Mathematical gooseberries ( very sour ones too ) were common at untimely seasons , and from mere sprouts of bushes , under doctor blimber 's cultivation .
数学的醋栗(也是很酸的)在不合时令的季节中寻常无奇,它们藏身在布林伯博士栽培的灌木嫩枝之中。
The key word is ' green ' : lime , green apple and even gooseberries .
关键词是“绿色”:酸橙、青苹果甚至是鹅莓。
He discusses subjects as diverse as pigeon breeding in ancient egypt , the rudimentary eyes of cave fish , the nest-building instincts of honeybees , the evolving size of gooseberries ( they 've been getting bigger ) , wingless beetles on the island of madeira and algae in new zealand .