1·Arid lands, surprisingly, contain some of the world's largest river systems, such as the Murray-Darling in Australia, the Rio Grande in North America, the Indus in Asia, and the Nile in Africa.
令人惊讶的是，干旱地区拥有着世界上最大的一些河流系统，如澳大利亚的墨累-达令河、北美的里奥格兰德河、亚洲的印度河和非洲的尼罗河。
2·The floods in Swat and the Indus valley are, like the yellow fever mosquitoes of the Netherlands, an indication that things could get worse.
斯瓦特和印度河流域的洪水就像荷兰的黄热病蚊子一样，是形势可能恶化的象征。
3·In the case of the Indus the two sides' representatives get along well.
在印度河流域案例中，双方代表相处融洽。
4·One arrangement now under strain is the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan.
目前处境紧张的一项协议是1960年印度和巴基斯坦签订的印度河水域条约。
5·Its artery of roads, bridges and irrigation works, weaving around the Indus, has been smashed.
贯穿印度河沿岸的主要公路，桥梁和农田灌溉设施被毁。
6·Those cattle are both assets and income generators for Pakistani villagers along the Indus River.
那些牛群是这些印度河沿岸巴基斯坦村民的财产和收入来源。
7·Images of the Indus river, from 23 September, 2010 on the right, and the same date in 2009 on the left.
两张都是拍的印度河，右边是2010年9月23号的，左边则是2009年9月23号的。
8·Himalayan glaciers also feed into major Asian river systems including the Ganges, Indus, Mekong and Yangtze.
喜马拉雅山脉冰川也是亚洲主要河流的发源地，包括恒河、印度河、湄公河和长江。
9·Like other rivers that wind across coastal plains, the course of the lower Indus river shifts frequently.
和其他在沿海平原兜来兜去的河流一样，印度河下游的河道捉摸不定。
10·Floodwaters typically carry heavy sediment loads, and the Indus River (image upper right) is muddy brown.
洪水通常携带着大量的沉积物，也使印度河(图中右上方)呈现出黯淡的棕色。