Yet older oaks cast shade that enable maple seedlings to grow and maple trees block the light that young oaks need.

然而，较古老的橡树投射下来的树荫使枫树的幼苗开始生长，枫树却遮挡了小橡树需要的阳光。

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If it's climate appropriate, planting deciduous trees such as maple, oak, or elm will provide shade in the summer to save on AC, while being leafless in the winter to not block the sun.

如果气候适宜的话，你可以种些每年落叶的树，比如说枫树，橡树，或者榆树，这样在夏天的时候就可以乘凉从而减少使用空调，并且在冬天树叶落光了也不会挡住太阳光。

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At the sidewalk he stopped, put down his case next to the sugar maple, wiped his jacket sleeve across his forehead, and gazed up the block as if he were the new boy in school, getting ready to cross the school yard, where faces were already turning to stare at him.

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