据说这个新苹果棒极了。
A new variety called the Cosmic Crisp will be available for picking at grocery stores beginning Dec. 1 — and growers say it will be better than the Honeycrisp.
一种名为“宇宙脆”的新品种将于12月1日起在杂货店出售，种植者说它将比蜜脆更好。
Named for the bright yellow dots on its skin — which resemble stars — the fruit was developed at Washington State University in a nearly two-decade undertaking.
这种水果是由华盛顿州立大学经过近20年的研究开发出来的，它的名字来源于表皮上的亮黄色圆点，类似于星星。
“It’s ultra-crisp, very juicy and has a good balance of sweetness and tartness,” said Kate Evans, who runs the breeding program at the university.
这所大学的育种项目负责人凯特·埃文斯说：“它非常脆，非常多汁，酸甜口感恰恰好。”
It also keeps for a long time in storage or the fridge, Evans added.
埃文斯补充说，它还可以在冰箱里保存很长时间。
At it’s core, the fruit is a cross between the disease-resistant Enterprise and the crunchy Honeycrisp.
这种水果的核心是，它是由抗病企业和脆脆的蜜脆杂交的新品种。
Though the bulk of the country’s apples are grown in Washington, this is the first variety to be bred in the state.
虽然美国大部分的苹果都是在华盛顿种植的，但这是该州培育的第一个品种。
Washington state growers, who paid for the breeding research at the university, will have exclusive rights to sell the variety for the first 10 years.
华盛顿州的种植者为该大学的育种研究支付了费用，他们将在头10年拥有独家销售该品种的权利。
