The world faces a future with little meat and no cotton because of acatastrophic collapse in bee colonies, experts have warned.

专家们警告说，由于蜂群灾难性的崩溃，世界所面临的未来是几乎没有肉，也没有棉花。

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Bee Numbers have, however, fallen by up to 80% in some parts of the world due to disease, climate change and pesticide use.

然而，由于疾病、气候变化和使用杀虫剂，世界上某些地区的蜜蜂数量减少达80%。

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If you're looking for a role model in a world of complexity, you could do worse than to imitate a bee.

如果你在这个复杂的世界里寻找一个模范人物，那么你就该学学蜜蜂。

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So the group started a competition called the National Geographic Bee to test students' knowledge about places around the world.

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But an age-old problem in the bee world a periodic and unpredictable dramatic rise in bee deaths in one region or another reemerged in 2004.

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There is a general principle within elite performance systems, including everything from Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships to world-class modern dance companies, scientific research communities and professional sports.

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The move follows the release of a United Nations report this month, highlighting the decline of the world's bee population and its consequences.

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