Cold Weather Limiting Washington’s Cherry Blossoms

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There are about 1,700 cherry trees planted in the southwestern part of Washington, D.C.They live along the Potomac River and around a connecting body of water called the Tidal Basin.
华盛顿西南部大约种植着1700棵樱花树。它们生长在波托马克河沿岸，环绕着潮汐湖。
The city’s first cherry trees were a gift from Japan to the United States in 1912.
华盛顿的第一批樱花树是1912年日本赠与美国的礼物。
Each year, about 1 million people travel to Washington to see cherry blossoms growing on the trees. The best time to see the blossoms usually is in late March through early April.There are parades and other events to celebrate the flowering trees and the return of spring.
每年约有100万游客来到华盛顿，欣赏盛开的樱花。花期最佳观赏时间通常是3月末到4月初。届时会组织游行及其它活动来庆祝樱花盛开，迎接春天的到来。
About two weeks ago, we reported that an unusually warm winter had forecasters worried that the blossoms might come out early.
我们曾在约两周前报道过：预报员担忧异乎寻常的暖冬可能会导致樱花提前盛开。
After all, on March 1, the air temperature in Washington reached 27 degrees Celsius.
毕竟在3月1日，华盛顿气温达到了27摄氏度。
Some of the trees were already producing pink and white blossoms.
其中有一些樱花树已经萌生出粉色和白色的花骨朵。
But then the weather began acting more like winter.It got colder and snowy.
不过没过多久气温便下降，宛如寒冬。天气转冷，还飘起了雪花。
In fact, last Wednesday, the temperature was - 5 degrees Celsius.There was snow on the ground. Many of the blossoms and buds froze when the snow turned to ice.
事实上，上周三的温度是零下5摄氏度。地面上有积雪。雪结冰后，许多樱花和花蕾也都冻住了。
The U.S. National Park Service says about half of the blossoms were destroyed.
美国国家公园管理局称，大约一半樱花都被摧毁了。
But there are so many trees, and so many buds, that experts think visitors to Washington will still enjoy the cherry trees.
不过樱花树有很多，花蕾数量也不少，专家认为游客去华盛顿仍然可以观赏到樱花树。
Michael Stachowicz studies the trees for the park service. He told the Washington Post newspaper that many of the buds were not harmed by the cold weather.
迈克尔·施塔赫维奇为国家公园管理局从事树木研究的工作。他告知《华盛顿邮报》，很多花蕾都没有受到冷空气的影响。
“Our blooms are just so dense and lush and just overwhelming,” he said. “There might be some trees that don’t blossom at all, but I think that will be in the minority.”
他表示，“我们的樱花分布非常密集，生长尤为茂盛。”“可能有些树不开花，不过我认为那些都是少数。”
While the cherry trees may not look their best this year because of the late winter weather, trees in some other cities are expected to look great.
由于今年冬末天气寒冷，樱花树可能并非展现它们最好的姿态，但是，其它一些城市的樱花有望盛开至最佳状态。
For example, people in Korea and Japan are already celebrating cherry blossom season and posting beautiful photographs on Twitter.
比如，韩国和日本的人们已经在庆祝樱花节了，还在推特上上传了漂亮的樱花照。
And in Japan, McDonald’s restaurants are getting into the spirit.There are cherry blossom-themed drinks and sandwich wrappers. Twitter users in other countries say they wish they were in Japan to enjoy them.
日本的麦当劳餐厅领略到了这一节日的精神。餐厅推出樱花主题的饮料和三明治包装。其它国家的推特用户表示，他们希望自己能够在日本欣赏樱花。
And that’s What’s Trending Today.
以上是今日新鲜事。
I’m Dan Friedell.
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