9. Why You Should Never Eat an Apple with a Hole in It

Chapter 9 Why You Should Never Eat an Apple with a Hole in It Abe led us to a wide, long building. An apple tree was painted on its front door. Emma and Gus carried our almost-but-not-quite-full basket. I carried our picking poles. Wyatt carried the Amazing Apple.

第九章为什么不能吃有洞的苹果亚伯把我们领到一座又宽又长的建筑物前。 它的前门上画着一棵苹果树。 艾玛和格斯提着我们的篮子，虽然篮子还没满。 我拿着我们的撬棍。 怀亚特拿着神奇的苹果。

The building smelled yummy inside. Like cinnamon applesauce and taffy apples. We set our baskets by the door. Abe gathered up our poles. "This is where we clean our apples," he said. "We sort them here too. Some of the apples are too little to sell. We use those to make applesauce." "Do we get to eat some free applesauce?" I asked. "You sure do," said Abe. "We make applesauce in the room next to this one." Abe waved for us to follow him. He paused in front of a big glass window. On the other side we could see giant pots of gooey appley-looking stuff. "That's the applesauce mixture after it's been cooked. It's cooled off, and sugar and cinnamon

大楼里闻起来很香。 比如肉桂苹果酱和太妃糖苹果。 我们把篮子放在门边。 亚伯把我们的杆子收起来。 “这是我们清洗苹果的地方，”他说。 “我们也在这里分类。有些苹果太少了，卖不出去。 我们用它们来做苹果酱。” “我们能吃点免费的苹果酱吗?”我问。 “你当然知道。”亚伯说。“我们在隔壁房间做苹果酱。” 亚伯挥手示意我们跟他走。 他在一扇大玻璃窗前停了下来。 在另一边，我们可以看到一大锅黏糊糊的苹果状的东西。 “这是煮熟后的苹果酱混合物。 冷却后，再加糖和肉桂

have been added. Next it will go into containers to be sold," Abe explained. He led us to a huge tub of bubbly water. It was as big as a wading pool. And as high as my belly button. Apples floated in the water like little boats.

已添加。接下来，它将被装入集装箱出售。” 他把我们带到一个装满气泡的大浴盆前。 它和一个浅水池一样大。 和我肚脐一样高。 苹果像小船一样漂浮在水面上。

It looked like we were going to have a giant dunking-for-apples Halloween party. Next to the tub was another one filled with plain water. After that came a long moving belt.

看起来我们要举办一个巨大的苹果浸泡万圣节派对。 浴缸旁边是另一个装满清水的浴缸。 之后是一条长长的移动带。

It looked just like the conveyor belts at the grocery store checkout line. This one was covered with apples, though, instead of milk cartons and dog food and toilet paper. I felt in my pocket. The magic fortune-telling ball was still there, safe and sound. So far, it had been right about whether this would be a good field trip. I was definitely having fun. "This tub is where the apples get washed," Abe explained. "Think of it as a big apple bathtub." "Can I wash my Amazing Apple, Abe?" Wyatt asked. "Our Amazing Apple," I corrected. Wyatt held up the apple so Abe could see it. "Whoa, that is a big fella," said Abe.

它看起来就像杂货店收银台前的传送带。 不过，这一个上面覆盖着苹果，而不是牛奶盒、狗粮和卫生纸。 我在口袋里摸了摸。那个神奇的算命球还在那儿，安然无恙。 到目前为止，这是否会是一次好的实地考察一直是正确的。 我确实玩得很开心。 “这个盆是洗苹果的地方，”亚伯解释说。 “把它想象成一个大苹果浴缸。” “亚伯，我能洗我的神奇苹果吗?”怀亚特问道。 “我们神奇的苹果，”我纠正道。 怀亚特把苹果举起来让亚伯看。 “哇，好大的家伙，”亚伯说。

Ms. Diz said, "Boys, every child will take home a bag of apples. Your moms and dads can wash them when you get home, and then you can eat them." "Here's an idea," Abe said. "Why don't we run this big ol' apple through the wash? It's so huge, the kids might be able to keep track of it. Go ahead, young man. Throw it in the vat with all the bubbles." Wyatt tossed the apple into the bubbly tub. Plop! It disappeared, then floated to the surface. "Boys and girls," Abe said, "keep your eye on the apple. First it will be washed in this tub. Then it will move on to be rinsed." The apple disappeared into a metal tube. Abe led us to the second huge tub. This one didn't have any bubbles.

迪兹女士说:“孩子们，每个孩子都会带一袋苹果回家。 当你回家的时候，你的妈妈和爸爸可以把它们洗干净，然后你就可以吃了。” “我有个主意，”安倍说。 “我们为什么不把这个大苹果洗一洗呢?” 它太大了，孩子们也许能记住它。 说吧，年轻人。把它和所有的泡沫一起扔进大桶里。” 怀亚特把苹果扔进了泡泡浴缸。 扑通一声地!它消失了，然后浮到水面上。 “孩子们，”亚伯说，“眼睛盯着苹果。 首先要在这个浴缸里洗。 然后它会继续被冲洗。” 苹果消失在一个金属管里。 亚伯把我们带到第二个大浴盆。 这个没有气泡。