英语小练习：你不知道的苹果背后的故事(中英双语)

　　1. Throwing apples at people was a way of declaring your love in ancient Greece.

­　　1. 在古希腊，向别人扔苹果是一种示爱的方式。

­　　Catching the fruit means acceptance of the feeling. In ancient Greece apples were considered to be “sacred to Aphrodite”.

­　　接住苹果表示接受了对方的爱意。古希腊人认为苹果是爱神阿弗洛狄忒的圣果。

­　　2. There are so many different types of apples, that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.

­　　苹果有非常多的品种，如果你每天都吃一种，那你要二十多年才能全都试一遍。

­　　3. Apples reduce tooth decay because they stimulate the production of saliva in your mouth.

­　　苹果能防止龋齿，因为苹果会刺激口腔唾液的分泌。

­　　They stimulate gums and prevent cavity buildup so an apple may easily replace your toothbrush if you don’t have it at the moment.

­　　苹果会刺激牙龈，防止牙齿长洞。所以你一下子找不到牙膏的时候，苹果是很好的替代品。

­　　4. Apples may poison you in fact.

­　　4. 其实苹果也会让你中毒。

­　　Do you know that apple seed contains cyanide? Do not be afraid, though, you have to eat plenty of them to get sick.

­　　你知道苹果籽含有氰化物吗？不过不用怕，你得吃一大堆才会中毒。

­　　5. Apples are members of the rose family. Just like cherries, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries.

­　　5. 苹果是蔷薇科植物，跟樱桃、桃子、梨子、李子、覆盆子一样。

­　　6. The average person eats 65 apples a year.

­　　6. 一般人每年会吃65个苹果。

­　　It is amazing that humans have been enjoying the taste of apples since 6500 BC!

­　　人类居然从公元前6500年起就喜欢吃苹果了！

­　　7. Apples are 25% air, which is why they float in water.

­　　7. 苹果里有25%是空气，所以苹果能浮在水上。

­　　However apples do not emerge when dropped in … naptha.

­　　不过要是掉在汽油里就浮不上来了……

­　　8. Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.

­　　8. 苹果树要花四到五年才会结第一次果。

­　　However trees may vary greatly, some bring the first fruit much sooner.

­　　不过不同品种的树之间也能会有很大差别，有些第一次结果会早很多。

­　　9. It takes about 36 apples to make one gallon of apple cider.

­　　9. 一加仑（约3.8升）苹果酒要用约36个苹果。

­　　One apple needs the energy of 50 leaves. How many leaves are needed for three gallons of apple cider?

­　　一个苹果需要50片树叶（产生）的能量，那三加仑苹果酒需要多少片树叶呢？

­　　10. One of George Washington’s hobbies was pruning his apple trees.

­　　10. 乔治·华盛顿的爱好之一就是修剪他的苹果树。

­　　Such hobby helped him to de-stress.

­　　这个爱好能帮他减压。