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。
Bee breeders send them in a cage to beekeepers, who place the captive in a queenless hive. 蜜蜂饲养人将蜂王关入王笼交给养蜂人，然后养蜂人将这个俘虏放进缺少蜂王的蜂箱中。
In the hot rays of the midday sun the bees soar as gaily around the queenless hive as around other living hives; 蜜蜂在正午炎热的阳光下，依然欢快地绕着失去蜂王的蜂巢飞舞，就像蜜蜂围绕其余的活蜂巢飞舞一样；
