Peanuts

Peanuts

花生

What are peanuts? Peanuts are the seeds of the peanut plant. They are called peanuts because they grow in pods, like peas, but the pods are under the ground. That is why peanuts are sometimes called groundnuts. Pod. Seed. This peanut plant has been pulled up to show the pods.

花生是什么？ 花生是花生植株的种子。 它们叫花生是因为像豌豆一样长在豆荚里，但豆荚是长在地下的。 这就是花生有时候也被叫做落花生的原因。 豆荚。种子。 这株花生被拔起来，就是为了给大家看这些豆荚哦。

Where do peanuts grow? Peanuts grow in warm parts of the world. Most of the world's peanuts are grown in these places. Selling peanuts in China. Selling peanuts in India.

花生长在哪里呢？ 花生生长在世界上气候温暖的地方。 世界上大部分的花生都产自这些地区。 在中国售卖花生。 在印度售卖花生。

How do peanuts grow? Peanut plants grow yellow flowers on long stems. The flowers on most plants grow towards the sun, but peanut flowers grow down towards the ground. Then they grow into pods with seeds in them.

花生是怎么生长的呢？ 花生植株的长茎上会开出黄色的小花。 大多数植物的花都朝着太阳生长， 但花生的花却是朝着地面向下生长的。 之后它们就会长成里面裹着种子的豆荚啦。

Peanut Farms Peanut farmers sow the seeds in the soil. The seeds are planted in rows in large fields. After four or five weeks, the plants begin to flower. Then the petals drop off, the pegs go down into the soil, and peanuts begin to grow under the ground.

花生农场 种花生的农民伯伯把种子撒进土壤里。 种子被成排种在宽阔的田地里。 四到五周之后，花生植株就开始开花啦。 接着花瓣掉落，果针往下扎进土壤里， 然后花生就开始在地下生长了。

When the peanuts are ready, the farmer digs them up. Most farmers use tractors like this one to dig up the peanuts. The peanuts are left to dry in the sun for a few days. Then they are packed into sacks, peanuts drying in the sun.

等花生成熟了，农民伯伯就会把它们挖出来。 大多数农民都会用这样的拖拉机来挖花生。 挖出来的花生要放在太阳下晾晒几天。 之后它们会被装进口袋，图里就是正在太阳下晾晒的花生哦。