那么,蜜蜂授粉杏树,因此,如果蜜蜂消失了,杏仁羊角面包填充我们就会消失。
Well, bees pollinate almond trees, so if bees were to die out, the almond filling for our croissants would disappear.
几十年前杏树较少的时候,农民们仅依靠居住在中央山谷里养蜂人的蜜蜂就够了,现在他们得聘请专人授粉。
Decades ago, when there were fewer almonds, farmers could rely on pollination just from the beekeepers who live in the Central Valley. Now, they have to import migrant apian Labour.
杏树为蜜蜂提供了丰盛的食物和落脚休息之地,其回报是浑身沾满花粉的蜜蜂与花朵的亲密接触,因而得到与其他杏树异株授粉的机会。
By offering fly-through hospitality, the trees win the prize of a brush with a pollen-covered bee and the chance of cross-pollination with another tree.
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