Amanda Gläser-Bligh sometimes attracts puzzled(困惑的) looks when she goes to water the eight-year-old street tree she has adopted(认养) outside her door in Charlottenburg(柏林夏洛滕堡区), Berlin.
阿曼达·格莱泽-布莱有时去给自家门口那棵八岁的街树浇水时，会引来旁人困惑的目光。这棵树位于柏林夏洛滕堡区，已被她认养。
“I named her Linda the linden(椴树),” she says. “Berliners are not always known for being super friendly but most people react really positively when they find out what I’m doing.(柏林人并不总是以特别友好著称，但大多数人得知我在做什么后，反应都非常积极。)”
“我给她起名叫‘琳达’，就是那棵椴树，”她说。“柏林人并不总是以特别友好著称，但大多数人得知我在做什么后，反应都非常积极。”
As summer heatwaves intensify(加剧) across the city, Gläser-Bligh carries about 20 litres of water to Linda once a week during the hotter months. It takes a couple of trips up and down stairs with a watering can to finish the job, but she has noticed the tree is no longer wilting in the summer heat.(她得提着洒水壶上下楼梯跑好几趟才能完成，但她注意到这棵树在夏日高温中不再枯萎了。) Linden trees are a hallmark(标志) of Berlin, even lending their name to Unter den Linden(柏林菩提树下大街) boulevard. Their mature, dense canopies offer essential street cooling, while their blooms provide vital nectar(花蜜) for local bees.
随着夏季热浪在全城加剧，格莱泽-布莱在较热的月份每周给琳达送去约 20 升水。她得提着洒水壶上下楼梯跑好几趟才能完成，但她注意到这棵树在夏日高温中不再枯萎了。椴树是柏林的标志，甚至将名字借给了“菩提树下大街”。它们成熟茂密的树冠为街道提供至关重要的降温，而花朵则为当地蜜蜂提供重要的花蜜。