如何在冬季养护热带植物
📖 逐句对照翻译
Are you dreaming of a vacation to a warm place next to the sea?
你是否梦想着去一个温暖的海边度假？
You may be thinking of sitting under a palm tree, or next to a banana plant.
你可能在想坐在棕榈树下，或者香蕉植株旁。
Or you may dream of walking on a faraway island in the tropics surrounded by colorful flowers such as birds of paradise and cannas.
或者你可能会梦见自己走在热带地区一座遥远的岛屿上，周围环绕着色彩缤纷的花朵，比如天堂鸟和美人蕉。
Tropical plants make us feel like we are in warm places with a pleasing climate.
热带植物让我们感觉仿佛置身于气候宜人、温暖的地方。
In cold climates, these plants can grow outside during the summer.
在寒冷气候下，这些植物可以在夏季于室外生长。
But they suffer in cold weather.
但它们在寒冷的天气里会受苦。
The gardening expert for the Associated Press, Jessica Damiano, says most people in the United States have to treat tropical plants like annuals because they do not survive cold winters.
美联社园艺专家杰西卡·达米亚诺表示，美国大多数人必须把热带植物当作一年生植物来对待，因为它们无法在寒冷的冬季存活。
An annual plant is one that dies after one growing season.
一年生植物是指在一个生长季结束后就会死亡的植物。
Following her guidelines you will find out how to save both tropical plants and money.
遵循她的指导，你将学会如何既拯救热带植物又节省开支。
You also can make future summers at home feel like an exotic getaway.
你也可以让未来在家的夏天感觉像一次异国度假。
Colocasia
芋头
If you bought potted elephant ear plants, also called Colocasia, cannas or caladiums, bring the pots inside instead of putting them into the waste collection.
如果你买了盆栽的象耳植物，也叫芋属、美人蕉或彩叶芋，请把花盆拿进室内，而不是丢进垃圾收集处。
Place them near a sunny window, water often and fertilize as directed with ordinary houseplant fertilizer at half strength.
把它们放在靠近阳光充足的窗户处，经常浇水，并按照说明使用普通室内植物肥料以一半浓度施肥。
If the plants are too big for the house or have been planted in the garden, leave them outdoors until the first frost turns their leaves brown.
如果植物太大，屋内放不下，或者已经种在花园里，就把它们留在户外，直到初霜使叶子变褐。
Then cut the plants down to 15 centimeters tall and dig them up.
然后将植株剪至15厘米高，再把它们挖出来。
Rinse and separate their roots, which might have small, rounded parts, and let them dry completely.
冲洗并分开它们的根部（根部可能带有小而圆的部分），然后让它们完全晾干。
Then prepare a box with some air holes and peat moss to store the roots.
然后准备一个带有通气孔和泥炭藓的盒子来存放根部。
Place the box or container in a cool, dark place.
将盒子或容器放在阴凉、黑暗的地方。
Examine them once a month, adding water if they seem to be drying out, and throw out any rotten pieces.
每月检查一次，如果看起来快干了就加水，并把腐烂的部分扔掉。
Plant outdoors and fertilize when the soil has warmed up to 16 degrees Celsius in spring.
在春季，当土壤温度回升至16摄氏度时，进行户外种植并施肥。
You also can start them indoors in potting mix one month earlier.
你也可以提前一个月在室内用盆栽土开始种植。
Set them by your sunniest window or under grow lights, keeping the soil a little wet.
把它们放在你最向阳的窗边或植物生长灯下，保持土壤微微湿润。
Potted hibiscus and angel trumpets
盆栽木槿和天使的号角
Gardeners should also bring potted hibiscus and angel trumpets, also known as Brugmansia, indoors before the first frost.
园丁们还应在初霜来临前，将盆栽木槿和天使的号角（又称曼陀罗木）移入室内。
Treat them as houseplants by placing them next to a sunny window during winter.
在冬季，把它们放在阳光充足的窗户旁，当作室内植物来养护。
These plants may lose their leaves, but they will come back in the spring.
这些植物可能会落叶，但到了春天它们会重新长出来。
If there is no room for the plants in your living space, you can help them get through winter by storing pots at six to seven degrees Celsius.
如果你的居住空间没有地方放置植物，你可以将花盆存放在六到七摄氏度的环境中，帮助它们度过冬天。
Examine them twice a month and water them very lightly when the soil feels dry at finger depth.
每月检查两次，当手指深度的土壤感觉干燥时，轻微浇水。
Before moving them outdoors, place the plants in a warm, sunny spot.
在将它们移到室外之前，先把植物放在温暖、阳光充足的地方。
Lightly prune them, water and fertilize the plants about one month before it is safe to move them back outdoors.
在可以安全地将植物移回户外的大约一个月前，对它们进行轻度修剪，并浇水施肥。
Banana plants
香蕉植株
Potted banana plants should be cut down to soil level when the first frost browns their leaves.
盆栽香蕉植株应在初霜使其叶片变褐时剪至土壤高度。
Store the containers in a dark place at roughly six to seven degrees Celsius.
将容器存放在约六至七摄氏度的阴暗处。
Look at the soil monthly, watering very lightly only when completely dry.
每月查看土壤，只有在完全干透时才轻微浇水。
Growth will begin again in spring but keep the plants indoors until the danger of frost has passed.
春季会重新开始生长，但在霜冻危险过去之前，请将植物留在室内。
Fertilize and resume regular watering.
施肥并恢复定期浇水。
Do not cut back bananas that are growing in the ground in the fall.
秋天不要修剪生长在地里的香蕉。
Just dig them up and contain their roots in a plastic waste bag.
只需把它们挖出来，并将根部包在一个塑料垃圾袋里。
Store them as you would a potted banana plant.
像存放盆栽香蕉植株一样存放它们。
Cut them down to 15 centimeters in spring and plant them in the garden after the danger of frost has passed.
春季将它们剪至15厘米，待霜冻危险过去后再种到花园里。
Then, put the money you would have spent on new plants toward a water container, a firepit or tropical fruit juice.
然后，把原本打算花在买新植物上的钱用来买一个水容器、一个火坑或热带果汁。
You can then sit back and enjoy your tropical backyard oasis.
然后你就可以坐下来，尽情享受你的热带后院绿洲了。
I’m Jill Robbins.
我是吉尔·罗宾斯。
Jessica Damiano reported this story for the Associated Press.
杰西卡·达米亚诺为美联社报道了这一故事。
Jill Robbins adapted it for Learning English.
吉尔·罗宾斯为《学习英语》改编了它。
