世上最受歡迎的20種水果
In a bid to produce the most utterly pointless, yet compellingly readable post on the internet. I’ve searched Google for all the fruits I could think of and find at Tesco Online to produce the definitive list of “What is the most popular Fruit in the world”.
爲了寫出世上最空洞、又最易讀的短文。我在谷歌上搜索了所有我能想到的，和能在特易購購物網找到的水果，並進行了統計。並寫出了下列權威“世界流行水果名單”。
Method:
說明：
These are based upon Google searches with just the fruits name, I used Google UK.
1、以下結論來自谷歌英國搜索引擎。搜索時我只使用水果本名。
I did consider typing for example “apple fruit” to discount all the many hits Google would return for Apple computers (and ipods) – but in the end I thought no, the fruits impact upon contemporary culture and industry is all part of the popularity rating.
2、在搜索有關蘋果的內容時，我本想輸入“蘋果 水果”，以避免搜索到蘋果電腦和iPod的相關信息，但最後，我仍然只輸入“蘋果”一詞。畢竟，水果對當代文化和製造業的影響也能反應水果受歡迎的程度。
All result are as of 19 July 2010, results can vary by region and time.
3、以下是2010年7月19日的搜索結果，搜索結果可能因地區和時間變化而改變。
Number 20 – The Pommegranate With 5,450,000
第20名受歡迎的水果：石榴（搜索到的相關信息共有5450000條）
Sneaking into the top 20, it’s the enigmatic and much underrated Pomegranate – guaranteed to make fruit noobs complain “WTF do I do with all the seeds? I wouldn’t take this from an Orange!”…I think you’re supposed to eat the seeds.
第二十名的水果竟然是神祕不起眼的石榴！水果菜鳥恐怕會抱怨：**，那麼多籽吐都吐不完！我寧可吃橙子，也不吃這玩意……你是不是連籽一起吃啊？！
Number 19 – The Grapefruit With 8,430,000
第19名受歡迎的水果：西柚（搜索到的相關信息共有8430000條）
The fruit has become popular since the late 19th century; before that it was only grown as an ornamental plant. All I know is that I eat them about once a year for breakfast when I’m on a health-kick diet.
自19世紀以來，西柚就越來越受歡迎。在此以前，人們僅用西柚來裝飾房屋和花園。僅僅是爲了健康，本人一年會吃一次西柚。
Number 18 –The Advocado With 9,240,000
第18名受歡迎的水果：鱷梨（搜索到的相關信息共有9240000條）
Technically a large berry that contains a large seed, and yeah a fruit. I like them on Salad, and they make a good Guacamole dip.
理論上說，這玩意就是一顆包着一粒大籽兒的漿果，也算種水果吧！我喜歡在沙拉里放鱷梨。做成鱷梨醬也好吃！
Number 17 – The Star-Fruit With 11,500,000
第17名受歡迎的水果：楊桃（搜索到的相關信息共有11500000條）
If it’s a Star Fruit…then it’s a fading Star (Fruit), only number 17 for the coolest shaped fruit in the world.
楊桃長得像星星，卻不能成爲水果界的明星（才排到17名）。世上最有形的水果只能排到第17名。
Number 16 – Raspberry With 13,600,000
第16名受歡迎的水果：懸鉤子（搜索到的相關信息共有13600000條）
For comedy value alone the Raspberry disserves better than a mere 16th placing, after all nobody ever “blew a Kiwi Fruit”.
僅憑這搞笑的外形，懸鉤子都不應該只排在第16位。不是有句諺語叫：“吹響懸鉤子（譯者注：即發呸聲）”嗎？
Number 15 – PineappleWith 20,300,000
第15名受歡迎的水果：菠蘿（搜索到的相關信息共有20300000條）
A shock, only a number 15 for the famous Pineapple!
吃驚！這麼有名的水果才排15？
Number 14 – The Grape With 22,700,000
第14名受歡迎的水果：葡萄（搜索到的相關信息共有22700000條）
Popular in Wine (wine has 197,000,000 hits!) but on it’s own the humble grape only manages 14th spot.
如果搜索“藤”這個詞的話，就有197000000條相關信息。然而長在藤上的葡萄名氣就沒那麼大了。
Number 13 – Pear With 23,900,000
第13名受歡迎的水果：梨（搜索到的相關信息共有23900000條）
It’s unlucky number 13 for the Pear.
13，多麼不吉利的數字。
Number 12 – Plum With 25,100,000
第12名受歡迎的水果：李子（搜索到的相關信息共有25100000條）
Not so Plum-Lucky, missing out by just a couple of places on the prestigious top ten.
