他们买了两英里科罗拉多河沿河的土地。

They bought two miles of river frontage along the Colorado.

大学在河的左岸。

The university is on the left bank of the river.

我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。

I could sit and watch the river all day long.

他们沿着那条河走了三英里。

They followed the line of the river for three miles.

修建这条运河是为了将设菲尔德和亨伯河河口连接起来。

The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary.

他们勘查了墨累河以南的地区。

They explored the land to the south of the Murray river.

那条河决堤并淹没了附近的城镇。

The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns.

科学家正从河中采水样。

The scientists are taking water samples from the river.

这条河在这里流入狭窄的河床。

Here the river is confined in a narrow channel.

当地工厂排放的有毒废弃物污染了这条河。

The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories.

大火是星期六晚些时候在斯内克河附近干枯的草地上燃起的。

The fire started late Saturday in tinder-dry grass near the Snake River.

我们乘方头平底小船在河上游览了一天。

We spent the day punting on the river.

这条河就在这里流入大海。

That's where the river meets the sea.