To do this, the Portuguese had to capture the bridge across the river.

为此，葡萄牙人必须攻占横跨这条河的大桥。

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The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across the river.

大桥已经毁坏，我们无法过河了。

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Where's the nearest bridge across the river?

过河最近的桥在哪儿？

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There will be a good deal of symbolism - NATO leaders meeting on both sides of the Rhine River, walking across the bridge from Germany into France.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

And that was the case in our village because there wasn't a bridge across the river, and there was a little boat would take people across this awesome, swirling,dangerous river.

那就是我们村的情况,在河面上没有桥,那儿有一条小船可以载人通过那条,水波滔天的危险的河

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met NATO leaders on the German side of the Rhine River and together they walked across a bridge where they were met by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who then welcomed them into France.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

Some of the biggest projects to benefit include the Peace Bridge across the River Foyle and the proposed new Conflict Transformation centre at the Maze.

BBC: MEP says UK government putting Peace IV money at risk

The money has funded scores of community groups as well as high profile projects like the Peace Bridge across the River Foyle and the planned Conflict Resolution Centre at the site of the former Maze prison.

BBC: Peter Robinson welcomes EU peace fund indications

Bridges and tunnels were closed across the region, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the Holland Tunnel, the Tappan Zee Bridge and all spans across the East River.

WSJ: Sandy Wallops Region