在蔬菜的世界中，许多人可能会对不同蔬菜的英文名称存在好奇。特别是在我们熟悉的冬瓜，它在英语中的名称却出乎很多人的意料。许多人以为冬瓜叫做 "Winter Melon"，但实际上，这个名称并不准确。那冬瓜用英语究竟怎么说呢？答案是 "Wax Gourd"，这个名称源于冬瓜表面光滑的蜡质特性。 冬瓜是一种在亚洲广泛种植的蔬菜，尤其是在中国、印度、东南亚等地。它的英文名称 "Wax Gourd" 反映了 ...

winter melon, Chinese okra and bitter squash. In traditional Chinese medicine, these ingredients are considered cooling, so are eaten when it's hot outside (although many of them are also ...

Raw bitter melon? I wasn't so sure. That evening, I inhaled it in no time, beside myself with excitement. The Chinese bitter melon, I found out later, is not quite as bitter as the Indian karela.

The Chinese teacher penned the words for a song and set them to the music of Bitter Melon (苦瓜) by Eason Chan Yik-shun. She wanted to raise her students' interest in their native tongue.