真悲劇，差點就進前10了。
Number 11 – Kiwi Fruit With 26,400,000
第11名受歡迎的水果：獼猴桃（搜索到的相關信息共有26400000條）
Amazing, the often overlooked Kiwi Fruit beats the Plum and even the Pear to 11th spot, perhaps helped by the New Zealanders.
真牛！小小的獼猴桃打敗了李子和梨子。恐怕是新西蘭人幫的忙。
Number 10 – Mango With 40,300,000
第10名受歡迎的水果：芒果（搜索到的相關信息共有40300000條）
Breaking into the prestigious top-ten – the Mango? Yeah, I know, I know, Mango? But I think this was helped in Google by certain fashion labels – and perhaps misspellings of Manga.
啥？芒果近前十啦？是的，我瞭解你們的疑慮！恐怕芒果有這麼多相關信息是因爲很多人把“漫畫（Manga）”這個詞拼錯了。
Number 9 – Peach With 40,800,000
第9名受歡迎的水果：桃（搜索到的相關信息共有40800000條）
Just Peachy! Not a bad outing for the Peach who most pundits predicted no better than a top 15 spot.
牛！很多專家預言桃子進不了前15。
Number 8 – Tomato With 40,900,000
第8名受歡迎的水果：番茄（搜索到的相關信息共有40900000條）
Ha! Yes, the Tomato – most people don’t even know it’s a fruit – but it is.
第8名就是它了！很多人甚至以爲番茄不算水果。但番茄其實是水果。
“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad”… Peter Kay
Peter Kay說：“知識就是知道番茄是水果，智慧就是不隨便在水果沙拉中用番茄”
Number 7 – Strawberry With 47,800,000
第7名受歡迎的水果：草莓（搜索到的相關信息共有47800000條）
Where would Wimbledon be without it? Probably still in the South-West London Borough of Merton.
如果溫布爾登沒有草莓會變成什麼樣？恐怕還是莫頓市不起眼的一部分。
Number 6 – Lime With 51,800,000
第6名受歡迎的水果：酸橙（搜索到的相關信息共有51800000條）
A stronger than expected late finish for the Lime.
出人意料的結果。
And finally we reach the Top 5!
最後要介紹前五名啦！
Number 5 – Banana With 62,900,000
第5名受歡迎的水果：香蕉（搜索到的相關信息共有62900000條）
Commonly claimed to be the world’s 3rd most favourite fruit, but not according to Google and Google knows best.
人們一直認爲香蕉是世界第三大水果，但谷歌不這樣覺得……
The Bananas place may slip even further if they are granted human-rights, as reported in this campaign: Human Rights For Bananas
如果一項名爲“人權包括吃香蕉權”的運動能成功，各國憲法規定人類有“吃香蕉權”，香蕉的排名可能向前進一大步。
Number 4– Lemon With 65,000,000
第4名受歡迎的水果：檸檬（搜索到的相關信息共有65000000條）
A worthy 4th place for the citric fruit.
名副其實的第四位。
Number 3 – Cherry With 113,000,000
第3名受歡迎的水果：櫻桃（搜索到的相關信息共有113000000條）
Out of nowhere the Cherry leaps into 3rd spot denying the Lemon and even the Banana! There has been a recount, it ain’t no dream folks – the Cherry really is 3rd.
不知什麼原因，櫻桃竟然能超過檸檬和香蕉位於排行榜第三位！可能是因爲重複計數吧。但檸檬第三的地位確鑿無疑！
Number 2 – Orange With 343,000,000
第2名受歡迎的水果：橙子（搜索到的相關信息共有343000000條）
Claimed to be the world’s 2nd most popular fruit, and Google backs up the claim. Comfortably beating the Cherry with more than 3 times the votes, the Orange looks set to keep 2nd place for a long time to come.
關於橙子的信息竟然是排在第三的櫻桃的三倍。看來橙子第二的地位長期以內不會動搖。
Number 1 – Apple With 413,000,000
第1名受歡迎的水果：蘋果（搜索到的相關信息共有413000000條）
No surprises, dozens of sources had the hardy and adaptable Apple as number one and it doesn’t disappoint, and with a comfortable 20% majority over the promising but ultimately hapless Orange the Apple looks set to stay at number one for a long time to come.
一點也不令人吃驚。很多因素都使耐寒和適應力強蘋果穩居排行榜第一位。關於蘋果的信息比橙子的多20%，看來蘋果會長期位居排行榜第一位了。
So there it is – the most utterly pointless thing you’ve read on the Internet this year? … I hope so, if it is please leave a comment.
就是這樣，是不是覺得本文是網上最空洞的文章？如果是，就請說兩句吧！
