In the spring, crowds expect a beautiful show as the trees blossom along the edge of the Tidal Basin next to the Jefferson Memorial.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

The main sacrificial altar with a large ramp stood in that courtyard as well as a basin that was there for ablutions.

庭院里有一个大祭坛和一个坡道,以及一个用于沐浴的水池。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Muscovy had already conquered the Volga basin in the 16th century, where the nomadic Tatars were, T-A-T-A-R-S.

6世纪时莫斯科公国已经征服了伏尔加盆地,游牧鞑靼民族住的地方

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

On March twenty-seventh,nineteen twelve, Missus Taft and the wife of the Japanese Ambassador together planted two trees at a part of the river called the tidal basin.

VOA: special.2011.04.08

There are around a half-million cases a year, mostly in the Amazon basin, a region heavily affected by deforestation.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17