The tree affords some shelter from the sun.

这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。

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Pay attention to light conditions. If the space receives maximum daylight, then make sure you shelter your plants from the excess sun and water them regularly.

注意光照条件。如果空间光照充裕的话，你得看好植物以免受到过多的光照并且要定时浇水。

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I LOVED the sandy bank where, in the lonely pools, ducks clamoured and turtles basked in the sun; where, with evening, stray fishing-boats took shelter in the shadow by the tall grass.

我爱这铺满沙砾的河岸，鸭群在寂静的水塘里呷呷嬉戏，乌龟在阳光下晒暖；夜幕四垂时，漂泊的渔船停泊在高高的水草丛里。

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At a polling station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, voters queued in their hundreds, many of them seeking shelter from the sun under palm trees.

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Several pieces of evidence at the crash site -- including a parachute believed to have been used as shelter from the sun -- indicate the strong probability Copping survived the landing.

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Elsewhere in the gardens, 18 "supertrees, " artificial treelike structures between nine and 16 stories high, will offer shelter from the blazing Singapore sun.

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