In the Yangtze basin, for example, the upper reaches of Asia's longest watercourse will suffer a major flood, he said.

他说，以长江流域为例，这条亚洲最长水道的上游将遭遇一场大洪水。

During that time, the upper reaches of the ocean, where most of the amazing shell-builders live, might become a barren wasteland.

在那段时间里，大多数神奇的贝壳建造者生活的海洋上游，可能会成为一片荒地。

Authorities say they are, they those who are not accounted for could be living alone in the upper reaches of canyons.

有关部门表示，那些没有被统计的人可能是独自生活在峡谷上游河段的人。

At the same time, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River are also expecting the heaviest flooding in some 20 years.

同时，长江上游地区可能发生20年来最严重的洪涝灾害。

Each one has been found on the upper reaches of a separate mountain where the cool cloud forests have a unique climate.

每个品种都是在一座山的上部分发现的，那里凉爽的森林构成了独特的气候。

It's native to the upper reaches of the Amazon basin.

它原产于亚马逊盆地的上游。

That's because high clouds live in the upper reaches of the atmosphere, where it's very cold.

那是因为高云位于大气的上游，那里非常寒冷。

In the past, there was a lot of duckweed floating on the river, which came from the upper reaches. Now, you won't see it.

过去的时候，江面有很多上游漂下来的浮萍。现在都已经没有了。”

Its upper reaches are on the same latitude as Paris, but in winter, it is one of the coldest most hostile places on the planet.

其上部和巴黎在同一纬度，但是在冬天，它是地球上气候最冷最恶劣的地方。

The upper reaches of the Yangtze River deposit a lot of silt here, which has gradually built up into a small island in the river.

长江上游携带的大量泥沙到了这里逐渐沉积成为了江中小岛。

This comes after an orange flood warning was issued for the Jialing River and its tributary on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Sichuan.

此前，四川嘉陵江及其长江上游支流发布了橙色洪水预警。

Proposed dams on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, Mekong and other rivers are bound to have an impact on downstream countries, including India, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

计划在雅鲁藏布江、湄公河以及其他河流上游建造的大坝必定会对下游国家产生影响，包括印度、孟加拉国和越南。

Chinese authorities are urging greater efforts in flood control as heavy rainfall and rainstorms are expected to trigger another flood in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

由于强降雨和暴雨将在长江上游引发另一场洪水，中国有关部门敦促加大防洪力度。

The technical term for this is marine snow, since it mostly comprises microscopic or particulate sized debris, since most of  upper reaches are indeed plankton or krill.

它的专业术语是海洋雪，因为它主要由微观或颗粒大小的碎片组成，因为大部分上游确实是浮游生物或磷虾。

A forecast on Wednesday said the upper reaches of the Yangtze would swell remarkably in the following week due to continuous downpours in the next 10 days in Sichuan province and Chongqing.

7月10日的一份预报称，由于未来10天四川省和重庆市将持续暴雨，长江上游将在接下来的一周显著上涨。

During that time, the Three Gorges Dam played a crucial role in mitigating the impact of water from the upper reaches of the Yangtze, significantly alleviating the flood control situation downstream, the ministry said.

该部门表示，在此期间，三峡大坝在减轻长江上游来水的影响方面发挥了至关重要的作用，大大缓解了下游的防洪形势。

Oppland's mountains present daunting terrain and in periods of extreme cold, glaciers could block the higher mountain passes and make travel in the upper reaches of the mountains extremely difficult.

奥普兰的山区地势险要， 在极寒时期，冰川会阻塞较高的山口， 使在山区上游的旅行变得极其困难。

Some rivers in northern China, including the Songhua and Liaohe in Northeast China and the upper reaches of the Yangtze and Hanjiang, will receive 20 to 50 percent more precipitation than normal years, he said.

东北的松花江、辽河，以及长江、汉江的上游，降水量将较往年多20%至50%。

Then, one morning, as the lovers walked together on the heights above the far upper reaches of the river, even the ever-watchful eyes of the Tulameen failed to detect the lurking enemy.

然后，一天早上，当这对恋人一起走在河流上游远方的高处时，即使是 Tulameen 永远警惕的眼睛也未能发现潜伏的敌人。