Fruits【水果】

Fruits

Many of us love July because it's the month when nature's berries and stone fruits are in abundance.

我们很多人都爱七月，因为这个月大自然有很丰富的浆果和核果类水果。

These colourful and sweet jewels from British Columbia's fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.

这些来自不列颠哥伦比亚省田野里的五颜六色、甜美的宝石是营养保护的小动力室。

Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, 

raspberries contain a little more protein, iron and zinc (not that fruits have much protein).

常见的浆果中，草莓的维他命C含量是最高的，因为草莓上的那些种子。覆盆子含有更多的

蛋白质、铁和锌（并不是说水果中含有很多蛋白质）。

Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants.

蓝莓则含抗氧化剂。

The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are high in the carotenoids we turn into

vitamin A and which are antioxidants.

黄色和橙色的核果类水果中类胡萝卜素很高，如桃子，这些类胡萝卜素会转成维他命A，具有抗氧化作用。

As for cherries, they are so delicious, who cares? However, they are rich in vitamin C.

至于樱桃，已经那么美味了，谁还会在乎其中的营养呢?然而，它们富含维他命C。

When combined with berries or slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent base

for thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat "ice cream".

当浆果或其他水果片混合时，冷冻的香蕉是制作浓稠冰凉的水果奶昔和低脂冰淇淋的绝佳基础。

For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter.

为此，要选用成熟的香蕉冷冻，因为它们更甜。

Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze.

剥掉香蕉皮之后，把香蕉放进塑料袋或其他容器中冷冻。

If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown.

如果你喜欢的话，在香蕉上挤一点新鲜的柠檬汁可以防止它们变成棕色。

Frozen bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the remperature of the freezer.

根据香蕉的成熟程度和冰柜的温度，冷冻香蕉可以保存几个星期。

If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit.

如果你有榨汁机，你可以简单放入冷冻香蕉和一些浆果或切片水果。

Out comes a "soft-serve" creamy dessert, to be eaten right away.

就能得到一个软软的奶油甜点，马上就能开吃。

This makes a fun activity for a children's party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the

top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.

在孩子们的聚会上，这是一个有趣的活动；他们喜欢把水果和冷冻的香蕉放进机器里，然后看着冰淇淋从下面出来。

 

2018年全国II卷B

 

文中单词

单词	释义	单词	释义
stone fruit	核果	fields	n.域，字段
powerhouses	n.强大的集团【组织】	nutritional	adj.营养的；滋养的
protection	n.保护；防卫；警戒	raspberry	n.覆盆子
contain	vi.自制；克制；vt.包含；容纳	protein	adj.蛋白质的；n.蛋白质
iron	adj.铁的；n.铁	zinc	n.锌；vt.镀锌于···
particularly	adv.格外地；	antioxidants	抗氧化剂
peaches	n.桃；桃树	carotenoids	n.类胡萝卜素
combined	adj.组合的；结合的	slices	n.部分;片
excellent	adj.优秀的；卓越的	thick	adj.厚的；粗的
low fat	低脂肪	frozen	adj.冷冻的；冻僵的
purpose	n.目的；意图；用途	skin	n.皮肤；外皮
plastic	adj.塑料的；	containers	n.器皿
squeeze	n.榨；压榨；挤	prevent	v.预防；阻止
ripeness	n.成熟；圆通；完成	soft-serve	adj.软的；温柔的
creamy	adj.奶油多的	dessert	n.甜点
machine	n.机器；机械；v.用机器加工