Lord Braybrooke has hothouses to force the ripening of fruit and vegetables although that is a little expensive.

布雷布鲁克勋爵有温室来催熟水果和蔬菜，尽管成本有点贵。

Interesting.The answer is actually 1994. A company called Calgene sold a product that delayed the ripening of tomatoes.

有意思。但答案其实是1994年。一个名叫Calgene的公司销售的一种可以延缓成熟时间的番茄品种。

Meaning they release ethylene gas as they mature—and the gas in turn accelerates ripening.

这其中的奥妙在于随着这些果实的成熟会释放乙烯，而乙烯反过来会加速果实的成熟。

Just like ethylene, natural gas is known to increase the ripening process.

就像乙烯一样，众所周知，天然气也会加快蔬果成熟。

It's good to smell the scent of ripening rice in November.

我喜欢闻11月份成熟的稻米散发的香味。

This variety can be shipped to countries around the world without ripening too quickly.

这种品种成熟慢可以运送到世界各国。

Obviously, no use at all. But Podsnap's Technique had immensely accelerated the process of ripening.

显然毫无用处。但是泼孜纳普技术却大大加速了成熟的过程。

Ovid in some of his poems talked about kisses smelling like ripening apples in a chest.

奥维德在他的一些诗中谈到，吻的味道闻起来就像箱子里成熟的苹果。

Some companies are testing coverings to slow the ripening process in fruit and packets to keep food fresh.

一些公司正在测试覆盖物以减缓水果的成熟过程，也在测试包装以保持食物新鲜。

They have been there for ages, ripening slowly, perhaps waiting patiently for people to come along to encounter them.

它们在那里存在很久了，慢慢地成熟，也许在耐心地等待着人们的发现。