VOA常速英语:Breathtaking Cherry Blossoms Draw International Visitors to Maryland Neighborhood

In the Kenwood neighborhood of Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1,200 Yoshino cherry trees lined the streets.The people, who live in this normally quiet community, enjoy sharing the pride of the neighborhood, says Dennis Potts who grew up here.“To see people’s reaction to it and put them in such I think a positive place of really something that nature does. That is absolutely beautiful. That is something that you you’ll never forget.”
在马里兰州切维切斯的肯伍德社区，1200棵吉野樱树排列在街道两旁。在这个平日里很安静的社区里生活的人们喜欢分享社区的骄傲，在这里长大的丹尼斯·波茨这样说。看到人们对它的反应，并把它们放在这样一个我认为非常好的地方，这是大自然做的事情，是非常美丽的行为。那是你永远不会忘记的事情。
The first cherry trees were planted in Kenwood in the 1920s, as a way to promote the new neighborhood to potential home buyers. Many more trees were added in the 1950s and 60s.“You knew spring arrived when the cherry blossoms were blooming.And so it was a real community event, people were outside, people were walking their dogs, people are having barbecues.
上世纪20年代，作为向潜在购房者推广新社区的一种方式，肯伍德种植了第一棵樱桃树。在20世纪50年代和60年代又陆续种下了了更多的树木。当樱花盛开的时候，你就知道春天到了。所以这是一个真正的社区活动，人们在户外、在遛狗、烧烤。
I think the biggest change is probably the amount of people that are here. There are many more.”Families enjoy the beauty, people take selfies and others just relax. This boy is making a little money by selling homemade cookies to visitors. Some people come year after year to enjoy the flowers, which usually lasts a little more than a week.“It’s a treasure for the entire DC metro area. And I consider this one of the best places to look at the cherry blossoms around here.”
我认为最大的变化可能是这里的人数，有很多。一个个家庭享受这样的美景，人们在树下自拍，还有人单纯在这里放松休闲。这个小男孩向游客兜售自制曲奇饼干赚点零花钱。有人年复一年来这里欣赏花樱花，它的花期只有一周多一点。这是整个华盛顿区的财富，而且我觉得这里是观赏樱花的最佳地点之一。
Visitors come from around the world to experience the blossoms for the first time, many are from Asia.“It is amazing and it’s so beautiful. And it’s like a sea of the flowers.”“Very nice and especially a green grass and the flowers sort of enhance each other.”“Beautiful with quiet of peaceful. It’s kind of quiet and not crowded.”The neighborhood bursts into bloom each spring.
来自世界各地的游客第一次来这里体验樱花，许多人来自亚洲。这太棒了，特别漂亮，简直就是一片花的海洋。非常好，特别是绿草如茵，花朵之间相互交织。透着宁静的一种美，很安静一点都不拥挤。这个小区每年春季总是游人如织，
Thanks to the Kenwood homeowners who are responsible for the trees on their property.
这都要感谢肯伍德社区的业主们对这些樱树的爱护。
Deborah Block VOA News Chevy Chase, Maryland
VOA记者黛博拉·布洛克，马里兰播报。