1. Throwing apples at people was a way of declaring your love in ancient Greece.

­　　1. 在古希臘，向別人扔蘋果是一種示愛的方式。

­　　Catching the fruit means acceptance of the feeling. In ancient Greece apples were considered to be “sacred to Aphrodite”.

­　　接住蘋果表示接受了對(duì)方的愛意。古希臘人認(rèn)為蘋果是愛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.

­　　蘋果有非常多的品種，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.

­　　蘋果能防止齲齒，因?yàn)樘O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，蘋果是很好的替代品。

­　　4. Apples may poison you in fact.

­　　4. 其實(shí)蘋果也會(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.

­　　你知道蘋果籽含有氰化物嗎？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)蘋果。

­　　It is amazing that humans have been enjoying the taste of apples since 6500 BC!

­　　人類居然從公元前6500年起就喜歡吃蘋果了！

­　　7. Apples are 25% air, which is why they float in water.

­　　7. 蘋果里有25%是空氣，所以蘋果能浮在水上。

­　　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. 蘋果樹要花四到五年才會(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）蘋果酒要用約36個(gè)蘋果。

­　　One apple needs the energy of 50 leaves. How many leaves are needed for three gallons of apple cider?

­　　一個(gè)蘋果需要50片樹葉（產(chǎn)生）的能量，那三加侖蘋果酒需要多少片樹葉呢？

­　　10. One of George Washington’s hobbies was pruning his apple trees.

­　　10. 喬治·華盛頓的愛好之一就是修剪他的蘋果樹。

­　　Such hobby helped him to de-stress.

­　　這個(gè)愛好能幫他減壓。