the Wash
/ðə ˈwɒʃ/
/ðə ˈwɑːʃ/
- a large, shallow bay on the east coast of England, where the North Sea separates the counties of Norfolk to the south and Lincolnshire to the north. Many English people know the story of how in 1216 King John lost his luggage and some of his men when they tried to cross the Wash where the water was shallow, during a military campaign.
华盛顿河（Wash）：英格兰东海岸的一个大而浅的海湾，北海将南部的诺福克郡和北部的林肯郡分开。许多英国人都知道一个故事，约翰·金在1216年在一次军事战役中试图越过水浅的华盛顿特区时，丢了行李和一些士兵。