蘋(píng)果能當(dāng)牙膏：10個(gè)關(guān)于蘋(píng)果的驚人事實(shí)(雙語(yǔ))

知性女人A

　　1. Throwing apples at people was a way of declaring your love in ancient Greece.
　　1. 在古希臘，向別人扔蘋(píng)果是一種示愛(ài)的方式,。
　　Catching the fruit means acceptance of the feeling. In ancient Greece apples were considered to be “sacred to Aphrodite”.
　　接住蘋(píng)果表示接受了對(duì)方的愛(ài)意,。古希臘人認(rèn)為蘋(píng)果是愛(ài)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.
　　2.蘋(píng)果有非常多的品種,，如果你每天都吃一種,，那你要二十多年才能全都試一遍,。

　　3. Apples reduce tooth decay because they stimulate the production of saliva in your mouth.
　　蘋(píng)果能防止齲齒，因?yàn)樘O(píng)果會(huì)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.
　　蘋(píng)果會(huì)刺激牙齦,，防止牙齒長(zhǎng)洞。所以你一下子找不到牙膏的時(shí)候,，蘋(píng)果是很好的替代品,。

　　4. Apples may poison you in fact.
　　4. 其實(shí)蘋(píng)果也會(huì)讓你中毒。
　　Do you know that apple seed contains cyanide? Do not be afraid, though, you have to eat plenty of them to get sick.
　　你知道蘋(píng)果籽含有**嗎,？不過(guò)不用怕,，你得吃一大堆才會(huì)中毒。

　　5. Apples are members of the rose family. Just like cherries, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries.
　　5. 蘋(píng)果是薔薇科植物,，跟櫻桃,、桃子、梨子,、李子,、覆盆子一樣。

　　6. The average person eats 65 apples a year.
　　6. 一般人每年會(huì)吃65個(gè)蘋(píng)果,。
　　It is amazing that humans have been enjoying the taste of apples since 6500 BC!
　　人類(lèi)居然從公元前6500年起就喜歡吃蘋(píng)果了,！

　　7. Apples are 25% air, which is why they float in water.
　　7. 蘋(píng)果里有25%是空氣，所以蘋(píng)果能浮在水上,。
　　However apples do not emerge when dropped in … naptha.
　　不過(guò)要是掉在汽油里就浮不上來(lái)了……

　　8. Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
　　8. 蘋(píng)果樹(shù)要花四到五年才會(huì)結(jié)第一次果,。
　　However trees may vary greatly, some bring the first fruit much sooner.
　　不過(guò)不同品種的樹(shù)之間也能會(huì)有很大差別，有些第一次結(jié)果會(huì)早很多,。

　　9. It takes about 36 apples to make one gallon of apple cider.
　　9. 一加侖（約3.8升）蘋(píng)果酒要用約36個(gè)蘋(píng)果,。
　　One apple needs the energy of 50 leaves. How many leaves are needed for three gallons of apple cider?
　　一個(gè)蘋(píng)果需要50片樹(shù)葉（產(chǎn)生）的能量，那三加侖蘋(píng)果酒需要多少片樹(shù)葉呢,？

　　10. One of George Washington’s hobbies was pruning his apple trees.
　　10. 喬治·華盛頓的愛(ài)好之一就是修剪他的蘋(píng)果樹(shù),。
　　Such hobby helped him to de-stress.
　　這個(gè)愛(ài)好能幫他減壓。（滬江英語(yǔ)）

愛(ài)英語(yǔ)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.