Mom: Let's pick some tomatoes.
妈妈:咱们摘点西红柿吧。
Tomatoes grow on vines.
西红柿长在藤上。
Look, the vines grow up into the tomato cages
看,藤会长到西红柿架子上,
so they have more space to grow
这样它们有更多空间生长,
and the vines don't break from all the tomatoes.
藤也不会被西红柿压坏。
Child: Wow, they are so big!
宝宝:哇,好大呀!
Mom: Be gentle.
妈妈:轻点。
Move the vines out of the way,
把藤拨开,
but don't bump the other tomatoes.
但是不要碰到其他西红柿。
They come off the vine easily.
它们很容易从藤上掉下来的。
Child: This one looks good.
宝宝:这个看起来不错。
Can we have this tomorrow at lunch?
咱们明天中午能吃它吗?
Mom: Sure!
妈妈:当然!
Good choice.
还挺会挑的。
It looks perfectly ripe.
这个一看就完全熟了。
★ 4 Blueberries - Growing on a Bush
蓝莓—长在灌木上
Mom: Let's go and find some blueberry plants now.
妈妈:现在咱们去找找蓝莓树吧。
中文里,木本植物,包括乔木和灌木都叫“树”。但是在英文中,乔木是tree,灌木是bush,他们的统一说法是plant,而plant也可以指藤本、草本植物的植株。
Their plants are taller than strawberry plants.
它们的植株比草莓的高。