How Do Apples Grow

How Do Apples Grow

苹果如何生长

When you bite into a juicy apple, you're eating part of a flower. Fruit comes from flowers.

当你咬一口多汁的苹果时，你就等于吃掉花一部分。水果是从花朵转变的。

In winter, an apple tree is bare. It's hard to imagine it covered with flowers or fruit. But even in the cold and snow, tiny leaf buds and flower buds are waiting to open.

冬天，苹果树光秃秃的。很难想象它会被花朵或水果所覆盖。 但即使在寒冷和冰雪中，微小的叶芽和花蕾也在等待着开放。

Inside each leaf bud are tiny, curled-up leaves. Inside each flower bud are all the parts of an apple flower. Apple flowers are pink and white, and sweet to smell. And each flower is the beginning of an apple.

每一片叶芽都是微小的，卷起来的叶子。每朵花芽都是苹果花的一部分。 苹果花是粉色和白色相间的，闻起来很甜。每一朵花都是一个苹果的开始。

When spring comes, there are more hours of sunlight. The days are longer and warmer. The leaf buds open. Tiny green leaves appear on each twig. When the apple tree is covered with leaves, the flower buds begin to open. Up close, you can see bunches of small pink-and-white flowers at the end of each twig.

当春天来临时，有更多的日照时间。天亮时间越来越长，天气越来越暖和。叶芽开放。每根树枝上都显现出小的绿叶。当苹果树被叶子覆盖时，花苞开始绽放。 走近一看，在每根树枝的末端你都能看到一束束的粉白相间的花。

Each flower can become an apple. But all the right things must happen first. An apple flower has many parts, and each has a special job to do. Around the outside are the sepals. They form a little cup to protect the rest of the flower. As the flower blossoms, the sepals open too. The pretty, colored petals and sweet, flowery smell bring many insects and birds to the apple tree. These animal helpers are needed for flowers to make fruit.

每一朵花都可以变成苹果。但所有正确的事情都必须首先发生。苹果花有很多部分，每个都有一份特别的工作要做。 包围在外面的是萼片。在它们是一个小杯子的时候，她们保护剩下的花。 花开了，萼片也开了。 美丽的、色彩斑斓的花瓣和甜美的花香吸引了许多昆虫和鸟类来到苹果树上。鲜花变成水果需要这些动物的帮助。