Rivers are being increasingly made use of by man.

a river diversion project

河流改道工程

the clean-up of the river

河流清理

water abstraction from rivers

从河流中抽取水

He headed downhill towards the river.

他朝山下的河流走去。

Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals.

重工业产生的有毒化学品会污染我们的河流。

Rivers and streams have overflowed their banks in countless places.

在许多地方，河流与小溪都已经决堤。

The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.

这些小山碧绿陡峭，矗立在这条宽阔的河流之上。

The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.

河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。

You should purify the water before drinking it.

喝水前,你应使之净化.

The thirsty man craved for water.

那个口渴的人渴望喝水.

She's so ill that nothing will stay down, not even water.

她病得很重,吃什麽都吐出来, 连喝水都吐.

They paused to drink, then crossed the river toward me.

它们停下脚步,在河边喝水, 然后过河,向我游来.

Camels can survive for many days with no water.

骆驼许多天不喝水还能生存.

Though hot after her long walk, she refused a drink.

虽然在长途跋涉后很热, 她却不愿喝水.

The doctor advised me to drink more water; he said it likes me.

大夫建议我多喝水, 他说那样宜于我的健康.

Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst.

渴了喝水，别喝茶或咖啡。

She drank from a plastic beaker.

她用一只大塑料杯喝水.

Dying of thirst, the desert traveler ground out a request for water.

这个沙漠旅行者几乎要渴死了, 嗓音沙哑地说要喝水.

The shepherd boy waited for his sheep to drink.

牧童等羊喝水.

He drank and stifled a belch.

他喝水止住了嗝。