家乡的龙眼
<p>我的家乡——同安，自然条件优越，物产资源丰富。特别是家乡的龙眼更是饮誉中外。</p><p><span word="Tongan">Tongan</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="Longan">Longan</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p>龙眼，因其八月成熟，八月又称桂月，且其果实呈球形，故又名桂圆。它还有其它名称，如“骊珠”、“燕卵”等。那么，同安人为什么称之为“龙眼”呢？据传，古时同安一位少年与恶龙搏斗，龙的眼珠掉在地上。不久，那地方就长出一棵树，树上结出了颗颗果子。后来，人们为纪念这位少年的功绩，就把树上结出的果子叫做“龙眼”。</p><p><span word="Longan">Longan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="longan">longan</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Guiyue">Guiyue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spherical">spherical</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Lizhu">Lizhu</span>", "<span word="Yanqiu">Yanqiu</span>", <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Tong">Tong</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="longan">longan</span>"? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tong">Tong</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> "<span word="longan">longan</span>".</p><p>每到龙眼成熟的季节，龙眼树上就缀满了汤圆大小的淡黄色或褐色果子，累累果实压弯了枝条。远远望去，就像一座座镶满黄色珠子的绿叶帐篷，漂亮极了！</p>
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