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#香蕉#
【編者按】隨時保持這個意識，有些知識我們知道，但作為學習英語的我們，更需要從英語的思維方式去「知道」。另外，今天會了解很多水果方面的詞彙。
Why are bananas considered fruits?【譯】為什麼香蕉被認為是水果？【單詞】bananas 原型：banana [buh-'nan-uh][b'nɑn] n. 香蕉【單詞】fruits 原型：fruit [froot][frut] n. 果實；成果；水果
It is known that a characteristic of fruits is that they contain seeds.【譯】眾所周知，水果的一個特點是含有種子。【單詞】characteristic [kar-ik-tuh-'ris-tik][krkt'rstk] n. 特點；特性；特色【單詞】contain [kuhn-'teyn][kn'ten] vt. 容納；包含【單詞】seeds 原型：seed [seed][sid] n. 種子
That's why a tomato is considered a fruit and not a vegetable.【譯】這就是為什麼西紅柿被認為是水果而不是蔬菜。【單詞】tomato [tuh-'mey-toh, -'mah-][t'mɑt] n. 西紅柿；蕃茄【單詞】vegetable ['vej-tuh-buhl, 'vej-i-tuh-]['vedtbl] n. 蔬菜；植物
However, bananas do not have seeds, yet they ARE considered fruits.【譯】然而，香蕉沒有種子，卻被認為是水果。【注】ARE 全大寫表示強調的語氣
Why?【譯】為什麼？
Modern-day cultivated bananas, like many other fruits, have been selectively bred to have more edible flesh and fewer, smaller seeds.【譯】現代栽培的香蕉和許多其他水果一樣，經過選擇性培育，果肉可食性更強，種子更小。【單詞】Modern-day 原型：modern-day adj. 當代的；當前的【單詞】cultivated 原型：cultivate ['kuhl-tuh-veyt]['kltvet] vt. 栽培；耕作；培養【單詞】selectively [si-'lek-tiv][s'lektvli] adv. 有選擇地【單詞】bred 原型：breed [breed][brid] v. 繁殖；養育【單詞】edible ['ed-uh-buhl]['edbl] adj. 可食用的【單詞】flesh [flesh][fle] n. 肉；肉體
We have seedless grapes, seedless watermelons, etc.【譯】我們培育出了無籽葡萄、無籽西瓜等。【單詞】seedless [seed]['sidls] adj. 無核的；無籽的【單詞】grapes 原型：grape [greyp][ɡrep] n. 葡萄；葡萄樹【單詞】etc ['etk] abbr. 及其他；等等(=Et cetera)
Wild type bananas have much larger seeds just as the original wild bananas did.【譯】野生香蕉的種子比普通香蕉的大得多，和最初的香蕉物種一樣。【單詞】wild [wahyld][wald] adj. 野生的；未開發的
A fruit is the mature ovary of the plant.【譯】果實是植物成熟的子房。【單詞】mature [muh-'toor, -'chur][m't] adj. 成熟的【單詞】ovary ['oh-vuh-ree]['vri] n. 卵巢；[植]子房【單詞】plant [plant, plahnt][plɑnt] n. 植物
Usually that means seeds, but it doesn't have to.【譯】通常這意味著種子，但不一定是必然的。
And yes, the little black things in the middle of the banana flesh are the seeds -- so the banana works on both levels.【譯】是的，香蕉肉中間的黑色小東西是種子，所以香蕉在（水果和蔬菜）兩個方面都符合。
If you were to go find a wild banana, it would be filled with nasty hard seeds with very little pulp material.【譯】如果你去尋找一個野生香蕉，它會充滿難看的硬種子與很少的果肉材料。【單詞】filled 原型：fill [fil][fl] vt. 裝滿；瀰漫；填充【單詞】nasty ['nas-tee]['nɑsti] adj. 令人不快的；難懂的；危害的【單詞】pulp [puhlp][plp] n. 果肉
The real problem with your question is that nobody, who isn't a horticulturist, actually understands what fruit entails.【譯】你的問題的真正問題是，不是園藝家的人都不真正了解到底什麼是水果的必要條件。【單詞】nobody ['noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee]['nbdi] n. 無足輕重的人；小人物 pron. 沒有人【單詞】horticulturist 名詞 n. 園藝家【單詞】entails 原型：entail [en-'teyl][n'tel] vt. 使必需；帶來；限定繼承
