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In fact, all these four plants belong to the same class.
實際上, 這四種植物同屬一個種類。
If we visit the orchard again in June, we shall find that all the white flowers have fallen off the cherry-trees, and that the seed-vessel of each flower has swollen into a green cherry.
到了六月, 再次前往櫻桃園時就會看到, 那些白色花朵已經(jīng)凋謝, 而花朵上的種皮則膨脹成為了一個綠色的櫻桃。
Then later still, in July and August, the cherries will be ripe. Some trees produce white cherries, and others red cherries; and others still produce cherries which are nearly black. On the outside of each ripe cherry is a thin skin. Under this skin is a thick, sweet, fleshy pulp, and this is the part of the fruit that we eat.
再過一段時間, 到了七八月份, 櫻桃就會成熟。櫻桃的顏色各不相同：白色、紅色、甚至接近黑色。每一顆成熟的櫻桃外面都包裹著一層薄衣, 里面則是甘甜、多汁的肥厚果肉, 我們吃的就是這一部分。
In the centre of the fruit we find a hard lump called the "stone. " If we break this stone open, we shall find a kernel inside. This is the true seed of the cherry-tree. If we plant a cherry-stone, it will in time break open, and a little cherry-tree will spring up from the kernel after it has lain in the ground several years.
櫻桃的中間部分就是一個被稱為“果核”的堅硬小塊。打開這個果核, 會看到里面的果仁。這就是櫻桃樹的種子。將櫻桃的果核種在地里, 到了適當?shù)臅r候它就會裂開, 經(jīng)過幾年的時間之后, 一棵小的櫻桃樹就會從果仁中生長而出。
In most parts of Great Britain you will find the cherry growing wild in the woods and hedge-rows. But the fruit of these wild cherry-trees is not nearly so large or so sweet as that of the trees which are cultivated in our gardens and orchards.
英國很多地方的森林、樹籬等地都長有野生的櫻桃樹, 但是與種植在花園及果園中的櫻桃相比, 果實遠沒有那么大, 也沒有那么甜。
The wood of the cherry-tree is much used for making furniture. It is a hard wood, of a very pretty, brownish colour.
櫻桃木主要用來制作家具, 這種硬木呈現(xiàn)出非常光亮的棕色。
