拯救“懒癌晚期”：日本开卖能吃皮的香蕉 38元一根
<p>“吃香蕉不扒香蕉皮”终于可以实现了！日本一家公司培育出一款外皮可以食用的香蕉，对于“懒癌晚期”患者来说，这下更加方便了。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Mongee">Mongee</span>" -- <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="super">super</span>" <span word="banana">banana</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="banana">banana</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="softer">softer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweeter">sweeter</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peel">peel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="edible">edible</span>.</p><p>这种香蕉的日文名叫做“<span word="Mongee">Mongee</span>”，即“超级”香蕉的意思。超级香蕉和其他香蕉看起来一样，但号称口感更软更甜，且外皮可以食用。</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="around">around</span> $6 <span word="each">each</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tenmaya">Tenmaya</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Okayama">Okayama</span>.</p><p>虽然每根超级香蕉售价约为6美元（约合人民币38元），但却不愁销路。这种香蕉在日本仅在一家商店出售，那就是位于冈山县（地处日本西南部）的<span word="Tenmaya">Tenmaya</span>超市。</p><p>超级香蕉由日本公司<span word="D">D</span>&<span word="T">T</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span>培育，该公司在其网站上声称，果皮富含维生素<span word="B">B</span>6、镁和色氨酸。色氨酸是人体必需氨基酸之一，可参与人体内血浆蛋白质的更新。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="D">D</span>&<span word="T">T</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mongee">Mongee</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="thaw">thaw</span> <span word="awakening">awakening</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="minus">minus</span>-80 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Fahrenheit">Fahrenheit</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="still">still</span>-<span word="ripening">ripening</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="temperate">temperate</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 80 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> — <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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