利用真实的树木将自然带入室内
📖 逐句对照翻译
There is a growing movement worldwide to use plants in building design to establish closer connections with nature and soften hard city styles.
全球范围内正兴起一股运动，旨在建筑设计中使用植物，以建立与自然更紧密的联系，并柔化坚硬的城市风格。
The movement also seeks to improve designs to help protect the environment and increase personal wellness.
该运动还致力于改进设计，以帮助保护环境并增进个人健康。
Many of the efforts by architects and designers have centered on one natural element: trees.
许多建筑师和设计师的努力都集中在一种自然元素上：树木。
Examples of such design can be found in many places, including New York City.
这种设计的例子在许多地方都能找到，包括纽约市。
A building in Manhattan that houses the Ford Foundation has a 12-story light-filled entrance area, or atrium.
曼哈顿一栋容纳福特基金会的建筑拥有一个12层高、充满光线的入口区域，即中庭。
It is also filled with plants and flowers including magnolias, eucalyptus, jacaranda, cryptomeria, iron bark and pear trees.
园内还种满了各种植物和花卉，包括木兰、桉树、蓝花楹、柳杉、铁皮树和梨树。
Another example sits within New York City’s Brookfield Place shopping center.
另一个例子位于纽约市的布鲁克菲尔德广场购物中心内。
The center’s main atrium includes a collection of 12-meter-tall Washingtonia palm trees.
中心的主中庭内种植着一系列高达12米的华盛顿棕榈树。
In Singapore, the city-state’s Jewel Changi airport offers travelers an inviting environment.
在新加坡，这个城市国家的星耀樟宜机场为旅客提供了一个宜人的环境。
It has 2,500 trees native to nations including Madagascar, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia.
这里拥有2500棵原生树木，源自马达加斯加、澳大利亚、马来西亚和印度尼西亚等国。
The airport includes a 2.4-hectare indoor forest with walking paths.
该机场设有一个占地2.4公顷的室内森林，内设步行道。
Some apartments and mixed-use buildings are also putting trees and other greenery into their designs.
一些公寓和混合用途建筑也在其设计中加入树木和其他绿植。
Such buildings are sometimes called “greenscrapers,” a term that comes from the word “skyscraper.”
这类建筑有时被称为“绿色摩天大楼”，这个词源于“摩天大楼”一词。
In Milan, Italy, architect Stefano Boeri designed Bosco Verticale, a 44-story building with 800 trees and other greenery.
在意大利米兰，建筑师斯特凡诺·博埃里设计了垂直森林，这是一座44层高的建筑，拥有800棵树和其他绿植。
In the Netherlands, he also built the Trudo Vertical Forest.
在荷兰，他还建造了特鲁多垂直森林。
This is a low-income apartment building with trees growing on all sides.
这是一栋低收入公寓楼，四周都长满了树木。
Similar changes are also happening inside private homes.
私人住宅内部也在发生类似的变化。
In some, trees are brought right indoors.
在一些地方，树木被直接搬进了室内。
In others, outdoor trees are carefully placed as important partners in the building plan.
在其他地方，户外树木被精心布置，作为建筑规划中的重要伙伴。
Some architects even build homes around existing trees.
有些建筑师甚至围绕现有的树木建造房屋。
Others plant one or more trees inside the home.
其他人在家里种一棵或多棵树。
And some architects or designers imagine natural settings indoors by using parts of trees.
一些建筑师或设计师通过使用树木的某些部分，在室内营造出自然环境的意境。
These designs are meant to create the look and feel of real wood, while bringing feelings of peace and calm.
这些设计旨在营造出真实木材的外观和质感，同时带来宁静与平和的感觉。
A calm heart of the home
家庭中平静的心灵
Ryoko Okada is an architect at New York City’s Oda Architecture.
冈田亮子是纽约市小田建筑事务所的建筑师。
She told The Associated Press that she and her co-workers aim to bring outdoor elements indoors as often as they can.
