1·The corn is blossoming [ripening].
玉米正在开花[成熟]。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·Grains can be simply thrown in with a batch of milk for ripening to begin.
谷物可以简单地和一批牛奶一起扔进去，让它们开始成熟。
3·The fully-grown fruit (to use a more delicate expression) should be soft, brown and with a specific aroma which it acquires only by ripening for a few weeks.
完全成熟的水果（这里用了一种更文雅的表述）很软、棕色，有一种特殊的芳香，只有几周就能成熟。
4·Rather - like the ripening of a fruit - it's about waiting for each bottle to reach the perfect age.
不妨这么说，我们应该等每一瓶葡萄酒步入各自的完美年龄，就跟等待果实成熟一样。
5·We must sow before we can reap, and often have to wait long, content meanwhile to look patiently forward in hope; the fruit best worth waiting for often ripening the slowest.
我们必须先下种，然后才能收获，往往得长时间地等待，在满足的同时耐心地期待；最值得等待的水果常常成熟得最慢。