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新概念英语第3册阅读常见话题：新奇苹果一咬就冒气泡

The world's first "sparkling" apple that fizzes in the mouth when eaten has been created. Huge cells in the flesh of the brand new variety, called Paradis Sparkling, release effervescent juices that are akin to having a mouthful of fizzy drink.

世界上第一个一口咬下去就会在嘴里冒气泡的"冒泡"苹果诞生了。这个全新的品种名为"天堂气泡"，其果肉中含有巨型细胞，能够产生冒气泡的果汁，口感类似于碳酸饮料。

The sensation is only experienced when the apple is bitten into and its juices are not sparkling when pressed.

这种感觉只有在人们咬下苹果时才能体验到，如果把这个苹果拿来榨汁，它的果汁是不会冒泡的。

The experts from the family firm Lubera spent years perfecting the breed until they achieved the fizziness of the Paradis Sparkling apple. One of the two varieties used to breed the new apple is called Resi, an East German specimen, while the other variety is called Pirouette.

来自于家族企业 Lubera 的专家花了数年时间来完善这个品种，直到他们创造出这种能冒泡的"天堂气泡"苹果。被用来培育这种新型苹果的母品种之一是产自东德地区的 Resi，另一个母品种为 Pirouette。

Robert Maierhofer, production manager of the company, said the breeding process involved repeatedly selecting the richest apples produced from a tree to cross-breed with.

该公司的生产部经理罗伯特·迈尔霍费尔表示，在培育这种苹果的过程中，他们需要挑选果树上最为饱满的苹果，然后再用它们来进行杂交，如此反复。 Lubera is selling sapling trees through mail order for ￡34 each. Lubera 公司正在以邮购的方式售卖果苗，售价为每株 34 英镑(约合人民币 335 元)。

点滴积累 >effervescent [adj.冒泡的]