)下滑draw attention to引起注意issue(n.)議題
Tracy: So cute!
Peter: Many crops rely on bees for pollination, but bees are easily affected by climate change. With these hives, wild bees can have a place to rest.
崔西：好可愛！
crop(n.)農作物rely on依靠=depend onpollination授粉affect(v.)影響、被動climate change氣候變遷
Tracy: And the crops can grow as well.
彼得：很多農作物都依靠蜜蜂來授粉，但蜜蜂很容易受到氣候變遷影響。有了這些蜂巢，就能給這些野蜂一個休息的地方。
Peter: Yes, and it’s quite a fit for Sweden since Swedes are known for their awareness of environmental issues. Just think of Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate change activist; she’s also from Sweden.
崔西：然後作物也可以繼續生長。
fit(n.)符合的事物awareness意識environmental issue環保議題activist倡議人士、行動分子
Tracy: I know her! I’ve watched her speeches online. Very powerful!
彼得：沒錯，而且這個概念也蠻適合瑞典的，因為瑞典人很注重環保議題。就像16歲的少女氣候鬥士桑柏格，她就是瑞典人。
speech(n.)演說powerful(adj.)具渲染力、動人的