bend down（读故事）

Fruit

水果

Some fruit grows on trees.

一些水果长在树上。

Apples grow on trees.

苹果长在树上。

You can get red, yellow or green apples.

你可以看到红色、黄色或绿色的苹果。

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

有些苹果在成熟之前是绿色的；然后它们变成红色。

Peaches grow on trees.

桃子长在树上。

Peaches have a fuzzy skin.

桃子有一层毛茸茸的皮。

Cherries grow on trees.

樱桃长在树上。

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

你可以爬梯子，从树上摘下樱桃。

Cherries and peaches have pits inside them.

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.

梨也长在树上。

Lemons grow on trees.

柠檬长在树上。

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.

草莓不长在树上。

You have to bend down to pick strawberries.

你必须弯腰去摘草莓。

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.

葡萄长在藤蔓上。

People use grapes to make wine.

人们用葡萄酿酒。

There are many types of berries.

浆果有很多种。

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.

有些水果更有异国情调。

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

有芒果和木瓜。它们不生长于加拿大。

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

加拿大的气候也不适合香蕉和橙子的生长，但在这里可以买到。

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

有些水果需要去皮，有些水果可以直接吃。

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

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.

农民们在农作物上喷洒杀虫剂以杀死虫子，所以最好将其洗掉。

单词解析：

1. fuzzy [ˈfʌzi] adj.覆有绒毛的；毛茸茸的

2. pit [pɪt] n.果核

3. edible [ˈedəbl] adj.可食用的;适宜食用的;(无毒而)可以吃的

4. sour [ˈsaʊər] adj.酸的;有酸味的;酸腐的;馊的

5. shortcake [ˈʃɔːrtkeɪk] n.水果奶油酥饼

6. vine [vaɪn] n.葡萄藤;藤本植物;攀缘植物;藤;藤蔓

7. raspberry [ˈræzberi] n.覆盆子;山莓;

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

9. exotic [ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk] adj.异国情调的;来自异国(尤指热带国家)的;奇异的;异国风味的

10. bug [bʌɡ] n.虫子；小昆虫