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The Mekong is a long river in Southeast Asia. It starts high in Tibet, then flows down through China and on through Myanmar, , Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam to the sea.
The Mekong湄公河 is是 a long river一條長河 in Southeast Asia在東南亞. It它 starts high源自高處 in Tibet在西藏 then然後 flows down往下流 through China經過中國 and on through再經過 Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam緬甸、寮國、泰國、柬埔寨和越南 to the sea流到海裡.
Near the end it spreads into the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, a wet, rich land that grows a huge amount of Asia’s rice. The same delta saw a lot of fighting in the Vietnam War, so the name also appears in history books.
Near the end快到出海口的地方 it它 spreads into分散成 the Mekong Delta湄公河三角洲 in Vietnam在越南, a wet, rich land一片濕潤肥沃的土地 that grows a huge amount of Asia's rice種出亞洲大量的稻米. The same delta同一個三角洲 saw a lot of fighting經歷過激烈的戰鬥 in the Vietnam War在越戰中, so所以 the name這個名字 also appears也出現 in history books在歷史書裡.
In English we say the Mekong or the Mekong River. You meet it in geography, in news about dams, fish, and farming, and in war history.
In English在英文裡 we say the Mekong就叫 the Mekong or the Mekong River或 the Mekong River. You你 meet it會遇到這個詞 in geography在地理課, in news about dams, fish, and farming在講水壩、魚類和農業的新聞裡, and還有 in war history在戰爭歷史裡.
Though actually the river has other names too: in China the upper part is often called the Lancang. For most English , Mekong is the name that maps and world news will use.
Though actually不過事實上 the river這條河 has other names too還有別的名字: in China在中國 the upper part上游 is often called常被稱為 the Lancang瀾滄江. For most English learners對大多數英語學習者來說, Mekong Mekong這個字 is the name就是 that maps and world news will use地圖和國際新聞會用的名字.
組成From Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong), literally Mother river, a shortened form of แม่น้ำโขง. English took the name in about the nineteenth century.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Mekongname/ˈmikɔŋ/
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a river in Southeast Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Qinghai, Tibet, and Yunnan in China, through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, into the South China Sea
- The Mekong River’s lower basin is vast, encompassing parts of Myanmar and Thailand, virtually all of Laos and Cambodia and parts of southern Vietnam, where, after a 3,000-mile journey across five national borders, the mother of rivers divaricates into a complex delta network and drains into the South China Sea. Tonle Sap Lake sits roughly in the middle of this lush expanse. On a map, it appears as a crooked blue finger extending from the Mekong near Phnom Penh. But it is more often described as Cambodia’s heart, both for its rhythmic flood pulse and the sustaining role it plays in the country’s economy and food supply.
- The Mekong is one of the largest rivers in the world, beginning in China and flowing through Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Nearly 70 million people in Asia are dependent on its waters for fishing or to irrigate their rice fields.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。