Where 50-kilogram king salmon once fought their way up waterfalls to lay their eggs in gravel beds, there now are only concrete walls holding back still water and deep beds of muddy deposits.

50公斤重的大马哈鱼王曾经奋力爬上瀑布，把卵产在砾石床上，现在只有混凝土墙挡住静止的水和深深的泥床。

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A crowd of village women holding sari cloth around them as a makeshift curtain, and poured soapy water from a metal pan over their heads.

一群村里的妇人举着充当临时布帘的莎丽围着她们，从她们头顶上的一个金属锅里倒肥皂水。

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At that moment, a little girl in a white dress, holding a long, dripping water lily, dodged from behind a bush, stared at them and dodged back again.

在那一刻，一个身着白衣的小女孩，举着一支长长的、滴水的百合花，从后面的树丛中跳了出来，直勾勾地盯着他们，又闪回去了。

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Farmers plant a warm-season perennial grass and fallow the field for two years, improving soil quality and water-holding capacity.

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During the next class, the homeroom teacher called the Korean student who had touched the trumpet without permission to come to the blackboard and meted out the punishment of holding two water-filled buckets with outstretched arms.

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By holding more water in upper-river reservoirs during the summer months, the split-season plan would boost recreational interests that require higher water levels for boat docks and other structures.

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