After it leaves China and the high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm.

当流出中国，流出高地后，湄公河就变宽，变暖。

Like the famous Mekong Water Puppet Troupe, performing in the City Gardens this week.

比如这周在城市花园表演的湄公河水木偶剧团。

But dams have changed the path of the river system.

但一些水坝的存在导致湄公河水系的路径发生改变。

Same story for crops in Vietnam, with the Mekong River at record low levels.

随着湄公河水位创历史新低，农作物同样的一幕也发生在越南。

The provincial authorities quashed another proposed plant in the Mekong Delta.

地方当局还否决湄公河三角洲的另一个工厂提案。

The green patchwork of the Mekong Delta became its most prized rice region.

湄公河三角洲的绿色稻田成为其最受重视的稻米产区。

But even he succumbs to the full force of the Mekong in surge.

即便是他，也不得不屈服于汹涌澎湃的湄公河。

With new-found respect for the Mekong's power, the crew stick to solid ground.

湄公河的威慑力有更深的认识后，摄制组回到陆地进行拍摄。

Hogan has been studying biodiversity in the Mekong for more than 20 years.

霍根研究湄公河生物多样性已有20多年。

Vo Van Van is a 60-year-old rice farmer who lives along the Mekong River.

Vo Van Van是一位60岁的稻农，住在湄公河沿岸。

In Laos, rescuers pulled bodies from the muddy Mekong River.

老挝的救援人员正在从泥泞的湄公河中打捞尸体。

The plane went into the Mekong around 2-kilometers from the airport.

飞机在距机场约2公里的地方坠入湄公河。

The diplomat announced six measures that will benefit the countries along the river.

这位外交官宣布六项惠于湄公河沿岸国家的举措。

After it leaves China and the high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide，brown and warm.

当流出中国，流出高地后，湄公河就变宽，变暖。河水也变成黄褐色。

At the same time, though, the Mekong River was reshaped by human hands.

然而，与此同时，湄公河也被人类的双手重塑。

The Lower Mekong River runs from China, through the four Southeast Asian nations, to the sea.

湄公河下游从中国开始，贯穿四个东南亚国家流入大海。

But the Mekong river doesn't just flow through Vietnam.

但是，湄公河并不仅仅流经越南。

It can cause riverbanks to collapse taking homes and farmland with them as on the Mekong Delta.

这会导致河岸崩塌，冲走房屋和农田，就像湄公河三角洲一样。

The Mekong River is the agricultural heartland of Vietnam and home to 20% of the country's population.

湄公河是越南的农业中心地带，占该国 20% 的人口。

Boats carry rice up and down the Mekong River, and the grain is an important food in Vietnam.

船只在湄公河上来回运送大米，而谷物在越南是一种重要的食物。