Fruit

水果

Some fruit grows on trees.

有些水果生长在树上。

Apples grow on trees.

树上长着苹果。

You can get red, yellow or green apples.

您可以看到红色、黄色或绿色的苹果。

Some apples are green until they ripen; then they turn red.

一些苹果在完美之前是绿色的；然后它们变成红色。

Peaches grow on trees.

树上长着桃子。

Peaches have a fuzzy skin.

桃皮上有一层毛茸茸的皮。

Cherries grow on trees.

树上长着樱桃。

You can climb a ladder and pick cherries from the tree.

你们可以爬梯子，从树上摘樱桃。

Cherries and peaches have pits inside them.

在樱桃和桃子里面都有核。

The pits are not edible.

核是不能吃的。

Pears also grow on trees.

梨子也生长在树上。

Lemons grow on trees.

树上长着柠檬。

They are very sour.

它们很酸。

Have you ever picked strawberries?

你们有没有摘草莓？

Strawberries do not grow on trees.

草莓没有长在树上。

You have to bend down to pick strawberries.

你们必须弯腰去摘草莓。

Have you ever tried strawberry shortcake? It is very good.

你们吃过草莓饼吗？很好吃。

Grapes grow on vines.

红色生长在藤条上。

People use grapes to make wine.

人用葡萄酿酒。

There are many types of berries.

水果的种类很多。

There are blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and cranberries, just to name a few.

包括黑莓，蓝莓，山莓，蔓越莓等。

Some fruits are more exotic.

有的水果更具异国情调。

There are mangos and papayas. They don’t grow in Canada.

还有芒果和木瓜。它们不在加拿大生长。

Bananas and oranges don’t grow in a Canadian climate either, but we are able to buy them here.

香蕉和橘子在加拿大的气候也不适合生长，但是在这里可以买到。

Some fruits have to be peeled, and some can be eaten as they are.

有的水果需要去皮，有的水果可以直接食用。

It is always a good idea to wash fruit before you eat it.

在吃水果之前，最好先把它洗干净。

The farmers spray the crops with pesticides to kill bugs, so it is good to wash that off.

为了杀死昆虫，农民们在作物上喷洒灭虫剂，所以尽量把它洗掉。

单词解析：

1. fuzzy [ˈfʌzi] adj.绒毛覆盖；毛茸茸的

2. pit [pɪt] n.果核

3. edible [ˈedəbl] adj.可食用；适宜食用；(无毒)可食用

4. sour [ˈsaʊər] adj.酸味；酸味；酸味；

5. shortcake [ˈʃɔːrtkeɪk] n.水果奶油酥饼

6. vine [vaɪn] n.藤蔓；藤蔓；攀缘植物；藤蔓；藤蔓；

7. raspberry [ˈræzberi] n.覆盆子；覆盆子；

8. cranberry [ˈkrænberi] n.蔓越莓；越橘、小红莓(用于烹饪)

9. exotic [ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk] adj.异国情调；来自异国情调(尤其是热带国家)；异国情调；

10. bug [bʌɡ] n.昆虫；小昆虫