World Coconut Day世界椰子日

As a popular fruit around the world，the coconut is healthy and tasty. It grows inthe tropics1. World Coconut Day celebrateseverything that has to do with this deliciousand nutritious2 fruit！

作为一种在全世界受欢迎的水果，椰子既健康又美味。它生长在热带。世界椰子日是为了庆祝与这种美味营养的水果相关的一切！

Coconuts are a food that humans have found for at least 2，000 years. The namecoconut could mean “walnut3 from India”. While coconuts would have traveled toAfrica in the early years， they didn’t make it to Europe until sometime around the16th century.

椰子是人类发现了至少有2000 年的一种食物。“椰子”这个名字的意思可能是“来自印度的核桃”。虽然椰子可能在早期就已经传到了非洲，但直到大约16世纪左右才传到欧洲。

It is said that coconuts went to Europeans through the Maritime Silk Road. Itconnected4 the East with the West. Marco Polo may have been one of those whowould have brought coconuts back with them.

据说椰子是通过连接东西方的海上丝绸之路到达欧洲的。马可·波罗可能是那些把椰子带回欧洲的人之一。

In 2009， World Coconut Day was started by the Asia and Pacific CoconutCommunity. It was to develop the activities of coconut growers while to make  morepeople know about the fruit.

2009 年，世界椰子日由亚太椰子协会发起。这是为了助推椰子种植户的相关活动，同时让更多的人了解这种水果。

Celebrating World Coconut Day is easy—all it takes is tasting and enjoying thisdelicious fruit.

庆祝世界椰子日很容易——只需要品尝和享受这种美味的水果就行了。

Enjoy Eating a Coconut尽情享受吃椰子

First， start by making a hole in the coconut at the end near the “eye”， wherethe shell is the thinnest. You can use a tool to drain⁵ the water of the coconut.Then strain⁶ the coconut water through a cheesecloth⁷ and into a cup， and thendrink it up！

首先，在椰子靠近“眼”的一端钻一个洞，这里的壳最薄。你可以用工具把椰子里的水排掉，然后用粗棉布把椰子汁过滤到杯子里，再喝光它！

Once the juice has been drained out of the coconut， one of the easiest ways tobreak open the fruit is by using a handsaw⁸ to cut it in half. Other people mightwant to simply put it into a strong bag and hit it with a stone until it breaks. Oncethe coconut is open， take the meat from the shell and enjoy eating it fresh！

一旦椰子的汁液流出，掰开这种水果最简单的方法就是用手锯把它切成两半。没有锯子的人可能只想简单地把它放进一个结实的袋子里，然后用石头砸它，直到把它砸开。椰子一被打开，你就可以从壳中取出椰子肉，享受新鲜的椰子肉！