Every summer evening, Gulshan follows the same routine(常规，惯例). She washes the floor of her one-room home several times so it cools a little for her four children to sleep on. Last summer, the family saved enough(攒够了钱) to buy a desert cooler(沙漠冷却器（蒸发式冷却器）), which uses evaporation as a cheaper alternative to air conditioning.
每年夏天的傍晚，古尔珊都会遵循同样的惯例。她多次擦洗自己单间住宅的地板，以便让地板稍微凉快一些，供四个孩子睡在上面。去年夏天，这家人攒够了钱买了一台沙漠冷却器，这种冷却器利用蒸发原理，是比空调更便宜的替代品。
The family uses the appliance cautiously(谨慎地，小心地) to save on(节省（费用）) energy costs. But even when it is on, Gulshan, who does not use a surname, has to dampen(弄湿，使潮湿) everyone’s clothes before sleeping. The 39-year-old and her children now have rash(皮疹)es and one has a skin infection from the wet cloth against their skin.
这家人谨慎地使用这台电器以节省能源成本。但即使开着它，古尔珊（她没有姓氏）在睡觉前也得把每个人的衣服弄湿。这位39岁的母亲和她的孩子们现在都起了皮疹，其中一个孩子因为湿布贴在皮肤上而患上了皮肤感染。
This summer, Gulshan started jotting down(草草记下，匆匆写下) these coping strategies in a garmi khata(印地语“高温登记簿”), or heat registry. “I feel relieved that at least somebody might read my family’s experiences,” she says.(“我感到欣慰，至少有人可能会读到我们家的经历，”她说。)
今年夏天，古尔珊开始在一本“加尔米·卡塔”（即高温登记簿）上记下这些应对策略。“我感到欣慰，至少有人可能会读到我们家的经历，”她说。