In the Kenwood neighborhood of Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1,200 Yoshino cherry trees line the streets.
在马里兰州切维蔡斯的肯伍德社区，1200棵日本樱花排列在街道两旁。
The people, who live in this normally quiet community, enjoy sharing the pride of the neighborhood, says Dennis Potts who grew up here.
在这里长大的丹尼斯·波茨称这个社区平静祥和，社区居民喜欢分享这份骄傲。
To see people's reaction to it and put them in such a, I think a positive place of really something that nature does,
看到人们的反应，让他们置身于大自然的环境中。
that is absolutely beautiful, that is something that you you'll never forget.
优美恬静，你会终身难忘。
The first cherry trees were planted in Kenwood in the 1920s, as a way to promote the new neighborhood to potential home buyers.
上世纪20年代，为了吸引买房人肯伍德种植了第一棵樱桃树。
Many more trees were added in the 1950s and 60s.
50年代和60年代又种了更多樱花树。
You knew spring arrived when the cherry blossoms were blooming.
当樱花盛开的时候，你就知道春天来了。
And so it was a real community event. People were outside, people were walking their dogs, people are having barbecues.
所以这是一个真正的社区活动，人们走出家门，有些人遛狗，有些人烧烤。

I think the biggest change is probably the amount of people that are here. There are many more.
我认为最大的变化可能是这里的人数，人数众多。
Families enjoy the beauty; people take selfies and others just relax.
家人们享受这样的美景，人们在树下自拍，有人休闲放松。
This boy is making a little money by selling homemade cookies to visitors.
这个小男孩向游客兜售自制曲奇饼干赚点零花钱。
Some people come year after year to enjoy the flowers, which usually last a little more than a week.
许多人每年都来这里赏花，它的花期只有一周多一点。
It's a treasure for the entire DC metro area.
这是整个华盛顿城区的财富。
And I consider this one of the best places to look at the cherry blossoms around here.
而且我觉得这里是观赏樱花的最佳地点之一。
Visitors come from around the world to experience the blossoms for the first time, many are from Asia.
来自世界各地的游客第一次来这里体验樱花，许多人来自亚洲。
It's amazing and it's so beautiful. And it's like a sea of the flowers.
这太棒了，特别漂亮，简直就是一片花的海洋。
Very nice and especially a green grass and the flowers, sort of enhance each other.
非常漂亮，特别是绿草和樱花，相互映衬。
Beautiful with quiet of peaceful. It's kind of quiet and not crowded.
祥和美丽，安静却不拥挤。
The neighborhood bursts into bloom each spring, thanks to the Kenwood homeowners who are responsible for the trees on their property.
每年春天樱花盛开，这要多亏了肯伍德业主们对自家樱花的照料。
Deborah Block, VOA NewsChevy Chase, Maryland
VOA新闻，黛博拉·布洛克马里兰州切维蔡斯报道。