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Are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable?
西红柿是水果还是蔬菜？
Really, the answer comes down to who you ask.
实际上，答案归根结底取决于你问谁。
A chef would say that fruits are sweet and fleshy, eaten as a snack or dessert, while vegetables are savory and lower in fructose, eaten as sides or part of a main dish.
厨师会说水果又甜又多肉，可以作为零食或甜点食用，而蔬菜可口，果糖含量低，可以作为主菜的配菜或部分食用。
But a scientist, on the other hand, would say all these things are just "plants".
但另一方面，科学家会说，所有这些东西都只是“植物”。
And the seed-bearing structure formed from a plant's ovary after flowering is called "fruit".
植物开花后子房形成的结籽结构称为“水果”。
So in scientific terms, that means familiar things like apples, oranges, and pears are fruit, because they have seeds.
因此，在科学术语中，这意味着我们熟悉的苹果、橙子和梨等都是水果，因为它们有种子。
But it also means that things we usually say are vegetables, like pumpkins and avocados, are actually fruit too, because of their seeds.
但这也意味着，一些我们认为的蔬菜，比如南瓜和牛油果，实际上也是水果，因为它们有种子。
So what about tomatoes?
那么西红柿呢？
We know what science would say: because tomatoes have seeds, they're fruit.
我们知道科学会怎这么说：因为西红柿有种子，所以它们是水果。
Just like avocados and pumpkins (weird, right?).
就像鳄梨和南瓜一样（很奇怪，对吧？）
But really what we call "fruit" or "vegetable" reflects cultural and culinary traditions, not science.
但实际上，我们所说的“水果”或“蔬菜”反映的是文化和烹饪传统，而不是科学方面的。
These cultural and culinary traditions tell us to think about how these plants taste, and how we use them when we cook, meaning the savory tomato is probably considered a vegetable by most non-scientists, just like these other botanical fruits we usually call vegetables.
这些文化和烹饪传统告诉我们，思考这些植物的味道，以及我们在烹饪时如何使用它们，这意味着美味的西红柿可能被大多数非科学家认为是一种蔬菜，就像我们通常称之为蔬菜的其他植物果实一样。
So, are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable?
那么，西红柿是水果还是蔬菜呢？
They're both.
它们既是水果也是蔬菜。
Either term is appropriate, it just depends on the situation.
两种说法都是合适的，只是要视情况而定。
And even if you tell a chef that they are fruit, they're still not going to taste great in a fruit salad.
即使你告诉厨师它们是水果，它们在水果沙拉中的味道也不会很好。
