关于水果的英文作文
我最喜欢的水果(MyFavoriteFruit)
OfthefruitsoftheyearIgivemyvotetotheorange.Inthefirstplaceitisaperennial--ifnotinactualfact,atleastinthegreengrocer’sshop.Onthedayswhendessertisanamegiventoahandfulofchocolatesandalittlepreservedginger,whenmacédoinedefruitsisthetitlebestowedonsomeraisinsandtwoprunes,thentheorange,howeversour,comesnoblytotherescue;andonthoseotherdaysofplentywhencherriesandstrawberriesandkiwi-fruitsriottogetheruponthetable,theorange,sweeterthanever,isstilltheretoholditsown.Breadandrice,beefandmutton,eggsandmilk,arenotmorenecessarytoanorderedexistencethantheorange.
Itiswellthatthecommonestfruitshouldbealsothebest.OfthevirtuesoftheorangeIhavenotroomfullytospeak.Ithaspropertiesofhealthgiving,asitcuresinfluenzaandestablishesthecomplexion.Itisclean,forwhoeverhandlesitonitswaytoyourtablebuthandlesitsoutercovering,itstopcoat,whichisleftinthehall.Itisround,andformsanexcellentsubstitutewiththeyoungforatinyfootball.Thepipscanbeflickedatyourenemies,andquiteasmallpieceofpeelmakesaslideforanoldgentleman.
Butallthiswouldcountnothinghadnottheorangesuchdelightfulqualitiesoftaste.Idarenotletmyselfgouponthissubject.Iamaslavetoitssweetness.
Yetwiththeorangewegoliveyearinandyearout.Thatspeakswellfortheorange.Thefactisthatthereisanhonestyabouttheorangewhichappealstoallofus.Ifitisgoingtobebad--forthebestofusarebadsometimes--itbeginstobebadfromtheoutside,notfromtheinside.Howmanyapearwhichpresentsabloomingfacetotheworldisrottenatthecore.Howmanyaninnocent-lookingapple,isharboringaworminthebud.Buttheorangehasnosecretfaults.Itsoutsideisamirrorofitsinside,andifyouarequickyoucantelltheshopmansobeforeheslipsitintothebag.