Fruit

水果

Some fruit grows on trees.

树上长着一些水果。

Apples grow on trees.

树上长着苹果。

You can get red, yellow or green apples.

可以看到红、黄、绿的苹果。

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

有些苹果在完美之前是绿色的；然后它们就变红了。

Peaches grow on trees.

树上长着桃子。

Peaches have a fuzzy skin.

桃子有一层毛茸茸的皮。

Cherries grow on trees.

树上长着樱桃。

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

你可以爬梯子，从树上摘樱桃。

Cherries and peaches have pits inside them.

樱桃和桃子都有核。

The pits are not edible.

核不能吃。

Pears also grow on trees.

梨也长在树上。

Lemons grow on trees.

树上长着柠檬。

They are very sour.

它们很酸。

Have you ever picked strawberries?

你摘过草莓吗？

Strawberries do not grow on trees.

树上没有草莓。

You have to bend down to pick strawberries.

要弯腰去摘草莓。

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

你吃过草莓酥饼吗？非常好吃。

Grapes grow on vines.

葡萄生长在藤蔓上。

People use grapes to make wine.

人们用葡萄酿酒。

There are many types of berries.

有很多种果实。

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

有黑莓、蓝莓、山莓和蔓越莓等。

Some fruits are more exotic.

有些水果比较异国情调。

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

有芒果和木瓜。它们不会在加拿大生长。

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

香蕉和桔子的生长也不适合加拿大的气候，但是这里可以买到。

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

有些水果需要去皮，有些水果可以直接食用。

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

最好先把水果洗干净再吃。

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

为了杀死虫子，农民们在农作物上喷洒杀虫剂，所以尽量把它洗掉。

单词解析：

1. fuzzy [ˈfʌzi] adj.有毛绒的；

2. pit [pɪt] n.果核

3. edible [ˈedəbl] adj.可食用；适合食用；(无毒)可食用

4. sour [ˈsaʊər] adj.酸的；有酸味；酸腐；酸腐；酸的

5. shortcake [ˈʃɔːrtkeɪk] n.水果奶油酥饼

6. vine [vaɪn] n.藤蔓；藤蔓；藤蔓；藤蔓；

7. raspberry [ˈræzberi] n.山莓；

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

9. exotic [ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk] adj.异国情调；来自外国(特别是热带国家)；奇怪；异国风味

10. bug [bʌɡ] n.昆虫；小昆虫