有爱英国老伯种心形番茄 捐给慈善机构
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> '<span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hug">hug</span> <span word="it">it</span>' - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>.</p><p>一颗普通的番茄，尤其是在没有被切开的时候，形状很少能“有爱到让人一见就想要拥抱它的地步”。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="Matless">Matless</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="inspecting">inspecting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="produce">produce</span>.</p><p>然而这颗由退休的匕首制造商罗德·麦特里斯种出来的心形番茄却与众不同。罗德说他是在自己的温室种植园里查看收成时看到它的，当时他也吃了一惊。</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Matless">Matless</span>, 69, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="aback">aback</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenal">phenomenal</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceeds">proceeds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>.</p><p>今年69岁的罗德几年前患上了心脏病，这颗心形的番茄令他联想到了心脏，因此他决定将这颗番茄进行拍卖，并将拍卖所得款项捐给英国心脏基金会。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2.26<span word="oz">oz</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="for">for</span> £16 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eBay">eBay</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="special">special</span>.</p><p>这颗重约2.26盎司（约64克）的心形番茄在易趣网上被来自威尔士的一位女士以16英镑（约162元人民币）的价格拍下，她说她要把这颗番茄送给特别的人。</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Matless">Matless</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wymondham">Wymondham</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: '<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span>.</p>
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