你不知道的水果冷知識中英文版

1、 It takes the energy from 50 leaves to produce one apple.從50片樹葉中提取的能量可供一個蘋果生長。

2、 Pear trees are able to withstand temperature as low as -40 degrees celsius.梨樹能夠承受的溫度低至－40攝氏度。

3、 The ancient Greek poet, Homer, mentions pears several times in his poems.古希臘詩人荷馬在他的詩歌中幾次提到梨。

4、 A plum’s skin is well known for having a laxative effect.眾所周知，李子的表皮具有通便作用。

5、 Pineapples were once very rare, thus the name ‘King of Fruits’.菠蘿曾經十分稀有，被稱為水果之王。

6、 Passion fruits is sweetest when slightly wrinkled.百香果在微微皺起時最甜。

7、 An apple tree is able to produce fruit for up 100 fruits.一顆蘋果樹最多能結出果實達100年。

8、 The average person eats 65 apples per year.平均每人每年吃65個蘋果。

9、 Watermelons are 92% water!西瓜的92％是水分！

10、 Eating plums helps increase the absorption of iron into the body.吃李子有助於體內鐵的吸收。

11、 In Kerala in South India, coconut flowers must be present during a marriageceremony.在印度南部的喀拉拉邦，婚禮上必須擺放椰子花卉。

12、 Limes were fed to British seamen to prevent scurvy.英國水兵曾靠吃酸橙預防壞血病。

13、 There are approximately 10,000 varieties of apples grown around the world.全世界上大約生長著10，000種蘋果。

14、 25% of apples volume is air. That’s why they float!一個蘋果25％的體積都是空氣。這也是它們為什麼能在水中漂浮！

15、 If you plant a single orange seed you will probably get more than one plant.如果你種下一顆柑橘種子，你有可能收穫不止一顆柑橘樹。

16、 If you warm a lemon juice before squeezing, it will yield much more juice!擠壓檸檬前先加熱，可以擠壓出更多的汁液。

17、 Over 60 million tons of apples are grown worldwide annually.每年全世界生長了超過六千萬噸的蘋果。

18、 Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a cluster of up to 200 fruitlets.菠蘿不是一個單果，它含有高達200個幼果叢集。

19、 The inside of banana peel can be used to polish leather shoes.香蕉皮的內表面可用於打光皮鞋。

20、 Nothing rhymes with orange.沒有什麼詞與柑橘(orange)押韻。

21、 Because all the lime juice they would drink, British seamen were called ‘Limeys’.正因為他們所喝的酸橙汁，英國水兵曾經被稱為吃酸橙的人。

22、 The science of apples’ growing is called pomology.研究蘋果樹生長的學科叫果樹學。

23、 The second most popular mango variety grown in australia is the ‘R2E2’!在澳大利亞第二受歡迎的芒果種類是“R2E2”！

24、 Oranges are technically a hesperidium, a kind of berry.嚴格說來，柑橘屬於漿果類。

25、 Add half a cup of lemon juice to your laundry to brighten whites.洗衣服時加入半杯檸檬汁可起到亮白作用。

26、 Oranges are the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world.柑橘是世界上最常見的木本水果。

27、 Passion fruits were first grown in brazil.百香果最早在巴西生長。

28、 Mature lemon trees may produce between 1,000 and 2,000 fruits per year.成熟的檸檬樹每年可產1，000到2，000個果實。

29、 There are more than 20 billion coconuts harvested each year!每年可收穫二百多億個椰子！

30、 The passion fruit flower is the national flower of Paraguay.百香果的花是巴拉圭國花。

31、 Japanese plums actually originated in China.日本李子，實際上起源於中國。

32、 Eating bananas between meals can help expectant mothers avoid morning sickness.兩餐之間吃香蕉可幫助孕婦避免晨吐。

33、 In some parts of world, trained monkeys are used to harvest coconuts!在一些國家，猴子被訓練用於採摘椰子！

34、 Pineapples contain Bromelain, which is used to stop cold beer from going cloudy.菠蘿含有菠蘿蛋白酶，用來防止冷凍啤酒變得混濁。

35、 Apples have almost 5 times the antioxidant capacity of bananas.蘋果的抗氧化能力幾乎是香蕉的5倍。

36、 Plums are grown on every continent on earth(except Antarctica).李子在世界上除南極洲以外的大陸上都有生長。

37、 Limes are free of Fat, Saturated Fat, Sodium and Cholesterol.酸橙中不含脂肪、飽和脂肪、鈉和膽固醇。

38、 Strawberries are a member of the rose family.草莓是屬於薔薇花科。

39、 Apple seeds are mildly poisonous, but not enough to be dangerous to humans.蘋果種子含有微量毒素，但不足以對人體造成危害。

40、 The purple fruited species of passion fruit self-fertilizes.具有紫色果實的百香果品種是自復混肥的品種。

41、 Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.檸檬的含糖量高於草莓。

42、 Bananas are not trees, they are giant herbs.香蕉樹是草本植物而不是木本植物。

43、 Kiwi fruit was originally known by its Chinese name, Yang Tao(Sunny Peach).奇異果的另一箇中文名字是楊桃（陽桃）。

44、 Bananas contain B6, which regulates blood glucose levels, and your mood!香蕉含有維生素B6，能調節血糖水平和你的心情！

45、 Early explorers used watermelons as canteens to carry their water supplies.早期的探險家將西瓜作為供給水源。

46、 Only 1 in 5 Australians eat apples a day.每5個澳大利亞人中，只有一個每天吃蘋果。

47、 One third of the world’s pineapples are produced in Hawaii.世界上三分之一的菠蘿產自夏威夷。

48、 The Romans used strawberries for a long list of medical remedies.羅馬人將草莓用於很多醫療方法。

49、 Kiwi fruits contains actinidin which can be used to tenderize meat!奇異果含有了用於軟化肉的分子！

50、 Unripe pineapples are toxic.未成熟的菠蘿是有毒的。