Flesh /fleʃ/
The flesh of a fruit is the soft part found between the skin and the seeds.
Flesh can be juicy, dry, firm, or soft, depending on the type of fruit.
The color of the flesh varies widely: peaches have yellow or orange flesh, kiwifruits have green flesh, and dragon fruits may have white or red flesh.
The flesh contains most of the water, sugar, and flavor in a fruit.
People usually eat the flesh of fruits, either raw or cooked, and often use it to make jams or juices.
When fruit ripens, its flesh becomes sweeter and softer.
Different fruits have different flesh textures, such as the crisp flesh of apples or the tender flesh of mangos.
果肉是水果中位于果皮和种子之间的柔软部分。
根据水果种类，果肉可能多汁、干燥、坚实或柔软。
果肉的颜色十分多样：桃子的果肉多为黄色或橙色，猕猴桃的果肉为绿色，火龙果的果肉则可能是白色或红色。
水果内大部分水分、糖分和风味都在果肉中。
人们一般食用水果的果肉，无论是生吃还是熟吃，果肉常常用来制作果酱或果汁。
随着水果的成熟，果肉会变得更甜、更软。
不同水果的果肉质地也不同，比如苹果的果肉脆，芒果的果肉细腻柔软。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
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The flesh of a fruit is found between the skin and the ______.
（seeds / leaves / stem） -
The color of peach flesh is usually ______ or orange.
（yellow / purple / green） -
Most water and sugar in a fruit are contained in its ______.
（flesh / skin / core） -
The flesh of apples is ______, while the flesh of mangos is tender.
（crisp / sticky / hard） -
People often use fruit flesh to make jams or ______.
（juices / bread / saucepans） -
When fruits ripen, the flesh becomes ______ and sweeter.
（softer / colder / darker）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
Workers ______ the flesh of coconuts for making desserts.
（选项：use, burn, hide）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
The flesh of many fruits is tasty ______.
（选项：when eaten fresh, after being dried, unless it is not ripe）
Children eat the flesh of fruits ______.
（选项：during summer, because it is sweet, while at school）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
seeds
yellow
flesh
crisp
juices
softer
句型模仿：
Workers use the flesh of coconuts for making desserts.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
The flesh of many fruits is tasty when eaten fresh.
Children eat the flesh of fruits because it is sweet.
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