From Tree to You从树梢来到你面前

Do you like to drink orange juice for breakfast？If you do， you are like many other kids. Orange juiceis a very popular drink！ It is sweet and tasty. It canhelp keep you healthy， too. Let’s find out how orangejuice gets to your breakfast table！

Orange trees grow in places that are warm andsunny. When many orange trees are grown together， itis called a grove1. Oranges need lots of water to grow.Orange groves are often found near rivers. Someorange trees can grow to about 30 feet high！ In thespring， the trees have white blooms2. Later， theseblooms change into oranges. An orange tree can growabout 1，200 oranges in a year！ Some oranges are soldas whole fruit. But most are grown for juice.

When the oranges are big enough， they arepicked. Some of the oranges are picked by hand.Sometimes machines3 are used to pick oranges.Trucks4 filled5 with the delicious fruit are then sentto a place that makes juice.

What happens to the oranges at the juicingplant6？ First， the oranges are squeezed7. Then the juice is put into bottles andcartons8. Boxes filled with the bottles and cartons are put onto big trucks. Finally， theorange juice is ready to go to stores. People can then buy and enjoy the delicious juice！

早餐你喜欢喝橙汁吗？如果喜欢，你的口味就如其他孩童一样。橙汁是一种非常受欢迎的饮料！它又甜又可口，还能帮助你保持健康。让我们来看看橙汁是如何来到你的早餐餐桌上的吧！

橙树生长在温暖和阳光充足的地方。当许多橙树种植在一起时，它被称为果园。橙子生长需要大量的水。橙园经常出现在河边。有些橙树可以长到30 英尺（约9 米）高。春天，树木会开出白色的花朵。之后，这些花朵化成了橙子果实。一棵橙树一年可以生长约1200 个橙子！一些橙子作为整颗水果出售。但是绝大部分橙子是用来榨汁的。

当橙子足够大时，就可以采摘了。有些橙子是人工采摘的，有时由机器来摘。装满美味水果的卡车之后被派往一个制造果汁的地方。

橙子在榨汁工厂会怎么样呢？首先，橙子会被挤压。然后果汁被装进瓶子和纸盒里。装满瓶子和纸盒的箱子被装上大卡车。最后，橙汁就可以送去商店了。然后人们可以购买并享受美味的果汁！

（英语原文选自：readingvine.com）