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Is Tomato a Fruit or Vegetable?

Do you enjoy eating ketchup on your fries?

If so, you must like the essential ingredient in the sauces, tomatoes.

The tomato originally comes from South America and has been eaten by people there for thousands of years.

Today, tomatoes are popular all over the world.

西红柿是水果还是蔬菜？

你喜欢在薯条上加番茄酱吗？

如果是这样的话，你一定喜欢酱汁里的基本成分，西红柿。

西红柿最初来自南美洲，几千年来一直被那里的人们食用。

今天，西红柿在全世界都很受欢迎。

However, when they were first introduced, there was quite a bit of controversy and apprehension surrounding them.

Tomatoes were first planted by the Aztecs in Central America.

In fact, ancient Aztec writings mention recipes for dishes of tomatoes.

Spanish soldiers conquered the Aztecs and brought tomato seeds back with them to Europe.

In Europe, these yellowish tomatoes were first called "apples of gold ".

For a long time, people in Northern Europe and North America did not eat these "apples of gold".

The tomato plant looked similar to the nightshade plant, a deadly poison, so they were afraid to eat them.

然而，当它们第一次被介绍时，围绕着它们的是相当多的争议和忧虑。

西红柿最早是由中美洲的阿兹特克人种植的。

事实上，古代阿兹台克人的著作中提到了西红柿的食谱。

西班牙士兵征服了阿兹台克人，并将番茄种子带回欧洲。

在欧洲，这些黄色的西红柿最初被称为“金苹果”。

长期以来，北欧和北美的人们不吃这些“金苹果”。

西红柿看起来很像茄属植物，是一种致命的毒药，所以他们不敢吃。

German people even thought that if someone ate tomatoes, he or she would change into a werewolf.

But finally, by the mid-1800s people all over the world had accepted the tomato

德国人甚至认为，如果有人吃了西红柿，他或她会变成狼人。

但最后，到19世纪中叶，全世界的人都接受了西红柿。.

However, the tomato was due for more controversy.

Do you think the tomato is a fruit or vegetable?

Actually the tomato is a fruit. But in America, the tomato is a vegetable by law.

Why is the tomato legally a vegetable in America?

In the 1800s, there was no import tax in fruit from other countries.

At that time, many tomatoes were coming from other countries into America, and American tomatoes farmers became worried about making a living.

The government made the tomato a vegetable by law so that non-American tomatoes would be taxed.

然而，番茄应该引起更多争议。

你认为西红柿是水果还是蔬菜？

实际上西红柿是一种水果。但是在美国，番茄在法律上是一种蔬菜。

为什么西红柿在美国是合法的蔬菜？

在19世纪，其他国家的水果没有进口税。

那时，许多西红柿从其他国家运到美国，美国的番茄种植户开始为生计发愁。

政府依法将西红柿列为蔬菜，以便对非美国番茄征税。

美文阅读

㈠向晚，走在乡间，路过一片胡萝卜地，忽然传来“啪嗒”的开裂声，静心倾听，俄而又是一声。伴着远处的鸟鸣，竟是那样的清脆悦耳。

思绪便回到在部队时，当值黎明时的最后一班岗。“叭”的一声，似是跳动，我本能地以为背后跳过一只蛤蟆，转身却见花池中的一朵花开了。晨光下，这朵像极了芍药的粉白色的花儿，带着露珠恣意地怒放，很精神。

回味这欢快之声，原来，万物的生命中都有宣示自己欢乐的特别之声。这种声音，可遇不可求，随缘，不可静候。有缘听得，皆是雅音！

㈡在我们每个家庭的饭桌上，或许都有这样一个人：当厨房里的水烧开了，当菜凉了需要再热一下，当电话铃声响起，当谁需要餐具或调料……总是最及时地站起身来。

一家人围坐在餐桌旁吃饭，母亲总是最后一个才上桌。她忙好了饭菜，又将饭菜一碗碗端上桌，连筷子都摆好了，这才高声喊我们：“开饭了！”于是，一家人从各自的房间里走出来，围坐在餐桌旁，一边吃着热乎乎的饭菜，一边开始聊一些五花八门的话题。我们习惯了这样的生活，这样的生活已经持续了几十年，好像与生俱来就是这样的。