Instead we crossed the Mississippi River with our money and our spirits running low.

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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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I'll take this even a step further, even though there is no research about this, I bet you this is correct: there is no difference in our levels of wellbeing if our place of residents is by the river or in the .

我会进一步说明，虽然还没有这方面的研究，我敢和你们打赌，下面的说法是正确的：,我们的幸福水平不会有所不同,不论我们是生活在河边,还是呆在监狱。

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