A fruit, is a seed containing vesicle derived from the ovaries of a plant.【譯】果實是一種種子，含有植物子房產生的囊泡。【單詞】vesicle ['ves-i-kuhl]['veskl] n. 小囊；泡；小水泡【單詞】derived 原型：derive [dih-'rahyv][d'rav] v. 獲取；得自；起源
This means ANYTHING that comes from a flower.【譯】任何來自花的東西。
Examples people never know: almonds are fruit, peppers, tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers, cashews, peas, beans, walnuts/pecans, rose hips, avocados.【譯】人們永遠不知道的例子包括：扁桃仁是水果、辣椒、西紅柿、南瓜、黃瓜、腰果、豌豆、豆類、核桃/山核桃、玫瑰果、牛油果這些都是。【單詞】almonds 原型：almond ['ah-muhnd, 'am-uhnd]['ɑmnd] n. 扁桃仁；巴旦木【單詞】peppers 原型：pepper ['pep-er]['pep] n. 辣椒【單詞】tomatoes 原型：tomato [tuh-'mey-toh, -'mah-][t'mɑt] n. 西紅柿；蕃茄【單詞】squashes [skwosh, skwawsh][skw] n. 美國南瓜【單詞】cucumbers ['kyoo-kuhm-ber][k'jukmbz] 黃瓜【單詞】cashews 原型：cashew ['kash-oo, kuh-'shoo]['ku] n. 腰果；腰果樹【單詞】peas 原型：pea [pee][pi] n. 豌豆【單詞】beans 原型：bean [been][bin] n. 豆；豆科植物【單詞】rose hip 玫瑰果，是玫瑰花凋謝後由花託發育而成的肉質漿果，玫瑰果的維生素C含量很高，一直被作為食品或藥品使用。【單詞】avocados 原型：avocado [av-uh-'kah-doh][v'kɑd] n. [植]鱷梨，即牛油果；鱷梨樹
This also includes cereal crops also: corn, wheat, rice.【譯】這也包括穀類作物：玉米、小麥、水稻。【單詞】cereal ['seer-ee-uhl]['sril] n. 麥片粥；穀類食物【單詞】crops 原型：crop [krop][krp] n. 農作物；莊稼【單詞】corn [kawrn][kn] n. 穀物；玉米【單詞】wheat [weet, hweet][wit] n. 小麥；小麥色【單詞】rice [rahys][ras] n. 米；米飯；稻
Also, anything you don't want to eat, that is derived from a ovary, is also a fruit of some kind.【譯】另外，任何你不想吃的東西，如果都是從植物子房中提取出來的，也是某種水果。
This also illustrates the difference between what we label as a Botanic Fruit and a Culinary Fruit.【譯】這也說明了我們所說的植物水果和烹飪水果之間的區別。【單詞】illustrates 原型：illustrate ['il-uh-streyt, ih-'luhs-treyt]['lstret] vt. 說明；圖解【單詞】label ['ley-buhl]['lebl] vt. 貼標籤於；把 ... 歸類【專有名詞】Botanic [buh-'tan-i-kuhl][b'tnk] adj. 植物的；植物學的【專有名詞】Culinary ['kyoo-luh-ner-ee, 'kuhl-uh-]['klnri] adj. 廚房的；烹調的
A Botanic fruit is what you mention above, any seed containing vesicle derived from the ovaries of a plant.【譯】植物果實就是你上面提到的，任何含有來自植物子房的囊泡的種子。【單詞】mention ['men-shuhn]['menn] vt. 提到；說起
However a Culinary Fruit is usually any sweet-tasting plant product, especially those associated with seeds; a culinary vegetable is any savory or less sweet plant product; and a culinary nut is any hard, oily, and shelled plant product.【譯】然而，烹飪水果通常是任何甜味的植物產品，特別是那些與種子有關的；烹飪蔬菜是任何味道鮮美或不太甜的植物產品；烹飪堅果是任何堅硬、油性和帶殼的植物產品。【單詞】sweet-tasting [s'witt'est] adj. 芳香的；甜的【單詞】associated 原型：associate [uh-'soh-shee-eyt]['siet] vt. 聯想；聯合，關聯【單詞】culinary ['kyoo-luh-ner-ee, 'kuhl-uh-]['klnri] adj. 廚房的；烹調的【單詞】savory ['sey-vuh-ree]['sevri] adj. 美味可口的；香辣的；令人愉快的【單詞】nut [nuht][nt] n. 堅果；果仁【單詞】oily ['oi-lee]['li] adj. 含油的；像油的；油腔滑調的【單詞】shelled 這裡指「有殼的」， 原型：shell [shel][el] v. 脫落；去殼；拾貝殼