With no longer a companion to distract her, Tess fell more deeply into reverie than ever, her back leaning against the hives.

她的同伴不再打搅她，她就向后靠在蜂箱上，比以前更加深沉地思索起来。

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In a queenless hive there is no life left. Yet at a superficial glance it seems as much alive as other hives.

失去蜂王的蜂巢里面已经没有生命，但从表面来看它仍是活的，像其余的蜂巢一样。

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There are no reliable estimates of how many hives have been wiped out by the disorder, but commercial beekeepers seem to have been particularly hard hit, with some reporting losses of up to ninety per cent.

NEWYORKER: Stung

Declining bee populations were first spotted in the U.S. in late 2006 when some hives were reported to have hemorrhaged as much as 90 percent of their populations for no apparent reason.

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