7. Granny Smiths

Chapter 7 Granny Smiths Happy Apple Orchard had rows and rows of apple trees. And a tour guy to show us how to pick apples. He had a green shirt with a red apple on the pocket. His name was Abe. Abe said apples are good for you. So it's not even cheating that they taste good too.

史密斯奶奶的快乐苹果园里有一排排的苹果树。 还有一个导游教我们怎么摘苹果。 他穿着一件绿衬衫，口袋上有一个红苹果。 他的名字叫亚伯。亚伯说苹果对你有好处。 所以它们也很好吃，这不算欺骗。

Abe showed us how the inside of the apple has little black seeds in it. Whole entire trees grow up from them! Abe told us that the fuzzy part at the bottom of an apple is called a sepal. He also said most of an apple is made of water, but there's some air in there too. That's why apples float! Finally the learning part was over and it was time to PICK! Abe gave each team a big basket to carry their apples in. "Now, here's what we're going to do," he said. "Each apple team will get their own tree. You may pick as many apples as you like, until your arms get tired or your basket is full. Whichever comes first."

亚伯向我们展示了苹果的内部是如何有黑色的小种子的。 整棵整棵的树都是从它们长出来的!亚伯告诉我们，苹果底部模糊的部分叫做萼片。 他还说苹果的大部分是由水构成的，但里面也有一些空气。 这就是为什么苹果会浮起来!学习的部分终于结束了，是时候去采摘了!亚伯给了每个队一个装苹果的大篮子。 “现在，这是我们要做的，”他说。 “每个苹果队都会得到自己的树。 你可以随心所欲地摘苹果，直到你的胳膊累了，或者你的篮子装满了。 先到的先到。”

Each of our apple teams had four people. And each team was named after a kind of apple. There was a Golden Delicious Team. And a Gala Team. And a McIntosh Team.

我们每个苹果团队有四个人。 每个队都以一种苹果命名。 有一个金冠队。 还有一个盛大的团队。还有麦金托什团队。

We were the Granny Smith Team. Granny Smith is the name of a sourish green apple. It is probably the name of somebody's grandma too. "These baskets hold a lot of apples, my friends. Do you think you will be able to pick that many?" Abe asked. I pulled Hazel's magic fortune-telling ball out of my jeans pocket.

我们是史密斯奶奶队。 史密斯奶奶是一种酸青苹果的名字。 它也可能是某人奶奶的名字。 “这些篮子里装了很多苹果，我的朋友们。 你觉得你能挑那么多吗?”安问。 我从牛仔裤口袋里掏出黑兹尔的魔法算命球。

"Magic ball, will the Granny Smiths pick a whole basket of apples?" I asked. I turned it over. "It says 'NO WAY,'" I said. "I'll bet you can do it," Abe said. "Especially with the help of a picking pole." Abe passed each of us a long pole. At the end of each pole was a little net. Like a basketball net. Only closed up at the bottom. "These are picking poles," said Abe. "Think of them as your apple catchers." "And be very careful with them," Ms. Diz added. "Now follow me, pickers!" Abe said.

“神奇的球，史密斯奶奶会摘一篮子苹果吗?”我问。 我把它翻过来了。“上面写着‘没门’，”我说。 “我打赌你能做到，”亚伯说。 “尤其是在撬棍的帮助下。” 亚伯递给我们每人一根长杆。 每根杆子的末端都有一个小网。 就像一个篮球网。只是底部合上了。 “这些是采摘杆，”亚伯说。 “把它们想象成你的苹果捕手。” “对它们要非常小心。” Diz补充道。“现在跟我来，采摘者们!”安倍说。

He led us down a trail past lines of apple trees. He stopped and pointed to a big tree. It had a zillion branches sticking out like big brown arms. "Granny Smiths, you're first up," he said. "Meet your tree! These are called winesap apples." It was cool and shadowy under the branches. Red apples hung down everywhere. Some were even on the ground. "Don't eat the ones that have fallen," Abe warned. "They might be rotten. And don't eat the ones you pick from the trees until they've been washed." Abe borrowed my picking pole and held it up high. He tapped an apple. It plopped into the little net.

他领着我们走过一条小路，经过一排排的苹果树。 他停了下来，指着一棵大树。 它有无数的树枝伸出来，像棕色的大胳膊。 “史密斯奶奶，你先来，”他说。 “见见你的树!”这些被称为葡萄苹果。” 树荫下很凉爽。 红苹果到处都是。 有些甚至在地上。 安倍警告说:“不要吃掉下来的。” “它们可能已经腐烂了。从树上摘下来的果子要洗干净才能吃。” 亚伯借了我的撬棍，把它举得高高的。 他敲了敲苹果。它扑通一声掉进了小网里。