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【英语时差8,16】水果及其种子-上

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Usually a green, sour fruit is just a fruit that’s not ripe yet. If you left a lime on the tree longer would it eventually change color and become sweet, like an orange? Actually, limes do become much more yellow and less sour as they ripen1. Under ripe limes are darker green and quite bitter. There are other clues to their ripeness too. Ripe limes are heavy with juice and more aromatic2, with a fragrant3 “limey”smell. Aha, Most fruits we eat use similar cues to advertise ripeness.But why? Why would plants want parts of them to be eaten? Fruiting plants have evolved a partnership4 with certain animals in order to increase the success of their seeds.Tasty fruit pulp5 is the reward plants offer to animals in exchange for dispersing6 their seeds.


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1 ripen ph3yq     
vt.使成熟；vi.成熟
参考例句：
  • I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.我正在等待苹果成熟。
  • You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。
2 aromatic lv9z8     
adj.芳香的，有香味的
参考例句：
  • It has an agreeable aromatic smell.它有一种好闻的香味。
  • It is light,fruity aromatic and a perfect choice for ending a meal.它是口感轻淡，圆润，芳香的，用于结束一顿饭完美的选择。
3 fragrant z6Yym     
adj.芬香的，馥郁的，愉快的
参考例句：
  • The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
  • The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。
4 partnership NmfzPy     
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
5 pulp Qt4y9     
n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆
参考例句：
  • The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
  • The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。
6 dispersing dispersing     
adj. 分散的 动词disperse的现在分词形式
参考例句：
  • Whereas gasoline fumes linger close to the ground before dispersing. 而汽油烟气却靠近地面迟迟不散。
  • Earthworms may be instrumental in dispersing fungi or bacteria. 蚯蚓可能是散布真菌及细菌的工具。

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