她告诉美联社，她和同事们尽可能多地将户外元素引入室内。
“There’s nothing more calming than being surrounded by nature…”
没有什么比置身于大自然中更让人平静的了……
Okada said.
冈田说。
She added that a living tree indoors can bring peace and happiness as people watch it grow and change.
她补充说，室内种植一棵活树能带来平静和快乐，因为人们可以看着它成长和变化。
Framing the views with existing trees
用现有的树木框住景色
Another design example came from KAA Design Group in Los Angeles.
另一个设计范例来自洛杉矶的KAA设计集团。
A team from the company created a modern home that uses the property’s existing trees, such as cork oaks, rare Torrey pines, and magnolias.
该公司的一个团队打造了一座现代住宅，充分利用了地块上现有的树木，如软木橡树、珍稀的托里松和木兰。
One very large, old cork oak sits in the center of the property.
一棵非常巨大、古老的软木橡树矗立在庄园的中央。
At first, the owners did not like the look and said they wanted the tree gone.
起初，业主们并不喜欢这棵树的样子，表示想要把它移除。
One of the company’s partners, Grant Kirkpatrick, had to persuade the homeowners to keep it.
公司合伙人之一格兰特·柯克帕特里克不得不说服房主保留它。
Kirkpatrick explained he succeeded by pointing out that the tree was “a 300-year-old antique that should be featured rather than removed.”
柯克帕特里克解释说，他之所以成功，是因为他指出这棵树是“一棵300年的古董，应该被特别展示而不是移除”。
The driveway on that property also offers a calming design.
该房产的车道设计也令人感到宁静。
A black pine tree rises up from the driveway like a piece of natural art.
一棵黑松从车道上拔地而起，宛如一件天然艺术品。
In addition, views from almost every window in the house feature the beautiful nature outdoors.
此外，从房子内几乎每扇窗户望出去，都能欣赏到户外美丽的自然风光。
Things to consider
需要考虑的事项
Okada says she suggests people do not plant a full-size tree in their home without first seeking expert advice.
冈田表示，她建议人们不要在没有事先寻求专家意见的情况下，就在家中种植一棵全尺寸的树。
She notes that a living tree will only do well if certain conditions – such as air, light and soil – are right.
她指出，一棵活着的树只有在空气、光照和土壤等特定条件适宜时才能长得好。
Okada added that a living tree “…needs to be supported by proper infrastructure to stay alive and avoid home damage.”
冈田补充说，一棵活树“……需要适当的基础设施来维持生命，并避免对房屋造成损害。”
She also urges people to heavily research a tree’s natural environment to avoid drawing in unwanted pests.
她还敦促人们深入研究树木的自然环境，以避免引来不想要的害虫。
Kirkpatrick noted that planting a tree indoors can be difficult.
柯克帕特里克指出，在室内种树可能很困难。
He explained that at least 1.2 meters of soil depth is needed, along with lots of natural light and the right temperature.
他解释说，至少需要1.2米深的土壤，以及充足的自然光和适宜的温度。
Other ways to use trees besides having a live one
除了使用活树之外，树木还有其他用途
Kirkpatrick said he worked on one property that experienced a serious fire in 2016.
柯克帕特里克说，他曾参与处理过一处房产，该房产在2016年遭遇了一场严重火灾。
His team decided to use parts from one of the burned manzanita trees in the interior design.
他的团队决定在室内设计中使用一棵被烧毁的曼扎尼塔树的部件。
The piece was painted black and placed inside the property.
这件作品被涂成黑色，放置在房产内。
He said it now represents an eye-catching, natural art piece.
他说，它现在是一件引人注目的自然艺术品。
I’m Anna Matteo.
我是安娜·马特奥。
Kim Cook reported this story for the Associated Press from New York, New York.
金·库克从纽约州纽约市为美联社报道了这则新闻。
Anna Matteo adapted it for VOA Learning English.
安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道改编了此内容。
