- not too far, not too near.
不远也不近 - The earth was able to conserve water in liquid form.
地球能够将水以液体形式存贮起来 - Water vapor condensed
水蒸气凝结 - And fell into torrential downpours on earth,
变成暴雨倾泻至地球 - And rivers appeared.
从而形成了河流 - The rivers shaped the surface of the earth,
河流塑造了地表的形状 - Cutting their channels,
辟地为渠