bee

蜂、ミツバチ

多くは黄と黒の小さな飛ぶ虫で、刺すことがあり、一部は蜜を作る。

やさしい英語で： A small flying insect, often yellow and black, that can sting; some kinds make honey.

• A bee landed on a flower.
• Bees collect pollen in our garden.
• Have you ever been stung by a bee?

よく使う表現： honey bee, bee sting, queen bee

知識コンテスト、スペリング大会

特に単語のつづりを正しく答えるなどして、知識を競う大会。

やさしい英語で： A competition where people show their knowledge, especially by spelling words correctly.

• Our school holds a spelling bee.
• She won the geography bee.
• Twenty students competed in the bee.

類義語： contest, competition

よく使う表現： spelling bee, geography bee, win a bee

ビー

英語で文字Ｂの名前をつづった形。

やさしい英語で： The written name of the letter B.

• The letter's name is spelled bee.
• She wrote a capital bee on the board.
• The word begins with a lowercase bee.

よく使う表現： capital bee, lowercase bee, letter bee