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

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
173. Eventually, over 4,000 miles from its source,
     最终 在经过4000英里的流程之后

来自《行星地球 第一季 第三集 Planet Earth S01E03 淡水》第 170 行