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1、GoldenFruit（A.A.Milne）OfthefruitsoftheyearIgivemyvotetotheorange.Inthefirstplaceitisaperennial--ifnotinactualfact,atleastinthegreengrocer'sshop.Onthedayswhendessertisanamegiventoahandfulofchocolatesandalittlepreservedginger,whenmacédoinedefruitsisthetitlebestowedontwopru
2、nesandapieceofrhubarb,thentheorange,howeversour,comesnoblytotherescue;andonthoseotherdaysofplentywhencherriesandstrawberriesandraspberriesandgooseberriesriottogetheruponthetable,theorange,sweeterthanever,isstilltheretoholditsown.Breadandbutter,beefandmutton,eggsandbacon,
3、arenotmorenecessarytoanorderedexistencethantheorange.Itiswellthatthecommonestfruitshouldbealsothebest.OfthevirtuesoftheorangeIhavenotroomfullytospeak.Ithaspropertiesofhealth-giving,asthatitcuresinfluenzaandestablishesthecomplexion.Itisclean,forwhoeverhandlesitonitswaytoy
4、ourtablebuthandlesitsoutercovering,itstopcoat,whichisleftinthehall.Itisround,andformsanexcellentsubstitutewiththeyoungforacricketball.Thepipscanbeflickedatyourenemies,andquiteasmallpieceofpeelmakesaslideforanoldgentleman.Butallthiswouldcountnothinghadnottheorangesuchdeli
5、ghtfulqualitiesoftaste.Idarenotletmyselfgouponthissubject.Iamaslavetoitssweetness.Igrudgeeverymarriageinthatitmeansafreshsupplyoforangeblossom,thepromiseofsomuchgoldenfruitcutshort.However,theworldmustgoon.NexttotheorangeIplacethecherry.Thecherryisacompanionablefruit.You
6、caneatitwhileyouarereadingortalking,andyoucangoonandon,absent-mindedlyasitwere,thoughyoumustmindnottoswallowthestone.Thetroubleofdisengagingthisfromthefruitisjustsufficienttomakethefruittastesweeterforthelabour.Thestalkkeepsyoufromsoilingyourfingers;itenablesyoualsotopla
7、ybobcherry.Lastly,itisbymeansofcherriesthatonepenetratesthegreatmysteriesoflife--whenandwhomyouwillmarry,andwhethershereallylovesyouoristakingyouforyourworldlyprospects.(ImayaddherethatIknowagirlwhocantieaknotinthestalkofacherrywithhertongue.Itisatrickybusiness,andIamdou
8、btfulwhethertoaddittothevirtuesofthecherryornot.)Thereareonlytwowaysofeatingstrawberries.Oneisneatinthe
