CNN News: 新加坡超級樹

10 Second Trivia. Which of these countries is located closest to the equator? Singapore, Sri Lanka, Philippines, or Vietnam. The island nation of Singapore is located only 85 miles north of the equator.

10秒快速問答。下面哪個國家最靠近赤道?新加坡、斯里蘭卡、菲律賓或越南。新加坡位于赤道以北85英里處。

Singapore is an island, a country and a city but it's not very large. In terms of land area, it's less than half the size of Houston, Texas and yet Singapore has almost three times the population of the American city so it's very densely packed with people. And Singapore's government wanted to bring in more greenery and technology to the center of the island. So it added a manmade mechanical forest and it's time to go climbing in super tree city.

新加坡是一個島嶼，一個國家和一個城市，但它不是很大。就土地面積而言，它還不到德克薩斯州休斯頓的一半，而新加坡的人口幾乎是美國城市的三倍，所以人口非常密集。新加坡政府也想把更多的環(huán)保和科技引進(jìn)到島嶼中心。所以它增加了一個人造的機(jī)械森林，是時候去攀登超級樹城了。

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Located in a waterfront park known as Gardens by the Bay is Super Tree Grove. This mechanical forest is a utopia for nature in a very urban location. Super Tree Grove is commissioned by the Singapore government with the intention of raising the quality of life for its residents by enhancing greenery and flora in the city. This manmade mechanical forest consists of 18 super trees. The trees range from 80 to 160 feet high and are connected by a walkway which allows visitors to cross between them and view the city from the treetops.

匿名男性:超級樹位于被稱為海灣花園的海濱公園。這個機(jī)械森林是一個城市的自然烏托邦。“超級樹”是由新加坡政府委托建造的，旨在通過改善城市的綠化和植物群來提高居民的生活質(zhì)量。這個人造機(jī)械森林由18棵超級樹組成。這些樹的高度從80英尺到160英尺不等，通過一條人行道連接起來，游客可以在它們之間穿行，從樹頂俯瞰城市。

With their thick trunks and network of thin neuron (ph) like branches each trees acts as a vertical garden. Over 160.000 varieties of orchids, ferns and other climbing plants have been planted in the trees. The trees also generate solar power. Eleven of the trees are fitted with solar photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into energy. This provide lighting that allows the trees to come alive at night making this an all day, all season horticultural heaven.

每棵樹都有粗壯的樹干和類似樹枝的細(xì)神經(jīng)元網(wǎng)絡(luò)，就像一個垂直花園。超過16萬種蘭花、蕨類植物和其他攀緣植物已經(jīng)種植在樹上。樹木還能產(chǎn)生太陽能。其中11棵樹安裝了太陽能光伏系統(tǒng)，可以將陽光轉(zhuǎn)化為能量。提供照明，使樹木在晚上也很活躍，24小時，四季的園藝天堂。