在美国大多人家在自己家门口摆放南瓜来庆祝万圣节前夕,根据万圣节前夕的传统,人们要在又大又圆的南瓜上雕刻一张脸形南瓜也是十一月末庆祝感恩节中不可或缺的部分根据传统记载,早期的定居者与土本土美洲人一起吃南瓜馅饼或类似的食物来庆祝圣节前夕,下面我们就来聊聊关于万圣节英语版?接下来我们就一起去了解一下吧!

万圣节英语版(万圣节前夕与南瓜)

万圣节英语版

Many Americans celebrated Halloween by placing pumpkins outside their homes. A Halloween tradition is to cut a face into the big, round squash. Pumpkins are also an important part of the Thanksgiving holiday in late November. Tradition says early settlers ate pumpkin pie, or something similar to it, with the Native Americans during the first celebration.

在美国大多人家在自己家门口摆放南瓜来庆祝万圣节前夕,根据万圣节前夕的传统,人们要在又大又圆的南瓜上雕刻一张脸形。南瓜也是十一月末庆祝感恩节中不可或缺的部分。根据传统记载,早期的定居者与土本土美洲人一起吃南瓜馅饼或类似的食物来庆祝圣节前夕。

Pumpkins are members of the gourd family. They are related to melons, cucumbers and squashes. They are, like all of their relatives, fruit, not vegetables. Pumpkins have firm flesh, seeds in the center and a shell that is usually orange. And they contain more vitamin A than almost any other fruit. Pumpkins have been grown for thousands of years in North and Central America. They grow on vines or bushes.

南瓜属葫芦科,与黄瓜及各种瓜类为同属植物,属水果类而不是蔬菜类。南瓜外壳通常为橘黄色,果肉坚实,中间是种子。南瓜维生素A含量比起其它水果更丰富。南瓜在中美洲及北美洲已有几千年的种植历史,南瓜生长在瓜藤上或灌木丛中。

Most pumpkins weigh a few kilograms, but some have reached well over 450 kilograms. Pumpkin flowers are usually fertilized by bees. The insects carry pollen from the male to the female flowers. No fruit will grow if the female flower is not pollinated at the right time. Closely related squashes and gourds can also fertilize pumpkins.

大多数南瓜重量为几千克,但也有个别重量超过450公斤的。南瓜花通常由蜜蜂来授粉,昆虫把花粉从雄性花传到雌性花上,如果雌性花没有得到及时授粉,雌性花就不会结出南瓜。近亲南瓜属植物及葫芦科也可以为南瓜花授粉。

Pumpkin is used in pies, breads, cakes and other baked goods. Baked pumpkin seeds are also a kind of popular food. Pumpkin filling for pies is produced industrially. Pumpkins are very low in acid, unlike many fruits. For this reason, experts say it is not a good idea to can crushed pumpkin at home. Whole pumpkins, however, store well in cool, dark places for weeks.

南瓜可以用于制作馅饼,面包及其它烘烤制品,人们也喜欢烘烤南瓜籽 ,南瓜馅已工业化生产。与其它水果不同南瓜含酸量低,专家建议南瓜不适合在家萃取灌装,而整个南瓜在阴凉地方可以保藏好几周。

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