英语新闻听写 你喜欢火龙果吗？

What's the Deal With Dragon Fruit?

火龙果到底怎么回事？

The main reason for dragon fruit's preciousness is that it lives only one night!

火龙果珍贵的原因是只能存活一夜！

First, a climbing cactus¹ produces a beautiful pink or yellow flower.

首先，一棵攀援性的仙人掌植株开出漂亮的粉色或黄色的花朵。

Sometimes called "moonflower" or "Queen of the night," the plant blooms from evening to midnight, only to wither² in strong sunlight.

有时也被人称为“月光花”或者“昙花”，这种植物的特点就是傍晚到午夜时开花，日照强烈则凋零。

During the night, the pungent³ flowers are pollinated by moths⁴ and bats.

夜间，飞蛾和蝙蝠为这种刺激性的花朵授粉。

Although the flower dies, the cactus bears pitaya fruit about six times every year.

即便花朵凋零，但是仙人掌植株仍旧可以一年结六次火龙果。

Like other red fruits, dragon fruit contains lycopene,

与其他的红色果实一样，火龙果也含有大量的番茄素，

which helps protect against cancer and heart disease.

可帮助抵御癌症和心脏病的侵袭。

It's best eaten chilled, chopped into cubes and added to fruit salad or blended into a refreshing⁵ drink or smoothie.

最佳的食用方法是将其冷冻后切成小块加入水果沙拉里食用，或者直接放入饮料和冰沙里。

This may become your new favorite fruit, and you don't even have to slay⁶ a dragon.

火龙果或许会成为你最喜欢的新水果，而且吃这种水果你无需宰杀一条龙。

1 cactus   

n.仙人掌

参考例句：

• It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.这是这棵仙人掌第一年开花。
• The giant cactus is the vegetable skycraper.高大的仙人掌是植物界巨人。

2 wither   

vt.使凋谢，使衰退，(用眼神气势等)使畏缩；vi.枯萎，衰退，消亡

参考例句：

• She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
• In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。

3 pungent   

adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
• Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。

4 moths   

n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

6 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。