The ackee is poisonous because in contains hypoglycerin, and thus handlers must be careful when preparing the ackee pods for eating.

這種水果有毒性，因?yàn)樗写胃拾彼幔援?dāng)人們準(zhǔn)備把西非荔枝果莢做食物時(shí)，他必須小心謹(jǐn)慎。

It's derived from the ackee tree, a huge tropical evergreen that grows to over 40 feet in height.

它源于阿開(kāi)木樹(shù)，一種超過(guò)40英尺高的熱帶常綠樹(shù)。

Eating unripened ackee fruit can cause Jamaican vomiting sickness, which can ultimately lead to a coma or death.

食用未成熟的西非荔枝果會(huì)導(dǎo)致牙買加嘔吐病，最后導(dǎo)致昏迷或死亡。

Like ackee, cassava is a dietary staple in the tropics.

就像西非荔枝果, 木薯是熱帶重要食物.

Though the ackee fruit is a staple in Jamaican diets, it's extremely poisonous if improperly eaten.

雖然西非荔枝果是牙買加人常吃的水果，但如果食用不當(dāng)就會(huì)變成劇毒。

Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica.

西非荔枝果是牙買加的國(guó)果。

The ackee is a native West African fruit that's also the national fruit of Jamaica.

這種荔枝是西非的本土水果，同時(shí)也是牙買加的國(guó)果。