The fruiterer picked over a stock of plums and removed the overripe ones.

水果商把好的李子挑出一批来，把过熟的加以剔除。

And the gardener went to town and asked the fruiterer where he got these highly prized apples and pears.

园丁到城里去，向水果商打听这些第一流苹果和梨子的来历。