- 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 - 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 - 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 - Eventually, over 4,000 miles from its source,
最终 在经过4000英里的流程之后 - it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
亚马逊河汇入了大西洋 - The Amazon transports a billion tonnes of sediment a year,
亚马逊河每年会带来10亿吨的泥沙 - sediment clearly visible at the mixing of the waters
泥沙使得河水交汇成为一道显眼的风景
Eventually, over 4,000 miles from its source, 最终 在经过4000英里的流程之后
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