- 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
- where one massive tributary, the Rio Negro, flows into the main river.
一条巨大的支流 ——内格罗河在此汇入干流
- Its waters are wonderfully rich.
河水中的物种异常丰富
- To date over 3,000 species of their fish have been described -
据统计 被命名的鱼类已达到3000多种
- more than in the whole of the Atlantic Ocean.
这比整个大西洋的鱼类种数还要多
- The Amazon is so large and rich in fish
亚马逊河养育着丰富繁多的鱼类
来自《行星地球 第一季 第三集 Planet Earth S01E03 淡水》第 178 行