The planet's indisputable super-river is the Amazon. 地球上的超级大河 毫无疑问就是亚马逊河

166. The water here is just too cold for the bacteria that normally decompose the dead.
     由于湖水过于寒冷 分解尸体的细菌很难在此存活
167. Most rivers do not end in lakes
     大部分河流并非止于湖泊
168. but continue their journey to the sea.
     而是一直奔向大海
169. The planet's indisputable super-river is the Amazon.
     地球上的超级大河 毫无疑问就是亚马逊河
170. It carries as much water as the next top-ten biggest rivers combined.
     它的水量是世界十大江河中 其余9条大河的总和
171. Rising in the Peruvian Andes, its main trunk flows eastwards across Brazil.
     它发源于秘鲁安第斯山区 其干流穿越整个巴西
172. On its way the system drains a third of South America.
     全部流域面积达到南美洲的1/3

来自《行星地球 第一季 第三集 Planet Earth S01E03 淡水》第 169 行